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ARNOLD GARITA
Full Name: Paul-Arnold Garita
Born: 18 June 1995
Came from: Bristol City Went to: Bristol City
First game: 03 September 2016 Last game: 22 April 2017
Appearances: 17 (10/7) Goals: 2
Garita came to Home Park on the last day of the August 2016 transfer window, on loan from Bristol City, initially until January 16, 2017.
Paul-Arnold, usually known as Arnold or Arnie, was born in Douala, Cameroon, sharing a birthplace with ex-Pilgrim Rudi Douala (whose surname matched the country's largest city). Moving to France, Garita was awarded a youth contract with Chateauroux, and by the age of 17 his free-scoring record in the youth sides drew the attention of clubs across Europe, including, according to newspaper reports, Arsenal and Newcastle. However, he remained in France for another three years, scoring nine goals in 34 senior games, before crossing the Channel to Bristol for a £50,000 fee in January 2016.
The young striker established himself in the Robins' under-21 side before making his first-team debut as a League Cup substitute, three weeks before his arrival in Plymouth. Hampered by injuries over the following months, Garita still managed to make a significant impact, especially in a 2-0 win at Exeter where he scored after a barnstorming run. In January 2017 his loan agreement was extended until the end of the season.
Garita went on to make 17 appearances and scored twice in all competitions and featured in the FA Cup ties against Liverpool. At the end of the 2016–17 season, which saw Argyle promoted to League One, he was awarded the club’s Young Player of the Year trophy.
A year after his loan spell at Home Park, Garita was released by Bristol City without making an appearance for their senior side. On the last day of the August 2018 transfer window he joined Belgian First Division A side Charleroi, who immediately loaned him out to Championnat National side USL Dunkerque, where he scored 10 times in 26 appearances. The following summer he was loaned out again, this time to Boulogne, also in the Championnat National (the third tier of French football).
He scored four times in 18 games for Boulogne in 2019–20 before a further loan move to Villefranche in 2020–21 (21 games, 8 goals) before being released by Charleroi, for whom he had failed to make a first-team appearance. He then moved to Bourg-en-Bresse for the 2021–22 season, playing 34 games and scoring 11 goals.
The following season he moved to Romania to sign for Argeș Pitești in that country's top flight, playing 40 times and scoring 14 goals. In July 2023 he then moved to the Saudi Arabian First Division (second tier) club Al-Faisaly, based in Harmah within the Riyadh province.
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