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• Cosmos pick up GK Javier Garcia from AC Boise: Report
May 6, 2026
Status: Unconfirmed/Reliable Source
An injured starter, a shaky backup, and a goalkeeper coach may have sent the Cosmos to the breaking point. The Cosmos are said to be acquiring Javier Garcia from Athletic Club Boise of USL League One. This news comes from Joseph Lowery of Backheeled, with further information regarding details of the transfer not known at this time.
Sources: New York Cosmos have acquired goalkeeper Javier Garcia from Athletic Club Boise via a transfer 🧤
— Joseph Lowery (@joeclowery) May 5, 2026
Garcia, 28, shined for Texoma last year before signing for Boise. Now off to the Cosmos.
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Garcia, 28, made his bones in his home state of Texas with short stints with both Rio Grande Valley FC and El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, where he essentially served as backup or third string. In 2025, he joined first-year USL League One side Texoma FC where he played in 24 of the team's 30 regular-season games.
It was there he became a standout despite the expansion side's stuggles, earning USL League One Player of the Month honors in May 2025 and setting league records for penalty saves. Garcia joined AC Boise this past January but hasn't seen the field as he's been sitting as the team's third-choice option.
