Olivia Garcia

Olivia García ( (As pronounced in Cuban Spanish); born September 3, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion. She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, winning the 2023 national championship. After two years in college, she started her professional career with HB Køge and was the Danish club's Player of the Year in 2024.

Early life

García grew up in Las Vegas, the daughter of Juan Carlos and Lynne García. She is of Cuban descent through her father (who fled Cuba in the 1960s after the Cuban Revolution) and Spanish descent through her paternal grandfather, and is fluent in both English and Spanish. She played club soccer for Las Vegas Premier Sports Academy and Utah Royals FC Arizona, leading the former to the USYS under-14 national title in 2017. She attended Cimarron-Memorial High School, where she ran cross country. In her senior year in 2021, she won the NIAA Class 4A cross country state championship and was named the Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year in the sport. She committed to play college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles in her junior year.

College career

García played in 20 games, starting 4, and scored 3 goals for the Florida State Seminoles as a freshman in 2022. She helped the Seminoles win their fourth consecutive ACC tournament and reach the NCAA tournament semifinals, losing to North Carolina. In her sophomore year in 2023, she played in 18 games, starting 2, and scored 4 goals. She scored twice during the NCAA tournament as the Seminoles finished the season undefeated and won their fourth national title, defeating Stanford in the final. After two seasons in Tallahassee, she decided to turn professional and give up her remaining college eligibility. She scored two goals in her professional debut in a 3–1 win against AGF on March 17. She ended the 2023–24 season with 5 goals in 10 games as HB Køge finished third in the league.

On October 20, 2024, García scored her first professional hat trick in a 5–0 win over Kolding IF. Having scored 13 goals during her first year with HB Køge, she was named the club's Female Player of the Year. She finished the 2024–25 season with 18 goals in 24 games, second in the league behind Fortuna Hjørring's Joy Omewa. She accounted for a majority of HB Køge's league goals (51%) as they again placed third.

On October 8, 2025, García scored her first continental goal in qualifying for the inaugural UEFA Women's Europa Cup, striking from outside the box in a 2–1 home win over Glasgow City; HB Køge were eliminated following the away leg in Glasgow. She departed from HB Køge at the end of the year, having scored 28 goals in 57 games in two years at the club.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On February 2, 2026, García signed with Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion. She was immediately loaned to Damallsvenskan club AIK through June. On April 5, she scored her first league goal for AIK to secure a 2–1 win over Rosengård in added time. She finished the successful loan with 7 goals in 11 league games, topping the Damallsvenskan scoring chart alongside BK Häcken's Felicia Schröder.

International career Under FIFA eligibility rules, García is eligible to represent Cuba, Spain, or the United States.

Honors and awards

Florida State Seminoles NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament: 2023 ACC women's soccer tournament: 2022, 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference: 2022, 2023

Individual HB Køge Female Player of the Year: 2024