Paul-Arnold Garita (born 18 June 1995) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...

Career

Châteauroux

Born in

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ...

, Cameroon, Garita moved to France and started playing football at 13, leading him to join CO Vincennes. When he was 15, he left CO Vincennes to join

Châteauroux Châteauroux ( ; ; ) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French. Climate Châteauroux te ...

, where he started his youth career. He progressed through the ranks of the Châteauroux academy despite the difficulties. By 2012, he was linked with away from the club, as he was on a basic youth contract, leading interests from

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and

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

. He made his professional debut for LB Châteauroux, where he came on as a late substitute for

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, and scored an equaliser, in a 1–1 draw against

AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (), commonly known as AJ Auxerre or by the abbreviation AJA, is a French professional association football, football club based in the Communes of France, commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club plays in L ...

on 30 November 2012. Having appeared two more times as a substitute later in the season, Garita signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2013. At the end of the 2012–13 season, he went on to make four appearances and scoring once in all competitions. In the 2013–14 season, Garita spent the start of the season on the sidelines and didn't make his first appearance of the season, coming on as a late substitute, in a 2–2 draw against

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on 13 December 2013. Seven days later, on 20 December 2013, he scored twice, after coming on as a substitute in fourteen minutes from the game, in a 3–1 win over

Dijon FCO Dijon Football Côte d'Or (; ), commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or simply as Dijon, is a French Football in France, football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in the city, and co ...

. He scored against Dijon again this season on 6 May 2014, which saw Châteauroux lose 2–1. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Garita went on to make eight times and scoring three times in all competitions. However, at the start of the 2014–15 season, he suffered an ankle injury that saw him on the sidelines. On 16 November 2014, he made his return from the sidelines against Meymac CA in the seventh round of Coupe de France and scored twice, in a 6–0 win. In a follow-up match against Auxerre five days later, he scored again, in a 3–1 loss. He later spent the rest of the 2014–15 season, appearing in a number of matches, as he went on to make fourteen appearances and scoring twice in all competitions. In the 2015–16 season, with the club relegated to

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

, Garita remained in the first team despite facing limited time of football. He went on to make six appearances and scoring two times in all competitions.

Bristol City

Garita joined Bristol City on 7 January 2016, from French club

for a fee of £50,000. He went on a trial last November and lasted for two weeks, which he impressed the side. During his time at Bristol City, Garita fight for his place in the first team, but was demoted to the club's U23 side instead. This also included injury concerns. He did appear in the first team as an unused substitute in a quarter–final of Football League Cup, in a 2–1 win over

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. He was released by Bristol City at the end of the 2017–18 season, without making a single appearance for the side.

Plymouth Argyle (loan)

On 31 August 2016, the last day of the 2016 summer transfer window, Garita signed on loan for Plymouth Argyle initially for half of the 2016–17 season. He made his Plymouth Argyle debut, where he came on as a substitute for

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, in a 1–0 win over

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

on 3 September 2016. Two weeks later, on 17 September 2016, he scored his first goal for the club, as well as, setting up a goal, in a 2–0 win over

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third level of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

. However, he suffered a hamstring injury shortly after and was sidelined for two months. After spending two months on the sidelines, Garita made his return on 19 November 2016, where he started the match, in a 3–0 loss against

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

. Following his return from injury, he appeared in a number of matches, playing in the attacker role. Two months later, on 14 January 2017, he scored his second goal for the club, in a 4–2 win over

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. Shortly after, his loan spell at Plymouth Argyle was extended until the end of the season. However, by the end of January, Garita suffered another injury that kept him out for two months. On 8 April 2017, he made his return from injury, coming on as a substitute, in a 2–1 win over

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. At the end of the 2016–17 season, which saw Plymouth Argyle promoted to League One next season, Garita went on to make 18 appearances and scoring two times in all competitions. For his performance, he was awarded the club's Young Player of the Year.

Charleroi

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, Garita joined

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side

Charleroi Charleroi (, , ; ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not ...

and was immediately loaned out to

side

USL Dunkerque Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque () is a Association football, football club based in Dunkirk, France. It competes in Ligue 2, having achieved promotion from the Championnat National in the 2022–23 Championnat National, 2022–23 seas ...

. In June 2019 it was announced, that Garita had been loaned out again, this time to

US Boulogne Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne, USBCO or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and cur ...

for the 2019–20 season. A third season of loans to Championnat National sides, followed for the 2020–21 season, with Garita joining

FC Villefranche Football Club Villefranche Beaujolais or simply Villefranche is a French association football club founded in 1927. They are based in Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône-Alpes and play at the Stade Armand Chouffet in town. The team played one season ...

in late June 2020.

FBBB01

On 1 July 2021, he signed with FBBP01, again in the

, on a permanent basis.

Argeș Pitești

On 12 July 2022, Garita signed a two-year contract with

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in Romania.

Al-Faisaly

On 9 July 2023, Garita joined

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club Al-Faisaly.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 8 August 2024, Garita signed a two-year contract with

of the first

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League (, Ligat HaAl, ) is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and rele ...

Career statistics

Honours

Hapoel Beer Sheva *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup (, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involves clubs of all standards ...

: 2024–25 *

Israel Super Cup The Israel Super Cup, also known as the Champion of Champions (, Aluf HaAlufim), is an Israeli association football club competition played as a single match between the winner of the latest Israeli top league champions and the winner of the late ...

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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