Jake Garrett
Personal information
Full name Jake Joseph Garrett[1]
Date of birth (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 30
Youth career
Liverpool
Everton
2012–2022 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Blackburn Rovers 25 (1)
International career
2017–2018 England U15 4 (0)
2018 England U16 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Jake Joseph Garrett (born 10 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers.

Club career

Having played for Merseyside clubs Liverpool and Everton, Garrett joined Blackburn Rovers's academy at the age of nine.[2][3] He signed his first professional contract in March 2020.[3]

Garrett featured for Blackburn in the 2021–22 pre-season, but was unable to break into the first team that year.[4] He again featured in pre-season in July 2022, and there was interest from clubs to sign him on loan.[5] However, he stayed with Blackburn Rovers, and made his professional debut in an EFL Cup tie against Bradford City in August 2022.[5] He went on to make his Championship debut in October of the same year, in a 2–0 win over Sunderland.[6]

He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 4–3 win over Walsall in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023.[7]

International career

Garrett has represented England at under-15 and under-16 level.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackburn Rovers 2022–23 Championship 8 0 2 0 3 0 13 0
2023–24 12 1 1 0 4 3 17 4
Career total 20 1 3 0 7 3 30 4

References

  1. ^ a b Jake Garrett at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Jake Garrett". rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Sharpe, Rich (14 March 2020). "Blackburn Rovers prospect signs first professional contract". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ^ Sharpe, Rich (14 July 2022). "Jake Garrett ready to meet Blackburn Rovers challenge head on". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b Sharpe, Rich (14 October 2022). "Blackburn Rovers midfielder Jake Garrett sets out his aims". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. ^ Jackson, Elliott (19 October 2022). "Jake Garrett's Blackburn Rovers rise from rejecting loans to meeting Jon Dahl Tomasson demands". lancs.live. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Blackburn 4-3 Walsall". BBC. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  8. ^ Jake Garrett at Soccerway
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