Robert Garrett (footballer)

Robert Garrett
Personal information
Full name Robert Garrett
Date of birth (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Linfield
Number 24
Youth career
2002–2004 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Stoke City 2 (0)
2007 → Wrexham (loan) 10 (0)
2007–2008 → Wrexham (loan) 12 (0)
2008–2014 Linfield 201 (28)
2013 → FC Edmonton (loan) 21 (1)
2014–2017 Portadown 114 (5)
2017– Linfield 0 (0)
National team‡
Northern Ireland U21[1] 14 (3)
2008–2010 Northern Ireland U23 3 (1)
2009–2011 Northern Ireland 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Robert Garrett (born 5 May 1988) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership side Linfield. He has previously played for Stoke City, Wrexham FC Edmonton and Portadown.

Club career

Garrett joined Stoke City in 2002 and played just twice for the club both coming as a substitute in games towards the end of the 2005–06 season. In the 2006–07 season, Garrett enjoyed a loan spell at Football League Two side Wrexham. He returned to Wrexham again on loan in the 2007–08 season.[2] In the summer of 2007 Garrett returned to Belfast and joined Linfield and became one of their most important players. As Linfield added more quality to their midfield Robert's first team chances dried up, at which stage he had to consider his future.

On 16 April 2013 Garrett followed fellow Linfield men Daryl Fordyce and Albert Watson joining NASL club FC Edmonton on loan for their 2013 season.[3]

On 2 May 2014, it was confirmed that Garrett had signed for Portadown. Garrett captained the Ports for the first time in a 2-2 with Glenavon in 2016.

It was announced in May 2017 that Garrett would be returning to Linfield.

International career

In May 2009, Garrett received his first call up to the Northern Ireland squad for a friendly with Italy in Pisa. He was one of five Irish League players called up, one of which was former Linfield team mate Alan Mannus.

Career statistics

As of 4 May 2017[4][5]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2005–06 Championship 200000—20
2006–07 Championship 000000—00
2007–08 Championship 000000—00
Total 200000—20
Wrexham (loan) 2006–07 League Two 1000000—100
2007–08 League Two 1201000—130
Total 2201000—230
Linfield 2008–09 NIFL Premiership 3040000—304
2009–10 NIFL Premiership 272000020292
2010–11 NIFL Premiership 356001020386
2011–12 NIFL Premiership 304201020354
2012–13 NIFL Premiership 200001041251
2013–14 NIFL Premiership 7000001080
Total 14916203011116517
FC Edmonton (loan) 2013 North American Soccer League 2112000—231
Portadown 2014–15 NIFL Premiership 3313020—381
2015–16 NIFL Premiership 3212000—341
2016–17 NIFL Premiership 3532010—383
Total 10057030—1105
Career Total 294221206011132323

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 974. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. ↑ "Wrexham capture Stoke's Garrett" BBC Sport Retrieved on 1 December 2007
  3. ↑ "Eddies Ink Central Midfielder". FC Edmonton. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Garrett, Robert". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "R. GARRETT". Socerway. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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