Gabriela Nicole Garton (born 27 May 1990), known as Gaby Garton, is a footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory. Born in the United States, she represented the Argentina national team.[4]

Gaby Garton[1][2]
Personal information
Full name Gabriela Nicole Garton[1][2]
Date of birth (1990-05-27) May 27, 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Rochester, Minnesota, United States[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 South Florida Bulls 0 (0)
2010–2011 Rice Owls 1 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 River Plate
2015–2018 UAI Urquiza
2018–2019 Sol de Mayo (SL)
2019–2020 Essendon Royals
2020–2021 Melbourne Victory 14 (0)
2022 Bulleen Lions 5 (0)
2022-2023 Melbourne Victory 1 (0)
2023 Bulleen Lions 7 (0)
International career
2018 Argentina 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2021

Her father is American and her mother is Argentine. She was raised in Sarasota, Florida.[1][2]

College career

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Garton attended the University of South Florida[1] and Rice University.[2]

Club career

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Essendon Royals

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In November 2019, Garton joined Australian club Essendon Royals.[5]

Melbourne Victory

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In December 2020, Garton joined Australian W-League club Melbourne Victory.[6]

Following the season, Garton stepped away from the playing squad as an expectant mother, and was appointed as a development coach by the club.[7][8]

International career

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Garton was selected by Argentina for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Gaby Garton – Women's Soccer". USF Athletics.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Gaby Garton – Women's Soccer". Rice University Athletics.
  3. ^ "Nómina de jugadoras" (PDF). CONMEBOL (in Spanish). p. 2.
  4. ^ The Washington Post
  5. ^ "Argentina international Gaby Garton signs for Essendon Royals". Essendon Royals. 16 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Garton & Maizels". Melbourne Victory. 9 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Melbourne Victory welcomes Club legends to Development Coaching roles". Melbourne Victory. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021. ...Garton - who stepped away from her A-League Women's commitments this season as an expectant mother...
  8. ^ "Gabriela was playing at the top of her sport. Then she fell pregnant". SBS News. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  9. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Players - Gabriela GARTON - Gabriela Garton". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019.
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