Jake Garrett
{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jake Garrett
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Jake Joseph Garrett{{WorldFootball.net|jake-garrett}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Liverpool, England
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Tranmere Rovers
(on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Liverpool
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Everton
| youthyears3 = 2012–2022
| youthclubs3 = Blackburn Rovers
| years1 = 2022–
| clubs1 = Blackburn Rovers
| caps1 = 29
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2024–2025
| clubs2 = → Bristol Rovers (loan)
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = → Tranmere Rovers (loan)
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = England U15
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018
| nationalteam2 = England U16
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 19:51, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Jake Joseph Garrett (born 10 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Tranmere Rovers on loan from {{English football updater|BlackbuR}} club Blackburn Rovers.
Club career
Having played for Merseyside clubs Liverpool and Everton, Garrett joined Blackburn Rovers's academy at the age of nine.{{cite web|url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/players/u23/jake-garrett|title=Jake Garrett|accessdate=13 November 2022|website=rovers.co.uk}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/18304876.blackburn-rovers-prospect-signs-first-professional-contract/|title=Blackburn Rovers prospect signs first professional contract|first=Rich|last=Sharpe|date=14 March 2020|accessdate=13 November 2022|website=lancashiretelegraph.co.uk}} He signed his first professional contract in March 2020.
Garrett featured for Blackburn in the 2021–22 pre-season, but was unable to break into the first team that year.{{cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/20278489.jake-garrett-ready-meet-blackburn-rovers-challenge-head/|title=Jake Garrett ready to meet Blackburn Rovers challenge head on|first=Rich|last=Sharpe|date=14 July 2022|accessdate=13 November 2022|website=lancashiretelegraph.co.uk}} He again featured in pre-season in July 2022, and there was interest from clubs to sign him on loan.{{cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/23047735.blackburn-rovers-midfielder-jake-garrett-sets-aims/|title=Blackburn Rovers midfielder Jake Garrett sets out his aims|first=Rich|last=Sharpe|date=14 October 2022|accessdate=13 November 2022|website=lancashiretelegraph.co.uk}} However, he stayed with Blackburn Rovers, and made his professional debut in an EFL Cup tie against Bradford City in August 2022. He went on to make his Championship debut in October of the same year, in a 2–0 win over Sunderland.{{cite web|url=https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/blackburn-rovers-loans-tomasson-demands-25302678|title=Jake Garrett's Blackburn Rovers rise from rejecting loans to meeting Jon Dahl Tomasson demands|first=Elliott|last=Jackson|date=19 October 2022|accessdate=13 November 2022|website=lancs.live}} Following his league debut, manager Jon Dahl Tomasson heaped praise onto Garrett, particularly praising his development since the beginning of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/blackburn-rovers-loans-tomasson-demands-25302678|title=Jake Garrett's Blackburn Rovers rise from rejecting loans to meeting Jon Dahl Tomasson demands|publisher=Lancs Live|last=Jackson|first=Elliott|date=19 October 2022|accessdate=7 August 2024}}
In March 2023, Garrett signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with Rovers,{{cite web|url=https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2023/march/21/garrett-commits-long-term-/|title=Garrett pens new long-term deal!|website=www.rovers.co.uk|date=21 March 2023|accessdate=7 August 2024}} talking of his aims to help the club return to the Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/blackburn-rovers-gregg-broughton-promise-26521042|title=Gregg Broughton stays true to his promise as Blackburn Rovers tie down emerging star|publisher=Lancs Live|last=Jackson|first=Elliott|date=21 March 2023|accessdate=7 August 2024}}
He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 4–3 win over Walsall in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66368368 |title=Blackburn 4–3 Walsall |publisher=BBC |date=8 August 2023 |access-date=10 August 2023}} He was named as Blackburn's Young Player of the Year for the 2023–24 season.
On 3 August 2024, Garrett joined League One side Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/jake-garrett-joins-bristol-rovers-loan|title=Jake Garrett joins Bristol Rovers on loan|website=www.bristolrovers.co.uk|date=3 August 2024|accessdate=3 August 2024}} Having struggled for gametime across the first-half of the season, he was recalled on 3 January 2025. {{cite web|url=https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/garrett-forbes-return-blackburn-rovers-and-west-ham-united|title=Garrett & Forbes return to Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United|website=www.bristolrovers.co.uk|date=3 January 2025|accessdate=3 January 2025}} Before the end of the transfer window, he returned out on loan, joining League Two side Tranmere Rovers for the remainder of the season. {{cite web|url=https://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/news/2025/january/31/jake-garrett-joins-tranmere-rovers-on-loan-/|title=Jake Garrett joins Tranmere Rovers on loan|website=www.tranmererovers.co.uk|date=31 January 2025|accessdate=31 January 2025}}
International career
Career statistics
{{updated|31 January 2025}}{{Soccerway|jake-garrett/536647}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Blackburn Rovers
|2022–23{{soccerbase season|143856|2022|access-date=24 April 2024}} |8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|143856|2023|access-date=24 April 2024}}
|Championship |21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|143856|2024|accessdate=7 August 2024}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
| Bristol Rovers (loan)
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 4 |
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Honours
References
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{{Tranmere Rovers F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Liverpool
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. players