Nathan Kyle Garrow (born 29 November 2004) is a South African–New Zealander professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South African Premiership side Stellenbosch.
Career After brief stints at Bay Olympic and Auckland United, Garrow signed for Auckland City ahead of the 2024 New Zealand National League.
In June 2025, Garrow was named in Auckland City's squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, the club's tenth appearance in the tournament. After remaining an unused substitute in their opening match against Bayern Munich, in which Auckland's first-choice goalkeeper Conor Tracey conceded 10 goals in a record 10–0 defeat, Garrow was given a chance to start in the club's second match against Benfica. In total, he made 10 saves and touched the ball 59 times, the most of any Auckland City player, holding out Benfica for 53 minutes before conceding a penalty from Ángel Di María in an eventual 6–0 loss. His 10 saves was the joint-most by a goalkeeper in a single game in the tournament, along with Jo Hyeon-woo and Thibaut Courtois. The Oceania Football Confederation website described this saves as "athletic and brave".
In their last group match against Boca Juniors on 24 June, Garrow became the first goalkeeper in Club World Cup history to score an own goal when a header bounced off the post and hit him in the 26th minute, inadvertently giving Boca the lead. He also made six saves to help Auckland to a 1–1 draw, their first non-defeated result since the 2014 edition as well as the most notable draw from a New Zealand team since the All Whites went unbeaten at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the days after his performance against Boca, Garrow gained close to 70,000 new followers on Instagram, mainly from Brazilians, the main football rivals of Argentina.
On 14 July 2026, Garrow joined South African Premiership side Stellenbosch.
Personal life Outside football, he studied civil engineering at the University of Auckland.
Career statistics
+ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsManukau United2021National League0000—002022National League11000—110Total1100000110Bay Olympic2023National League16010—170Auckland United2024National League15010—160Auckland City2024National League400000402025National League22010502802026National League1200000120Total3801050440Stellenbosch2026–27SA Premiership00000000Career total8003050880
Honours Auckland City OFC Champions League: 2024, 2025 New Zealand National League: 2024, 2025
References
External links
Nathan Garrow at aucklandcityfc.com