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Brett McGavin
Personal information
Full name Brett McGavin[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Bury St Edmunds, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 14
Youth career
2009–2019 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Ipswich Town 6 (0)
2018 → Bury Town (loan) 5 (0)
2019 → Concord Rangers (loan) 6 (1)
2021 → Ayr United (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → King's Lynn Town (loan) 36 (3)
2022–2024 Torquay United 74 (11)
2024– Yeovil Town 16 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:57, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Brett McGavin (born 21 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Yeovil Town.

Club career

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Ipswich Town

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McGavin progressed through the Ipswich Town's youth system having joined the Ipswich Town academy in 2009. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 February 2019.[2] Following short loan spells at Bury Town and Concord Rangers, he made his debut for the club on 12 November 2019, starting in an EFL Trophy group stage match against Colchester United.[3] On 6 May 2020, Ipswich took up the option to extend McGavin's contract by a further year, keeping him at the club until 2021.[4] McGavin made four appearances during the 2019–20 season. He signed a new contract with Ipswich on 9 September 2020, signing a two-year deal with the option of an additional year extension.[5] At the end of the 2021–22 season, McGavin left the club having reached the end of his contract.[6]

Ayr United (loan)

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On 1 February 2021 McGavin joined Scottish side Ayr United on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[7] On 5 February 2021, McGavin made his debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 defeat to Hearts.[8] In March 2021, McGavin's loan spell ended.[9]

King's Lynn Town (loan)

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In August 2021 McGavin signed on loan for King's Lynn Town for the 2021–22 season.[10] He made his debut for King's Lynn on 28 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a game against Yeovil Town.[11]

Torquay United

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In 2022 McGavin was released by Ipswich, and signed a three-year deal for Torquay United.[12]

Yeovil Town

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On 4 June 2024, McGavin joined newly promoted National League side Yeovil Town on a two-year deal.[13]

Personal life

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Brett is the son of former professional footballer Steve McGavin.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ipswich Town 2019–20[15] League One 1 0 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 4 0
2020–21[16] League One 5 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 7 0
2021–22[17] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 11 0
Bury Town (loan) 2017–18[18] IL North Division 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Concord Rangers (loan) 2019–20[19] National League South 6 1 0 0 — 0 0 6 1
Ayr United (loan) 2020–21[16] Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
King's Lynn Town (loan) 2021–22[19] National League 36 3 2 1 — 2[b] 0 40 4
Torquay United 2022–23[19] National League 33 3 3 1 — 2[b] 0 38 4
2023–24[19] National League South 41 8 3 1 — 3[b] 0 47 9
Total 74 11 6 2 — 5 0 85 13
Yeovil Town 2024–25[19] National League 16 4 1 0 — 0 0 17 4
Career total 144 19 11 3 0 0 10 0 165 22
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ^ Warren, Andy (8 February 2019). "McGavin the latest youngster to pen professional deal with Ipswich Town". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ Warren, Andy (12 November 2019). "Ratings: How the Ipswich Town players performed in their 1-0 EFL Trophy defeat at Colchester United". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Jordan Loan Spell Over". Ipswich Town F.C. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Brett McGavin Signs Two-Year Deal". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ^ "EIGHT YOUNGSTERS DEPART TOWN". www.itfc.co.uk. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Brett Joins Ayr on Loan". Ipswich Town FC. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Ayr United 0-1 Hearts". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Cook on his Colchester visit and McGavin's return from loan". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ Ipswich Town midfielder Brett McGavin joins King's Lynn Town on season-long loan with out-of-favour player relieved to get the deal done ahead of transfer window closing Suffolk News, 26 August 2021
  11. ^ Yeovil Town 1–2 King's Lynn Town BBC Sport, 28 August 2021
  12. ^ Warren, Andy (30 June 2022). "Torquay sign two released Ipswich Town players". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. ^ "SIGNING | Brett McGavin joins the Glovers". www.ytfc.net. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Bury boys make their Ipswich Town debuts". Bury Free Press. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Games played by Brett McGavin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Brett McGavin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Brett McGavin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Bury St Edmunds youngster Jack Lankester tipped for the top by U18 academy coach and former Ipswich Town star Alan Lee". Bury Free Press. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  19. ^ a b c d e "B. McGavin: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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