Nathan Garrow

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Nathan Garrow
Personal information
Full name Nathan Kyle Garrow
Date of birth (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth New Zealand
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Auckland City
Number 24
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2021 Bucklands Beach AFC
2021–2023 Manukau United 11 (0)
2023–2024 Bay Olympic 16 (0)
2024 Auckland United 15 (0)
2024– Auckland City 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2025

Nathan Kyle Garrow (born 29 November 2004) is a New Zealand semi-professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Auckland City.

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Career

After brief stints at Bay Olympic and Auckland United, Garrow signed for Auckland City ahead of the 2024 New Zealand National League. [1]

In June 2025, Garrow was named in Auckland City's squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, the club's tenth appearance in the tournament. [2] After remaining an unused substitute in their opening match against Bayern Munich, in which Auckland's first-choice goalkeeper Conor Tracey conceded 10 goals in a record 10–0 defeat, Garrow was given a chance to start in the club's second match against Benfica. [1] In total, he made 10 saves and touched the ball 59 times, the most of any Auckland City player, holding out Benfica for 53 minutes before conceding a penalty from Ángel Di María in an eventual 6–0 loss. [3] His 10 saves was the joint-most by a goalkeeper in a single game in the tournament, along with Jo Hyeon-woo and Thibaut Courtois. [4] The Oceania Football Confederation website described this saves as "athletic and brave". [5]

In their last group match against Boca Juniors on 24 June, Garrow became the first goalkeeper in history to score an own goal at a Club World Cup, when a header bounced off the post and hit him in the 26th minute, inadvertently giving Boca the lead. [1] [6] However, he also made six saves to help Auckland to a 1–1 draw, their first non-defeated result since the 2014 edition as well as the most notable draw from a New Zealand team since the All Whites went unbeaten at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [1] In just a few days after his performance against Boca, Garrow gained close to 70,000 new followers on Instagram, mainly from Brazilians, the main football rivals of Argentina. [1]

Personal life

Outside football, he studies civil engineering at the University of Auckland. [1]

Honours

Auckland City

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Auckland City goalkeeper Nathan Garrow inundated with messages from Brazil after Club World Cup heroics against Boca Juniors". stuff.co.nz. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. "FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  3. "Keeper Nathan Garrow upbeat after 'crazy experience' at FIFA Club World Cup". www.friendsoffootballnz.com. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. "Club World Cup statistics (Group stage, 25-26 June)". iffhs.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  5. "Auckland City FC go down fighting in improved display against Benfica". www.oceaniafootball.com. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  6. "Club World Cup statistics (Group stage, 24-25 June)". iffhs.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.