Joshua Alexander Gatt (born August 29, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Gold Star FC.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Plymouth, Michigan Plymouth is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. The population was 9,370 at the 2020 census. The city of Plymouth is surrounded by Plymouth Township, but the two are administered autonomously. Plymouth is a western suburb of Metro ...

, Gatt played varsity for four years at

Detroit Catholic Central High School Detroit Catholic Central High School, commonly known as Catholic Central (CC), is a private, Catholic, all-male, college preparatory high school in Novi, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1928 in Detroit, Michigan by the Archdiocese of Detro ...

. He also played in the

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for the Michigan Wolves, known now as the Crew SC Academy Wolves.

Rheindorf Altach

Gatt first attracted attention as a Michigan-area youth player when his club competed in a tournament against European academy teams in Switzerland. Through the SuperElite system, the winger was offered trials at 1. FSV Mainz 05 and at

SCR Altach Sportclub Rheindorf Altach, also known as Rheindorf Altach, SCR Altach or simply SCRA, is an Austrian association football club based in Altach, Vorarlberg. It plays in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club is currently also known as CASH ...

and eventually received an offer from the latter club. Gatt proceeded to sign with

SC Rheindorf Altach Sportclub Rheindorf Altach, also known as Rheindorf Altach, SCR Altach or simply SCRA, is an Austrian association football club based in Altach, Vorarlberg. It plays in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club is currently also known as CAS ...

, leaving behind an opportunity to play at

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. Upon his arrival in Austria in the summer of 2010, he immediately joined the first team, and scored 5 goals in 14 matches.

Molde

On January 12, 2011 it was announced that Gatt had joined

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side Molde, and was among

Ole Gunnar Solskjær Ole Gunnar Solskjær (; born 26 February 1973) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward who last managed Premier League club Manchester United. As a player, Solskjær spent the majority of his car ...

's first signings as manager together with Davy Claude Angan and

Magnus Wolff Eikrem Magnus Wolff Eikrem (born 8 August 1990) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Molde FK in Eliteserien. His regular playing position is in attacking midfield, though he can play anywhere across the midfield. Career Early years Bor ...

. He made his debut against

Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...

on March 18. He scored his first goal on July 30 against

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. Josh scored his second goal in as many games on August 4 against Start. In the first half of the 2012 season, Gatt scored goals against Strømsgodset, Stabæk and Vålerenga. According to himself he also scored a goal against

Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 1. divisjon, the second highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The cl ...

, but the official statistics count that one to

Mattias Moström Mattias Kent Moström (born 25 February 1983) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for SK Træff. He played most of his career for Norwegian Eliteserien club Molde. He started his career with AIK, before he mad ...

. On June 29, 2013, during the first half of Molde's home

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match against

, Gatt seriously injured his knee, ruling him out for the remainder of the season and requiring surgery. Gatt also missed the entire 2014 season. After almost 21 months out injured, Gatt was finally cleared to play again on April 20, 2015. Gatt made his long-awaited return for Molde on May 22, 2015, but his lasted only 4 minutes before feeling "....pain and insecurity..." in his knee, resulting in a third operation on the troublesome knee. Over a year later, September 11, 2016, Gatt again made his return for Molde, coming on as a 67th minute substitute for Harmeet Singh.

United States

Gatt left Molde at the end of 2016, going on trial with 1. FC Nürnberg in January 2017, before signing with

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team

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on February 15, 2017. On March 31, 2017 Minnesota United FC traded Gatt,

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, and an international roster spot to

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for

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and

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. His option was declined at the end of the 2017 season. During the 2017 offseason, Gatt's wife Melissa was diagnosed with cancer. While acting as his wife's caregiver during chemotherapy, he played one game for NPSL club

Detroit City FC Detroit City FC (DCFC) is an American professional soccer club based in Detroit, Michigan, that competes in the USL Championship. The club played in the National Premier Soccer League from 2012 to 2019 and the National Independent Soccer A ...

. After her cancer went into remission, he re-joined Rheindorf Altach in June 2018. On July 16, 2018, Gatt officially signed with Rheindorf Altach.

Dundalk

On June 23, 2020, Gatt signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club

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. Gatt made his debut for the club in the FAI Cup against

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on August 11. Gatt left

in November 2020.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

On February 11, 2021, Gatt joined

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side

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American so ...

International career

Gatt was called up to the United States national team on September 2, 2012, but he had to withdraw due a hamstring injury. He made his international debut on November 14, 2012 in a friendly match versus

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. Gatt was originally named to the 23-man roster for the

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, but was later ruled out for the tournament after picking up a knee injury in a match on June 29 against

Sarpsborg 08 FF Sarpsborg 08 Fotballforening, commonly known as Sarpsborg 08 or simply Sarpsborg (), is a Norwegian football club based in Sarpsborg, playing in Eliteserien. Sarpsborg 08 and its predecessors played in 1. divisjon from 2005 to 2010. In 2010, the ...

Style of play

When Gatt was signed by Molde, Solskjær stated that he had signed an attacking player with a fast pace who can play on the right wing, left wing, and as a striker. Gatt has run a self-timed 100 meters in 11.00 seconds.

Personal life

Gatt's wife, Melissa, was diagnosed with cancer in early 2018. Without a club, Gatt set up a ‘Go Fund Me’ page for her treatment which was contributed to by a number of his former teammates. As of June 2018, they had raised $78,000, and Melissa's cancer was in remission.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honors

Club

Molde *

: 2011,

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Norwegian Cup The Norwegian Football Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football ...

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gatt, Joshua Living people 1991 births People from Plymouth, Michigan Sportspeople from Wayne County, Michigan Men's association football wingers Soccer players from Detroit American men's soccer players SC Rheindorf Altach players Molde FK players Minnesota United FC players Colorado Rapids players Detroit City FC players Eliteserien players Major League Soccer players National Premier Soccer League players American expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland American expatriate sportspeople in Austria American expatriate sportspeople in Norway American expatriate sportspeople in Ireland United States men's under-20 international soccer players United States men's international soccer players Dundalk F.C. players League of Ireland players Detroit Catholic Central High School alumni Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players