Matthew Jimmy David Garbett (born 13 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for side

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. Born in England, he plays for the

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Club career

Western Suburbs

Aged 12, Garbett moved from his hometown of Paraparaumu to

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to attend the

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. During this time, Garbett played for Olé-affiliated club Western Suburbs in the Central Premier League, making his debut in 2017 and reaching the final of the

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Team Wellington

As part of the Olé Football Academy's affiliation with

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club Eastern Suburbs, Garbett linked up with the side to participate in the 2018 National Youth League. He made one appearance for the senior team, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 win over Hawke's Bay United on 20 October 2018. The following season, Olé formed a new affiliation with Team Wellington; Garbett followed suit, signing for them in 2019. He made his only appearance for the club in a 2–1 win over Canterbury United on 1 December 2019.

Falkenbergs FF

Following his standout performances for New Zealand in the

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, Garbett signed for

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side Falkenbergs FF on 24 January 2020. Garbett made his professional debut for the club in a 1–0 Svenska Cupen victory against Halmstads BK.

Torino

After participating at the

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with the OlyWhites, Garbett signed a three-year deal with Torino, initially joining the Primavera team. Garbett was called up to the senior team for the first time on 10 April 2022, remaining on the bench for a Serie A clash against AC Milan. After ten straight appearances on the bench to begin the

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season, Garbett finally made his professional debut for Torino in a Coppa Italia clash against Cittadella on 18 October 2022, coming on as a substitute for Nikola Vlašić in a 4–0 win.

Loan to NAC Breda

On 31 January 2023, Garbett joined

in the Netherlands on loan with an option to buy. On 11 May this option was triggered, with Garbett signing a two-year deal.

International career

U-17

Garbett was part of the New Zealand team that won the

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, making his debut in a 5–0 loss against the Solomon Islands on 12 September 2018. New Zealand won the tournament, qualifying for the

held in Brazil. Garbett played all three games in the group stage, scoring against Angola and Canada as New Zealand finished third in their group.

U-23

Originally named as a travelling reserve for the OlyWhites to play at the 2020

, Garbett ended up starting in the final two games – first in a 0–0 draw in the final pool game against Romania, followed by a loss to

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in the quarter-finals.

Senior national team

Garbett made his international debut with the senior

in a 2–1 friendly win over

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on 9 October 2021.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Garbett goal.''

Honours

Western Suburbs * Central League: 2017, 2019 *

runner-up: 2018 Eastern Suburbs *

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: 2018–19 New Zealand U17 * OFC U-17 Championship:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garbett, Matthew Living people 2002 births New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers New Zealand men's youth international footballers English men's footballers English emigrants to New Zealand Team Wellington FC players Falkenbergs FF players Torino FC players NAC Breda players New Zealand Football Championship players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Eerste Divisie players Men's association football forwards New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Italy New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic association footballers for New Zealand Footballers from London Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics