Gaby Garton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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]
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]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Gaby Garton – Women's Soccer". USF Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "Gaby Garton – Women's Soccer". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ "Nómina de jugadoras" (PDF). CONMEBOL (in Spanish). p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ "Only 9 professionals in Argentina's women's World Cup Squad". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ Fernandes, Doug. "Sarasota Christian grad playing in the Women's World Cup". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ "Argentina international Gaby Garton signs for Essendon Royals". Essendon Royals. 16 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Garton & Maizels". Melbourne Victory. 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory welcomes Club legends to Development Coaching roles". Melbourne Victory. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
...Garton - who stepped away from her A-League Women's commitments this season as an expectant mother...
- ^ "Gabriela was playing at the top of her sport. Then she fell pregnant". SBS News. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Players - Gabriela GARTON - Gabriela Garton". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019.
- ^ Nadel, Joshua; Elsey, Brenda (13 June 2019). "How Argentina's women took on blatant sexism to reach the World Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ "Argentinian women eye more at World Cup after equality fight". Daily Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ ""We're building a lasting movement of resistance."". Sport & Rights Alliance. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
External links
- Gaby Garton at Soccerway