Ian Garrett

Ian Blount Garrett (born April 3, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for USL League One club FC Naples.

Ian Garrett

Personal information
Full name	Ian Blount Garrett[1]
Date of birth	(1996-04-03) April 3, 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States[1]
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	FC Naples
Number	12
Youth career
2013–2014	IMG Academy
2014–2015	Chicago Fire
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	St. Louis Ambush (indoor)	11	(1)
2017–2018	VIFK	24	(7)
2018	Jaro	0	(0)
2018	JBK	0	(0)
2019	Nyköping	12	(0)
2020	VPS	17	(1)
2021	KTP	8	(1)
2021	→ PeKa (loan)	1	(0)
2022	Rochester New York	20	(1)
2023	Orlando City B	1	(0)
2024	SalPa	20	(2)
2025–	FC Naples	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2024

Club career

Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Garrett started playing soccer at the age of four, and joined the IMG Academy programme before playing for the under-18 side of Chicago Fire between 2014 and 2015.^[2]

After leaving the St. Louis Ambush, where he played indoor soccer, in 2017, Garrett moved abroad to Finland, where he pursued a journeyman career. He played at a number of Finnish teams, also playing a season in Sweden, before joining Veikkausliiga club KTP ahead of the 2021 season.^[3]

On March 17, 2022, Garrett signed with MLS Next Pro independent club Rochester New York FC ahead of their 2022 season.^[4]

On 16 May 2024, Garrett returned to Finland and signed with Salon Palloilijat (SalPa) in the new second-tier Ykkösliiga.^[5]

Garrett signed with USL League One expansion club FC Naples on January 9, 2025.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2024^[7][8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St. Louis Ambush	2015–16	MASL	4	1	–		0	0	4	1
	2016–17	MASL	7	0	–		0	0	7	0
	Total		11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
VIFK	2017	Kakkonen	16	2	0	0	–		16	2
	2018	Kakkonen	8	5	1[a]	0	–		9	5
	Total		24	7	1	0	0	0	25	7
Jaro	2018	Ykkönen	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
JBK	2018	Kakkonen	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Nyköping	2019	Division 1	12	0	2[b]	0	–		14	0
VPS	2020	Ykkönen	17	1	0	0	–		17	1
KTP	2021	Veikkausliiga	8	1	0	0	–		8	1
PeKa (loan)	2021	Kakkonen	1	0	–		–		1	0
Rochester New York	2022	MLS Next Pro	20	1	2[c]	0	1[d]	0	23	1
Orlando City B	2023	MLS Next Pro	1	0	–		–		1	0
SalPa	2024	Ykkösliiga	20	2	–		–		20	2
FC Naples	2025	USL League One	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			114	13	5	0	1	0	120	13

Notes

1. Appearances in the Finnish Cup
2. Appearances in the Svenska Cupen
3. Appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
4. Appearances in the MLS Next Pro Playoffs