Facundo Garcés
Updated: 12/11/2025, 1:26:53 PM Wikipedia source
Facundo Tomás Garcés (born 5 September 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés. He played for the Malaysia national team twice; however, he is currently suspended from all football related activities after being sanctioned by FIFA in September 2025 for forging documents related to his Malaysian ancestry.
Infobox
2025
Malaysia
Full name
Facundo Tomás Garcés
Date of birth
(1999-09-05) 5 September 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth
Santa Fe, Argentina
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position
Centre-back
Years
Team
2020–2024
Colón
Number
2
Current team
Alavés
2025–
Alavés
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Colón
Colón
Club
Colón
Season
2020–21
League
Primera División
League
4
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
5
Other
0
2021
2021
Club
2021
Season
Primera División
League
37
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
37
Other
0
2022
2022
Club
2022
Season
Primera División
League
34
League
2
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
8
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
43
Other
2
2023
2023
Club
2023
Season
Primera División
League
41
League
1
League
3
National cup
0
National cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
44
Other
1
2024
2024
Club
2024
Season
Primera División
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
0
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
116
League
3
League
5
League
0
National cup
8
National cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
129
Other
3
Alavés
Alavés
Club
Alavés
Season
2024–25
League
La Liga
League
10
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
10
Other
0
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
La Liga
League
6
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
6
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
16
League
0
League
0
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
Continental
16
Continental
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
132
League
3
League
5
League
0
National cup
8
National cup
0
Continental
0
Continental
0
Other
145
Other
3
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colón | 2020–21 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Primera División | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Primera División | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Primera División | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 116 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 3 | ||
| Alavés | 2024–25 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 132 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 3 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Malaysia
Malaysia
National team
Malaysia
Year
2025
Apps
2
Goals
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
2
Apps
0
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Malaysia | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
- Includes Copa Argentina
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
- World Footballhttps://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe495034/facundo-garces/
- Soccerwayhttps://int.soccerway.com/players/facundo-garces/482836/
- NST Onlinehttps://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2025/06/1225015/argentina-born-garces-joins-harimau-malaya
- inside.fifa.comhttp://web.archive.org/web/20250930134103/https://inside.fifa.com/legal/judicial-bodies/news/fifa-sanctions-football-association-of-malaysia-and-seven-players
- SOL 91.5https://www.sol915.com.ar/colon-oficializo-contrato-facundo-garces/
- El Litoralhttps://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/id_um/260998-facundo-garces-firmo-su-primer-contrato-con-colon-el-zaguero-tiene-21-anos-actualidad-sabalera.html
- Uno Santa Fehttps://www.unosantafe.com.ar/colon/colon-el-nuevo-desafio-que-se-le-abriria-facundo-garces-n2597533.html
- Santa Fe Deportivohttp://www.santafedeportivo.com/noticia/23225-facundo-garces-firmo-su-primer-contrato-con-colon.html
- "Acuerdo entre el Deportivo Alavés y Facundo Garcés"https://www.deportivoalaves.com/es/noticias/acuerdo-entre-el-deportivo-alaves-y-facundo-garces
- New Straits Timeshttps://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2025/09/1282711/alaves-drop-malaysias-garces-la-liga-match
- NST Onlinehttps://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2025/06/1225015/argentina-born-garces-joins-harimau-malaya
- NST Onlinehttps://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2025/06/1225424/garces-granny-connection-malaysia
- globalsportsarchive.comhttps://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2025-06-10/malaysia-vs-vietnam/3587614/
- Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/malaysian-players-banned-after-using-forged-documents-play-qualifier-v-vietnam-2025-09-26/
- The Straits Timeshttps://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/malaysian-footballers-banned-after-using-forged-documents-to-play-qualifier-against-vietnam
- OneFootballhttps://onefootball.com/fr/news/poor-advice-who-represents-imanol-machuca-and-facundo-garces-41723195
- Free Malaysia Today | FMThttps://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2025/09/27/forgery-fraud-and-football-fam-has-shamed-the-nation
- New Straits Timeshttps://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2025/08/1262878/facundo-clarifies-his-harimau-malaya-status