As the 2020 Major League Soccer season draws near, Real Salt Lake added another Homegrown player to its roster.

Christopher Garcia, a rising forward at the Utah academy, became the 21st signing from the team's academy earlier this week.

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“Chris is the latest in a long line of extremely talented players to come from our academy,” RSL General Manager Elliot Fall said in a statement.  “He has already proven himself a standout academy performer and has been excellent when incorporated into professional training sessions.  His technical ability and fantastic work rate give him an unlimited ceiling on his professional career.”

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— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) February 10, 2020

Originally from El Paso, Texas, Garcia joined the Real Salt Lake Academy ahead of the 2018-19 season. Since then, he's scored a total of 18 goals in 38 games, including seven from six games during the current Development Academy campaign.

The No. 62 ranked player from the 2021 Boys IMG Academy Top 150 rankings, Garcia was in camp with the U.S. U16 BNT last September, and was named to the TDS Best XI from the 2019 Generation adidas Cup. As a 2003, Garcia qualifies for this year's edition of the tournament as well.

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