Jake Garrett
English footballer
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Jake Joseph Garrett (born 10 March 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Joseph Garrett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Everton | |||
| 2012–2022 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:51, 10 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Having played for Merseyside clubs Liverpool and Everton, Garrett joined Blackburn Rovers's academy at the age of nine.[2][3] He signed his first professional contract in March 2020.[3]
Garrett featured for Blackburn in the 2021–22 pre-season, but was unable to break into the first team that year.[4] He again featured in pre-season in July 2022, and there was interest from clubs to sign him on loan.[5] However, he stayed with Blackburn Rovers, and made his professional debut in an EFL Cup tie against Bradford City in August 2022.[5] He went on to make his Championship debut in October of the same year, in a 2–0 win over Sunderland.[6] Following his league debut, manager Jon Dahl Tomasson praised Garrett for his development since the beginning of the season.[7]
In March 2023, Garrett signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with Rovers,[8] talking of his aims to help the club return to the Premier League.[9]
He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 4–3 win over Walsall in the EFL Cup on 8 August 2023.[10] He was named as Blackburn's Young Player of the Year for the 2023–24 season.[11]
On 3 August 2024, Garrett joined League One side Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[12] Having struggled for gametime across the first-half of the season, he was recalled on 3 January 2025.[13] Before the end of the transfer window, he returned out on loan, joining League Two side Tranmere Rovers for the remainder of the season.[14]
International career
Garrett has represented England at under-15 and under-16 level.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 3 May 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2022–23[16] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[17] | Championship | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
| Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2024–25[18] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2024–25[18] | League Two | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 47 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 6 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours
Individual
- Blackburn Rovers Young Player of the Year: 2023–24[11]