Gerard Garriga

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Gerard Garriga
Personal information
Full name Gerard Garriga Gibert [1]
Date of birth (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth El Morell, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Auckland City
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2017 Atlètic Alpicat
2018–2019 Western Springs 36 (3)
2019–2021 Waitakere United 27 (6)
2021 Western Springs 8 (1)
2022– Auckland City 65 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2025

Gerard Garriga Gibert (born 28 May 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern League club Auckland City FC.

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Career

Born in El Morell, Tarragona, Catalonia, Garriga moved to Lleida in 2012 to study for a Physical education degree, and joined Segona Catalana side Club Atlètic Alpicat. [2] He was a part of the squad which achieved promotion to Primera Catalana during the 2015–16 season, but was sidelined for the most of the campaign due to an injury. [3]

In 2017, after graduating, Garriga was planning on going to a trip to London to improve his English, but went on a trip to New Zealand instead, after a recommendation from Xavi Padrones, a former teammate. [4] [5] Initially as a tourist, he subsequently lived in a hostel and worked for a cleaning company before studying in an English school. In December 2017, as his English skills improved, he worked as a waiter. [6]

In February 2018, Garriga signed for Western Springs after being recommended by Albert Riera. [6] In October 2019, he moved to Waitakere United.

In 2021, Garriga returned to Western Springs after Waitakere was disbanded, [7] but played rarely due to knee injuries. In 2022 summer, he joined Auckland City. [8] He won four consecutive OFC Champions League editions with Auckland, being named MVP of the 2022 OFC Champions League final. [5] [9]

Career statistics

Club

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Honours

Auckland City

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Del Alpicat al Mundial" [From Alpicat to the World Cup] (in Spanish). Diari Segre. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "El crack del C.At Alpicat, Gerard Garriga, ens explica com està passant la lesió de llarga durada" [The baller of C.At Alpicat, Gerard Garriga, tells us how he is going through his long-term injury]. Ivoox (in Catalan). Què ha fet L'Alpicat?. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Gerard Garriga, el rey de la Champions de Oceanía" [Gerard Garriga, the king of the OFC Champions League] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 "La historia de Gerard Garriga: de camarero a campeón de la Champions de Oceanía" [The story of Gerard Garriga: from waiter to OFC Champions League winner] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Garriga: Club World Cup is a fantastic opportunity for Auckland". FIFA.com. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "2021 Northern and Central League Player Lists". New Zealand Football. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Gerard Garriga". Auckland City FC. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "El morellense que se enfrentará a Harry Kane, Ángel Di María o Edinson Cavani en el Mundial de Clubes" [The morellense who will face Harry Kane, Ángel Di María or Edinson Cavani in the Club World Cup] (in Spanish). Diari Més. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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