Peterborough sign New Zealand midfielder Garbett

Matthew Garbett has won 30 caps for New Zealand

Peterborough United have signed New Zealand international Matthew Garbett following his departure from Eredivisie side NAC Breda at the end of last season.

The 23-year-old midfielder has signed a two-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months, at London Road.

"Matt comes with a good pedigree having played at the top level in Holland and I know that is a high level, certainly above League One, for sure," Posh boss Darren Ferguson told the club website.

Garbett started his career in New Zealand, playing for Western Suburbs in Porirua, a city in the region of Wellington.

After moving to Swedish club Falkenbergs in 2020, Garbett went on to join Serie A club Torino, making his sole appearance for the Italian club in the Coppa Italia, before a two-year spell in the Netherlands with Breda.

Garbett added: "I am really excited about the opportunity.

"This is a big year for me personally with the World Cup next summer, so I want to be playing and contributing, but for now, it is about settling in, getting to know the players and the city and then going from there."

Peterborough have lost both of their opening League One fixtures this season and were knocked out of the Carabao Cup first round by Accrington on Tuesday.

They travel to Wigan on Saturday [15:00 BST] looking for their first points of the campaign.