Sykes Garro Explained

Sykes Garro
Fullname:Sykes Al Garro
Birth Date:26 February 1993
Birth Place:Gibraltar
Currentclub:Mons Calpe
Clubnumber:70
Position:Midfielder, Striker
Youthyears1:–2010
Youthclubs1:Lions Gibraltar
Years1:2010–2011
Clubs1:Lions Pilots
Years2:2012–2016
Caps2:36
Goals2:2
Clubs2:Lions Gibraltar
Years3:2016–2018
Caps3:32
Goals3:5
Clubs3:Europa
Years4:2018–2019
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Clubs4:Lincoln Red Imps
Years5:2019–2022
Caps5:34
Goals5:4
Clubs5:St Joseph's
Years6:2022–2023
Caps6:11
Goals6:1
Clubs6:Lions Gibraltar
Years7:2023–
Caps7:6
Goals7:0
Clubs7:Mons Calpe
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1:Gibraltar development squad
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2016–2018
Nationalteam2:Gibraltar
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:24 September 2023
Ntupdate:9 September 2018

Sykes Al Garro (born 26 February 1993) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as a forward for Mons Calpe.

Club career

A product of Lions Gibraltar's youth system, Garro began his senior career at the club's feeder team, Lions Pilots. In 2011 he left Gibraltar to study at Northumbria University, although in 2012 he signed a contract at Lions Gibraltar so he remained registered at the club until his return in 2014. He played a total of 36 games over two seasons, helping the side to a 4th place finish in the 2015–16 season. His performances for Lions attracted the attention of regular title challengers Europa, who signed him as one of a number of new Gibraltarian signings to bolster the squad ahead of the new season, in order to comply with new GFA rules on home grown players. He played 15 times (primarily as a substitute), scoring twice, as Europa won the 2016–17 Gibraltar Premier Division. He became a more regular starting feature the following season after the departure of Liam Walker, scoring 3 times in 17 games as Europa finished second in the league. His performances, however, attracted the attention of rivals Lincoln Red Imps, who signed him in June 2018. A year later, he signed for St Joseph's, and made his debut against Scottish giants Rangers on 18 July 2019.[1]

International career

Garro first played internationally for Gibraltar in a development team at the 2015 Island Games.[2] After impressing at Europa, Garro received his first international callup in November 2016. He made his debut for the Gibraltar national football team on 13 November 2016, in a 3–1 loss against Cyprus.[3]

Honours

With Europa

2016–17

2017, 2017–18

2016

With Lincoln Red Imps

2018–19

Notes and References

  1. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2020/matches/round=2001146/match=2027596/lineups/index.html?iv=true Ranges vs St Joseph's
  2. https://jersey2015results.com/competitor.aspx?RegID=33947 Team Details: Gibraltar
  3. Web site: World Cup Euro Qual (Sky Sports) .