Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabriela Nicole Garton [1] [2] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | May 27, 1990||
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 |
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]
Her father is American and her mother is Argentine. She was raised in Sarasota, Florida. [1] [2]
Garton attended the University of South Florida [1] and Rice University. [2]
In November 2019, Garton joined Australian club Essendon Royals. [5]
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]
Garton was selected by Argentina for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. [9]
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