Dino Roberto Gardner (born June 18, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dino Roberto Gardner | ||
| Date of birth | June 18, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | Wallace Emerson CC | ||
| 2006–2007 | Wexford SC | ||
| 2008–2011 | Toronto FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Humber Hawks | 8 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Toronto FC Academy | ||
| 2011 | York Region Shooters | ||
| 2012 | FC Edmonton | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Atak Sports | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | York Region Shooters | ||
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Canada U-18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Canada U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early career
editGardner started his career with five years in the Wallace Emerson House League.[1] He played than in the youth teams of Wexford SC and was part of the local Ontario Under 16 squad.[2]
Professional career
editHe spent some time in the Canadian Soccer League with the Toronto FC Academy. In 2011, he left Toronto FC[3] and joined fellow CSL team York Region Shooters.[4][5]
In 2012, he joined NASL club FC Edmonton, signing a one-year contract with an option.[3] where he made two appearances in 2012. At the end of the season, after only playing two games for FC Edmonton, he was released.[6]
He then signed with Atak Sports.[7] In 2014, he returned to his former club the York Region Shooters.[8]
Afterwards, he attended Humber College playing for the men's soccer team.[9]
International career
editGardner played two games for the U-18 and one game for the Canadian U-20. [10][11]
Personal life
editHe attended the Humberside Collegiate Institute and played until his graduating 2011 Basketball and Soccer for the Huskies.[10] His parents immigrated in the late 80s from Jamaica, his father, David, was a former Jamaican footballer from Manchester, Jamaica and his mother, Elaine, was a high jumper Elaine, who was originally from St. Mary, Jamaica.[10]
References
edit- ^ Sandor, Steven (13 June 2012). "Ex-TFC Academy prospect Gardner signs deal with FC Edmonton". the11.ca. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Funding A Dream Supporters: Team Ontario Under 16 Boys". Soccer.on.ca. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Sandor, Steven (July 10, 2012). "FC Edmonton's Gardner reflects on Canadian U-20 team's battles with Mexico". The 11.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (May 3, 2018). "CSL Coaches will be looking for that Special Player". Canadian Soccer League.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League". 2011-10-02. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Sandor, Steven (December 4, 2012). "FCE makes cuts: Craig, Oppong, West, Gardner and Pinto won't be back". The 11.
- ^ Sandor, Steven (13 June 2012). "Dino Gardner - Soccer Academy Alliance Canada". Academysoccer.ca. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "York Region Shooters | Canadian Soccer League". 2015-03-14. Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Dino Gardner profile". Humber Hawks.
- ^ a b c Sandor, Steven (13 June 2012). "Dino Gardner - Canada Soccer". the11.ca. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Catania, Joe (October 24, 2014). "Dino Gardner leads in soccer, rising rap star as 'Franchise'". Humber Et Cetera.
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