Jake Joseph Garrett (born 10 March 2003) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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on loan from club

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Club career

Having played for Merseyside clubs

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and Everton, Garrett joined

's academy at the age of nine. He signed his first professional contract in March 2020. Garrett featured for Blackburn in the 2021–22 pre-season, but was unable to break into the first team that year. He again featured in pre-season in July

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, and there was interest from clubs to sign him on loan. However, he stayed with Blackburn Rovers, and made his professional debut in an

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tie against

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in August 2022. He went on to make his

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debut in October of the same year, in a 2–0 win over

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. Following his league debut, manager Jon Dahl Tomasson heaped praise onto Garrett, particularly praising his development since the beginning of the season. In March 2023, Garrett signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with ''Rovers'', talking of his aims to help the club return to the

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. He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 4–3 win over

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in the

on 8 August 2023. He was named as Blackburn's Young Player of the Year for the 2023–24 season. On 3 August 2024, Garrett joined League One side

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on a season-long loan deal. Having struggled for gametime across the first-half of the season, he was recalled on 3 January 2025. Before the end of the transfer window, he returned out on loan, joining League Two side

for the remainder of the season.

International career

Garrett has represented England at under-15 and under-16 level.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

Young Player of the Year: 2023–24

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garrett, Jake Living people 2003 births Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Liverpool F.C. players Everton F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen