Brett McGavin (born 21 December 1999) is an English professional
footballer who plays as a
midfielder for club
Yeovil Town.
Club career
Ipswich Town
McGavin progressed through the Ipswich Town's youth system having joined the Ipswich Town academy in 2009. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 February 2019. Following short loan spells at
Bury Town
Bury Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Ram Meadow.
History Early history
The club was established by William Lake at a meetin ...
and
Concord Rangers
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, he made his debut for the club on 12 November 2019, starting in an
EFL Trophy
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group stage match against
Colchester United. On 6 May 2020, Ipswich took up the option to extend McGavin's contract by a further year, keeping him at the club until 2021. McGavin made four appearances during the 2019–20 season. He signed a new contract with Ipswich on 9 September 2020, signing a two-year deal with the option of an additional year extension. At the end of the
2021–22 season, McGavin left the club having reached the end of his contract.
Ayr United (loan)
On 1 February 2021 McGavin joined Scottish side
Ayr United on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. On 5 February 2021, McGavin made his debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 defeat to
Hearts.
In March 2021, McGavin's loan spell ended.
King's Lynn Town (loan)
In August 2021 McGavin signed on loan for
King's Lynn Town for the 2021–22 season. He made his debut for King's Lynn on 28 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a game against
Yeovil Town.
Torquay United
In 2022 McGavin was released by Ipswich, and signed a three-year deal for
Torquay United.
Yeovil Town
On 4 June 2024, McGavin joined newly promoted National League side
Yeovil Town on a two-year deal.
Personal life
Brett is the son of former professional footballer
Steve McGavin
Steven James "Steve" McGavin (born 24 January 1969) is an English former professional footballer. He now works as head of national recruitment for Aston Villa Academy. Having previously held recruitment roles at both Norwich City and Ipswich To ...
.
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1999 births
Living people
Footballers from Bury St Edmunds
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Ipswich Town F.C. players
Bury Town F.C. players
Concord Rangers F.C. players
Ayr United F.C. players
King's Lynn Town F.C. players
Torquay United F.C. players
Yeovil Town F.C. players
English Football League players
Isthmian League players
National League (English football) players