| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Garriga Gibert [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | El Morell, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auckland City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 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.
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Waitakere United | 2019–20 | Premiership | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Western Springs | 2021 | National League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Auckland City | 2022 | National League | 20 | 1 | 5 [a] | 3 | — | |||||
| 2023 | 20 | 4 | 6 [a] | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 [a] | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 [a] | 0 | 4 [d] | 0 | ||||
| Total | ||||||||||||
| Career total | ||||||||||||
Auckland City