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CareerTimeline

Most Notable

  • Volleyball icon Member of the U.S. Men's National Team since 2022
  • Volleyball icon In 2022, the FIVB approved his transfer from the Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation to the U.S. Men's National Team
  • Volleyball icon Played for BYU from 2018-2021
  • Volleyball icon NCAA Player of the Year in 2020; Two-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Year (2020,2021)
  • Volleyball icon Runner-up at the NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship in 2021; Named to All-Tournament team
  • Volleyball icon Four-time AVCA All-American
  • Volleyball icon Plays professionally in Italy's top league for Pallavolo Padova
  • Volleyball icon Won the Italian championship with Cucine Lube Civitanova in 2022
  • Volleyball icon Took Silver at the FIVB World Club Championship with Cucine Lube Civitanova in 2021
  • Volleyball icon Won the Men's NORCECA Continental Championship with Puerto Rico in 2021
  • Volleyball icon Played for the Puerto Rican Youth, Junior and Senior National Teams
  • Volleyball icon Scored a record 43 points in a Pan American Cup match as a member of the Puerto Rican National Team; Named Best Scorer and Best Opposite in that tournament

Events

  • flag icon 2024 Volleyball Nations League Week One

Personal Highlights

  • Volleyball icon Born in 1999
  • Volleyball icon He and partner, Francesca Cameletti have one son, Noah, born in 2022
  • Volleyball icon Parents are Rebecca Fernandez and Jose Garcia... Has two siblings Max and Alejandro
  • Volleyball icon Speaks Spanish, English, and Italian
  • Volleyball icon Played club volleyball for Borinquen Coquí in Puerto Rico
  • Transferring to USA Volleyball from the Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation“I thank each of the people who have been by my side during my development and this process,” Garcia Fernández said. “Today, I begin a new stage of my life, but will never forget my roots.”