Jordon Garrick

Jordon Garrick
Personal information
Full name Jordon D'Andre Garrick[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Jamaica
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Forest Green Rovers
Number 24
Youth career
–2015 Ossett Albion
2015–2019 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Swansea City 14 (2)
2021 → Swindon Town (loan) 19 (2)
2021–2022 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 42 (4)
2022 → Lincoln City (loan) 11 (0)
2023–2024 Forest Green Rovers 29 (7)
2024 Oldham Athletic 0 (0)
2024– Forest Green Rovers 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:37, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Jordon D'Andre Garrick (born 15 July 1998) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Forest Green Rovers.

Born in Jamaica, he moved to England as a child where he began playing football and eventually joined Ossett Albion. In November 2015, he joined Swansea City and made his professional debut four years later.

Early life

Garrick was born in Jamaica before his family settled in the village of Liversedge in Yorkshire, England.[3][4] He attended Whitcliffe Mount School in Cleckheaton before studying sport and exercise science at Huddersfield New College.[4]

As a teenager, Garrick played football before taking up rugby league at the age of 16. He began playing rugby league for local amateur side Dudley Hill where the coach had ties to Bradford Bulls. He began training with the Bulls, playing as either a fullback or winger.[5] Garrick came close to giving up football after the Bulls expressed an interest in signing him before being persuaded to keep playing by his mother and the manager of his amateur side.[3]

Career

Garrick played for Northern Premier Division One side Ossett Albion before being encouraged by his coaches to attend a trial with Premier League side Swansea City.[3] The two-week trial proved successful and he signed a two-year deal with the Welsh side, only a year since contemplating leaving football to pursue a rugby league career. He was initially assigned to the club's academy and under-21 development side where he scored eight goals in ten matches during his first season with the under-18s.[3][4] He made his professional debut for the club as a substitute in place of Barrie McKay during a 3–1 victory over Northampton Town in the first round of the EFL Cup on 13 August 2019.[6] He made his Football League debut a week later during a 3–1 victory over Queens Park Rangers, winning the penalty for his side's second goal.[7] Garrick described his debut as emotional and stated "I had a few tears in my eyes to be honest. It was emotional because it's been a long time coming".[8] He scored his first goal for Swansea in an EFL Cup tie against Cambridge United on 28 August 2019.[9] On 1 February 2021, Garrick joined League One side Swindon Town on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[10] On 11 August 2022, he would join Lincoln City on a season-long loan deal.[11] He would make his Lincoln City debut on 13 August, coming off the bench against Forest Green Rovers.[12] He was recalled by Swansea City on 5 January 2023 having played 16 times in all competitions for Lincoln City.[13]

On the same day he joined Forest Green Rovers for an undisclosed fee signing an 18 month deal.[14] He was released following the second of back-to-back relegations at the end of the 2023–24 season.[15]

In October 2024, following a successful trial period, Garrick joined National League side Oldham Athletic on a non-contract basis.[16]

On 20 December 2024, Garrick returned to National League side Forest Green Rovers on a short-term deal.[17]

Style of play

Garrick has described himself as a player with "pace and skill" and has credited his rugby league background with improving his physicality which he stated "gave me an edge over some players who were older than me in non-league."[3]

Career statistics

As of 1 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swansea City U23 2016–17[18] PDL — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2017–18[19] PDL — — — 3[a] 1 3 1
2018–19[20] PDL — — — 3[a] 1 3 1
Swansea City 2019–20[21] Championship 11 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 14 3
2020–21[22] Championship 3 0 2 0 0 0 — 5 0
2021–22[23] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2022–23[24] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 14 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 19 3
Swindon Town (loan) 2020–21[22] League One 19 2 — — — 19 2
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2021–22[23] League One 42 4 5 3 0 0 3 0 50 7
Lincoln City (loan) 2022–23[24] League One 11 0 0 0 2 1 3[a] 0 16 1
Forest Green Rovers 2022–23[24] League One 21 5 1 0 — 0 0 22 5
2023–24[25] League Two 8 2 0 0 — 0 0 8 2
Total 29 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 7
Oldham Athletic 2024–25[24] National League 0 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 1 0
Forest Green Rovers 2024–25[24] National League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 115 16 8 3 5 2 15 2 143 23
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in National League Cup

Honours

Swansea City U23

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2018: Swansea City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 39. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Jordon Garrick". Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Getting to Know...Jordan Garrick". Swansea City A.F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "New College Striker Set to Start at Premier League Club". Huddersfield New College. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ Gwilym, Andrew (7 December 2018). "The next Swansea City youngster off the production line who could have signed for Bradford Bulls". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ Pritchard, Dafydd (13 August 2019). "Swansea City 3–1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Swansea City". BBC Sport. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Emotional Jordan Garrick revels in league bow". Swansea City A.F.C. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Swansea City 6–0 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Jordon Garrick signs on loan while Freeman heads the other way". Swindon Town FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Imps seal Garrick signing". Lincoln City F.C. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Imps 1-1 Forest Green Rovers". www.weareimps.com. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Garrick recalled by Swansea City". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Garrick joins FGR". Forest Green Rovers FC. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Retained and Released List 2024". www.fgr.co.uk. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  16. ^ @OfficialOAFC (1 October 2024). "After a recent trial period with the squad, winger Jordan Garrick has signed non-contract forms and is included in the XI. #oafc" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Jordon Garrick returns to FGR". www.fgr.co.uk. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Games played by Jordon Garrick in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Jordon Garrick in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Jordon Garrick in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Games played by Jordon Garrick in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Jordon Garrick in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Jordon Garrick in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  24. ^ a b c d e "Games played by Jordon Garrick in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Jordon Garrick in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  26. ^ "It's a perfect end to the season, says King". www.premierleague.com. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2023.