Ian Garrett
Ian Blount Garrett (born April 3, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender.
Club career
Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Garrett started playing soccer at the age of four, and joined the IMG Academy programme before playing for the under-18 side of Chicago Fire between 2014 and 2015.
After leaving the St. Louis Ambush, where he played indoor soccer, in 2017, Garrett moved abroad to Finland, where he pursued a journeyman career. He played at a number of Finnish teams, also playing a season in Sweden, before joining Veikkausliiga club KTP ahead of the 2021 season.
On March 17, 2022, Garrett signed with MLS Next Pro independent club Rochester New York FC ahead of their 2022 season.
On 16 May 2024, Garrett returned to Finland and signed with Salon Palloilijat (SalPa) in the new second-tier Ykkösliiga.
Garrett signed with USL League One expansion club FC Naples on January 9, 2025. However on 5 December 2025, he left the club when his contract expired.
Career statistics
Club |
Season |
League |
Cup |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
St. Louis Ambush |
2015–16 |
MASL |
4 |
1 |
– |
2016–17 |
MASL |
7 |
0 |
– |
|
Total |
11 |
1 |
0 |
||
VIFK |
2017 |
Kakkonen |
16 |
2 |
0 |
2018 |
Kakkonen |
8 |
5 |
1 |
|
Total |
24 |
7 |
1 |
||
Jaro |
2018 |
Ykkönen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
JBK |
2018 |
Kakkonen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nyköping |
2019 |
Division 1 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
VPS |
2020 |
Ykkönen |
17 |
1 |
0 |
KTP |
2021 |
Veikkausliiga |
8 |
1 |
0 |
PeKa (loan) |
2021 |
Kakkonen |
1 |
0 |
– |
Rochester New York |
2022 |
MLS Next Pro |
20 |
1 |
2 |
Orlando City B |
2023 |
MLS Next Pro |
1 |
0 |
– |
SalPa |
2024 |
Ykkösliiga |
20 |
2 |
– |
FC Naples |
2025 |
USL League One |
18 |
1 |
3 |
Career total |
132 |
14 |
8 |
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