Ian Garrett
Ian Blount Garrett (born April 3, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Ykkösliiga club SalPa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Blount Garrett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 3, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SalPa | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | IMG Academy | ||
| 2014–2015 | Chicago Fire | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | St. Louis Ambush (indoor) | 11 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | VIFK | 24 | (7) |
| 2018 | Jaro | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | JBK | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Nyköping | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | VPS | 17 | (1) |
| 2021 | KTP | 8 | (1) |
| 2021 | PeKa (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Rochester New York | 20 | (1) |
| 2023 | Orlando City B | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | SalPa | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Garrett started playing soccer at the age of four, and joined the IMG Academy programme before playing for the under-18 side of Chicago Fire between 2014 and 2015.[2]
After leaving the St. Louis Ambush, where he played indoor soccer, in 2017, Garrett moved abroad to Finland, where he pursued a journeyman career. He played at a number of Finnish teams, also playing a season in Sweden, before joining Veikkausliiga club KTP ahead of the 2021 season.[3]
On March 17, 2022, Garrett signed with MLS Next Pro independent club Rochester New York FC ahead of their 2022 season.[4]
On 16 May, 2024, Garrett returned to Finland and signed with Salon Palloilijat (SalPa) in the new second-tier Ykkösliiga.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St. Louis Ambush | 2015–16 | MASL | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | MASL | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| VIFK | 2017 | Kakkonen | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Kakkonen | 8 | 5 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 9 | 5 | ||
| Total | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||
| Jaro | 2018 | Ykkönen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| JBK | 2018 | Kakkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Nyköping | 2019 | Division 1 | 12 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| VPS | 2020 | Ykkönen | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | |
| KTP | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | |
| PeKa (loan) | 2021 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rochester New York | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 20 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Orlando City B | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| SalPa | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 11 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Finnish Cup
- Appearances in the Svenska Cupen
- Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
- Appearances in the MLS Next Pro Playoffs
References
- Ian Garrett at WorldFootball.net
- Fossell, Jim (6 November 2015). "Ambush sign veteran goalkeeper Moreira, rookie Garrett". stlambush.com. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- "Tiquinho ja Garrett KTP paitaan" [Tiquinho and Garrett will wear the KTP shirt]. fcktp.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- Ian Garrett SalPan vahvistaa vasenta puoliskoa, 16 May 2024, joutsenlauma.fi
- Ian Garrett at Soccerway
- "Statistics". statscrew.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.