Garrett Evan James Caldwell (born 6 November 1973) is an American-born Canadian former

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player who played as a

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for

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...

. He represented

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at under-20 and under-23 levels.

Club career

Born in

Princeton Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the Unit ...

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, Caldwell attended

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, playing for the men's soccer team, British Columbian Tigers. He also played for Canadian Soccer League team

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. Caldwell moved to England in 1995 to play for

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club

. He made six first-team appearances for the U's between 1995 and 1998, making his debut in a

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defeat to

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on 8 November 1995. Caldwell left Colchester in 1998, returning to Canada to join up with

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International career

At the age of 18, Caldwell was a member of the Canada under-20 team that finished in third place at the

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which was held in Canada. He played five games for the under-20s in 1992, also featuring in the Paolo Valenti Trophy held in Italy. Caldwell was later selected in the Canada under-23 team, featuring in the 1995 Pan American Games qualifying rounds and totalling another five appearances during the year. He was a member of the 1996 Olympic qualifying team, although he failed to make an appearance.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caldwell, Garrett 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Princeton, New Jersey Soccer players from Middlesex County, New Jersey Men's association football goalkeepers Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Expatriate men's footballers in England Winnipeg Fury players Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) players Princeton Tigers men's soccer players Colchester United F.C. players SC Toronto players English Football League players Soccer players from Mercer County, New Jersey Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England