Joe Stephen Gatting (born 25 November 1987) is a

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er and former

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who played for

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until he was released at the end of the 2015 season. Gatting previously played football for

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

as a striker before being released on 31 October 2008.Gatting Leaves the Seagulls
, ''Seagulls World'', 31 October 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008 He however returned to football part-time for one season with

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. He is the current student mentor at Seda College SA Multi, Edwardstown. Gatting attended

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in Hove, followed by

Brighton College Brighton College is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 3 to 18 in Brighton, England. The school has three sites: Brighton College (the senior school, ages 11 to 18); Brighton College Preparatory Sc ...

. Gatting has also played for Sussex County Cricket Club's academy. Gatting is the son of former Brighton & Hove Albion defender Steve Gatting and nephew of former England cricket captain

Mike Gatting Michael William Gatting (born 6 June 1957) is an English former cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Middlesex (1975–1998; captain 1983–1997) and for England from 1977 to 1995, captaining the national side in twenty-three Test ma ...

Football career

Gatting came through the youth ranks at

garnering a reputation as a prolific goalscorer. Gatting made his first team debut against

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on 2 January 2006. On 13 September 2007, Gatting joined Conference National side Woking on loan for 3 months after finding first-team opportunities at the Albion difficult after the arrival of summer signing

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. Gatting returned to Brighton in December 2007 and once again found it difficult to find first-team opportunities. At the start of the 2008–09 season, Gatting joined Conference South side

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on a month's loan. After failing to make an appearance during the 2008–09 season, Gatting was released from Brighton on 31 October 2008, before leaving football altogether to take up a career in cricket. Gatting semi-returned to football however in 2010, signing part-time for

. In 2014–15 season, he is playing for Peacehaven & Telscombe FC, members of the Ryman Isthmian Football League.

Cricket career

Joe decided to quit

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and signed non-contract terms with Sussex, following his uncle,

into cricket. Gatting scored a century on his debut for Sussex making 110 against Surrey in the Pro ARCH Trophy in Dubai. He then scored 152 during his 1st Class Debut for Sussex against Cambridge at Fenners in the opening match of the 2009 domestic season. A successful start to the season continued at Hove in the Friends Provident Trophy, when on successive days Gatting hit 34 from 47 balls against Surrey, following it up with his maiden List A half century against Durham on Monday 12 May, a round 50 from 61 balls. On 30 August 2009 Gatting was on 99 not out against Yorkshire when the game was abandoned due to rain. At the end of the 2015 season, it was announced that Gatting was one of three players who were being released by

as their contracts expired. He had played two seasons after leaving Sussex.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gatting, Joe 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Brighton English cricketers English footballers English Football League players National League (English football) players Association football forwards Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Woking F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Sussex cricketers Hampshire cricketers People educated at Brighton College Northumberland cricketers