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| Full name | Garath James McCleary | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oxford United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Slough Town | 24 | (6) |
| 2006–2008 | Bromley | 35 | (10) |
| 2008– | Nottingham Forest | 94 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January, 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Garath James McCleary (born May 15, 1987 in Oxford) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Football League Championship.
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McCleary's football career began with Oxford City then he moved onto Oxford United but was unable to break into their first team and was released. He joined Slough Town and then moved to Bromley in January 2007. In total McCleary made over 40 appearances for Bromley scoring 11 goals. Nottingham Forest manager Colin Calderwood offered him a trial at the City Ground where he did well enough to secure a contract on 31 January 2008.
McCleary made his first team debut as an 87th minute substitute, in a 1–0 home defeat against Carlisle United, on 3 March 2008. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 April 2008 in injury time, in a 2–0 win at Carlisle. On 5 April he was handed his first start where he was voted man of the match as Forest beat Cheltenham 3–1 at the City Ground. He played a total of eight games for the Reds that season helping them gain promotion to the Football League Championship. Since Forest's promotion to the championship he has been mainly used as a substitute although he scored a cracking goal in the 4-1 defeat to Leeds. Since returning from injury Garath has been a regular player under new manager Steve Cotterill and he scored his first goal of the season with a stunning strike in the 3-1 victory over Ipswich Town.
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