Ian Blount Garrett (born April 3, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for USL League One club FC Naples.
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]
Garrett signed with USL League One expansion club FC Naples on January 9, 2025.[6]
Career statistics
| 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[a] | 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[b] | 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[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Orlando City B | 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| SalPa | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 20 | 2 | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||
| FC Naples | 2025 | USL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 114 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 13 | ||
- 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
- ^ a b c 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
- ^ "Naples add Ian Garrett, Marc Torrellas to inaugural roster". USLLeagueOne.com. USL League One. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Ian Garrett at Soccerway
- ^ "Statistics". statscrew.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
External links
- Ian Garrett at Soccerway