Gaby Garton
Argentine footballer (born 1990)
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Gabriela Nicole Garton (born 27 May 1990), known as Gaby Garton, is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bulleen Lions. Born in the United States, she represented the Argentina national team.[4]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gabriela Nicole Garton[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | May 27, 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rochester, Minnesota, United States[2] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bulleen Lions | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | South Florida Bulls | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Rice Owls | 1 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | River Plate | ||
| 2015–2018 | UAI Urquiza | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sol de Mayo (SL) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Essendon Royals | ||
| 2020–2021 | Melbourne Victory | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | Bulleen Lions | 5 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | (0) |
| 2023- | Bulleen Lions | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 March 2021 | |||
Early life and college
Garton's father is American and her mother is Argentine. She was raised in Sarasota, Florida.[1][2] Growing up, Garton attended Sarasota Christian School and played football for their girls team, often taking additional training with the school's boys team as well as separate goalkeeper training.[5] Garton attended the University of South Florida[1] and Rice University.[2]
Club career
Essendon Royals
In November 2019, Garton joined Australian club Essendon Royals.[6]
Melbourne Victory
In December 2020, Garton joined Australian W-League club Melbourne Victory.[7] Following the season, Garton stepped away from the playing squad due to becoming pregnant, and was appointed as a development coach by the club.[8][9]
International career
Garton was selected by Argentina for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10] In 2019, Garton was one of eight players to be given a professional central contract by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) of $330 a month.[11][12] After her retirement, Garton called out the abuse she had received while playing and the AFA's poor treatment of women's football. She cited that a coach she had reported to FIFA for sexual assault was still coaching and alleged that the coach had used threats of defamation lawsuits to silence any other players speaking out. She also stated that the AFA were not providing sufficient training equipment for women's football and stated that often the women's team were forced to leave pitches so that boy's academy players could train.[13]