Nathan Garrow
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Kyle Garrow | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Auckland City | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2021 | Bucklands Beach AFC | ||
| 2021–2023 | Manukau United | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Bay Olympic | 16 | (0) |
| 2024 | Auckland United | 15 | (0) |
| 2024– | Auckland City | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2025 | |||
Nathan Kyle Garrow (born 29 November 2004) is a New Zealand semi-professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Auckland City.
Career
[edit]After brief stints at Bay Olympic and Auckland United, Garrow signed for Auckland City ahead of the 2024 New Zealand National League.[1]
In June 2025, Garrow was named in Auckland City's squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, the club's tenth appearance in the tournament.[2] After remaining an unused substitute in their opening match against Bayern Munich, in which Auckland's first-choice goalkeeper Conor Tracey conceded 10 goals in a record 10–0 defeat, Garrow was given a chance to start in the club's second match against Benfica.[1] In total, he made 10 saves and touched the ball 59 times, the most of any Auckland City player, holding out Benfica for 53 minutes before conceding a penalty from Ángel Di María in an eventual 6–0 loss.[3] His 10 saves was the joint-most by a goalkeeper in a single game in the tournament, along with Jo Hyeon-woo and Thibaut Courtois.[4] The Oceania Football Confederation website described this saves as "athletic and brave".[5]
In their last group match against Boca Juniors on 24 June, Garrow became the first goalkeeper in history to score an own goal at a Club World Cup, when a header bounced off the post and hit him in the 26th minute, inadvertently giving Boca the lead.[1][6] However, he also made six saves to help Auckland to a 1–1 draw, their first non-defeated result since the 2014 edition as well as the most notable draw from a New Zealand team since the All Whites went unbeaten at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1] In just a few days after his performance against Boca, Garrow gained close to 70,000 new followers on Instagram, mainly from Brazilians, the main football rivals of Argentina.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Outside football, he studies civil engineering at the University of Auckland.[1]
Honours
[edit]- Auckland City
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Auckland City goalkeeper Nathan Garrow inundated with messages from Brazil after Club World Cup heroics against Boca Juniors". stuff.co.nz. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Keeper Nathan Garrow upbeat after 'crazy experience' at FIFA Club World Cup". www.friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Club World Cup statistics (Group stage, 25-26 June)". iffhs.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Auckland City FC go down fighting in improved display against Benfica". www.oceaniafootball.com. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Club World Cup statistics (Group stage, 24-25 June)". iffhs.com. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Nathan Garrow at playmakerstats.com
- Nathan Garrow at FBref.com
- Nathan Garrow at aucklandcityfc.com
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