Gabi Garcia inked with Trento

The month of June reserves a further incoming operation for the market of the men’s Itas Trentino European Champion. With the aim of significantly strengthening the battery of high-ball attackers, the yellow-blue Club has in fact completed the two-year signing of the Puerto Rican opposite Gabriel “Gabi” Garcia Fernandez.
The twenty-five year old hammer native of San Juan (Carolina) but with an American passport will be the alternative to Kamil Rychlicki in a squad built to be even more competitive and high level. Gabi Garcia is an athlete with great physical and technical qualities, who knows the top Italian championship well having played there in the last three seasons, first with Civitanova and then with Padova. With the Cucine Lube shirt he immediately won the Scudetto in 2022, highlighting his signature with 240 personal points, 28 of these directly in the serve, fundamental among the most interesting in his repertoire. Even in subsequent years he was able to offer an important contribution and in particular in the last one he was among the protagonists of the salvation of the historic Paduan Club. Before arriving in Italy he had played in the American NCAA fields, becoming the best player in the 2020-2021 season when he defended the colors of Brigham Young University. He wore the shirt of the Puerto Rican national team between 2019 and 2022, winning the Norceca Championship in 2021 before changing Federation and becoming a United States player since last March, with whom he has already made his debut in the ongoing 2024 VNL.
“It’s nice to be part of a Club with a great tradition like Trentino Volley – were Gabi Garcia’s first words as a Trentino Volley player -; wearing the yellow and blue shirt will be one of the most important challenges of my career, I consider it a decisive turning point. As an opponent in the last three seasons I have been able to appreciate the quality, competitiveness and environment that reigns in this prestigious Club. I arrive in Trento to offer tranquility and trust; together with Rychlicki we will in fact form a pair of opposing players, which will guarantee the team many points and the certainty of always having a player on the pitch in that role suited to its ambitions. I know well what type of role I will have within the squad and I am happy to cover it because we will be busy on multiple fronts, always and only with the aim of winning.”