Addison Righteous Adam Garnett (born 13 September 1996) is an English semi-professional

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who last played as a defender for Bedfont Sports. Garnett originally began his career at local side, Bedfont Sports before joining

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Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

in his mid-teens. Following his release from

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, Garnett began a sports scholarship for

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in the US, before returning to England for a trial with

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in December 2015. However, manager,

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opted against signing the former Queens Park Rangers man and he instead joined

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Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the Borough of Barnet, North-West London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Great ...

during the closing stages of the 2015–16 season. Garnett then returned to the Football League, to join

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. He went onto spend two years at the Reds, including a short-term loan spell with

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, before leaving in January 2018. A month later, he re-joined boyhood club, Bedfont Sports.

Club career

After spells with Bedfont Sports and

, Garnett moved to the US to begin a sport scholarship with college side

in April 2015. In December 2015, Garnett was invited by

manager

to take part in a one-month trial. However, at the end of the month, Curle opted against signing him. In February 2016, Garnett returned to England to join

Premier Division side

. Garnett went onto make ten appearances for Hendon (including

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) before leaving for the

. On 13 July 2016, after a successful trial, Garnett joined

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on a two-year deal. On 9 November 2016, after struggling with a hamstring injury, Garnett made his long-awaited debut in a 4–0 defeat to Southampton U23's in the

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, replacing

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at half-time. Three days later, Garnett made his league debut for Crawley, in a 3–1 home defeat against

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, replacing

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in the 44th minute. On 25 August 2017, Garnett joined

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side

on a one-month loan deal. A day later, Garnett made his debut for Whitehawk in their 1–1 draw with

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, featuring for the entire 90 minutes. On 18 January 2018, it was announced that Garnett's contract with Crawley had been terminated and that he would leave the club. On 10 February 2018, following his release from Crawley, Garnett returned to boyhood club, Bedfont Sports of the

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Premier Division. He went onto make his debut on the same day during their 2–1 away victory over Horley Town, playing the full 90 minutes.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garnett, Addison 1996 births Living people Footballers from Feltham English footballers Association football defenders Bedfont Sports F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Isthmian League players English Football League players National League (English football) players