| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Robert McGarry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-04-09)9 April 1998 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Mosgiel, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athens Kallithea (on loan fromAberdeen) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southern United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 52 | (11) |
| 2015–2018 | Wellington Phoenix | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Willem II | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Wellington Phoenix | 38 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | Central Coast Mariners | 14 | (3) |
| 2023– | Aberdeen | 20 | (0) |
| 2025– | →Athens Kallithea (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | New Zealand U17 | 9 | (4) |
| 2017 | New Zealand U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | New Zealand U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | New Zealand | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019 | |||
James Robert McGarry (born 9 April 1998) is a New Zealand professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back forGreek Super League clubAthens Kallithea, on loan fromScottish Premiership clubAberdeen.
McGarry was scouted to attend the APFA academy inChristchurch from Dunedin in 2011. McGarry had professional trials withChelsea andSheffield United. When the academy relocated to Wellington to come under the banner of the Wellington Phoenix, Academy Director Jess Ibrom recruited McGarry to be part of the Wellington Phoenix Academy.
On 10 September 2015, McGarry joinedWellington Phoenix together with his countrymanLogan Rogerson.[2]
On 10 May 2016, Wellington Phoenix released McGarry from his contract so he could gain game time atWellington United during the winter.[3] He then returned to play for the Wellington Phoenix, mainly appearing in their reserve team.[4]
Following the expiration of McGarry's contract at Wellington Phoenix, McGarry signed forEredivisie clubWillem II on a two-year contract, alongside fellow New ZealanderMichael Woud. He was named in the starting eleven for the first game of the Eredivisie season againstVVV-Venlo, playing 63 minutes before being substituted.[5]
McGarry returned to Wellington Phoenix on 23 October 2020, following his departure from Willem II in May that year.[6]
McGarry joinedNewcastle Jets on a two-year deal in July 2022.[7] McGarry scored against his former side, Wellington Phoenix, in his first match against them.[8] McGarry made 11 appearances across all competitions for Newcastle, before leaving the club mid-way through his first season.[9]
McGarry's departure from Newcastle came via a swap deal with theCentral Coast Mariners, which saw McGarry join the Mariners in exchange forThomas Aquilina heading to Newcastle.[10] The Mariners and Jets share a fierce rivalry, theF3 Derby, with player movement between the two clubs rare and often controversial.
McGarry scored his first goal for the Mariners against his first A-League club,Wellington Phoenix,[11] just as he had done for Newcastle. After impressing in his first 4 appearances for the Mariners, McGarry signed a two-year contract extension to stay at the club beyond that season.[12]
McGarry was part of the 2022-23 A-League Championship winning team for the Mariners, in his first season at the club.
McGarry joinedAberdeen of theScottish Premiership on 11 August 2023 for an undisclosed fee, on a 3-year deal.
McGarry represented New Zealand at both the2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13] He made his debut forNew Zealand national football team on 17 November 2019 in a friendly against Lithuania.[14]
He is the son of former New Zealand football and international playerMichael McGarry.
As of match played 19 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2015–16 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Willem II | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2020–21 | A-League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | |||
| Newcastle Jets | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||
| Aberdeen | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Athens Kallithea (loan) | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 83 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 4 | ||
Central Coast Mariners