Dino Gardner
Dino Roberto Gardner (born June 18, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player.
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
2007–2011 | Humberside Huskies | ||
2008–2010 | TFC Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | TFC Academy | ||
2011 | York Region Shooters | ||
2012 | FC Edmonton | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Atak Sports | 2 | (0) |
2014 | York Region Shooters | ||
National team | |||
2011 | Canada U-18 | 2 | (0) |
2012 | Canada U-20 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Gardner 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] He spent some time in the Canadian Soccer League with the TFC Academy, and York Region Shooters before joining NASL club FC Edmonton where he made two appearances in 2012.[3] Gardner played only two games for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League, before signing with Atak Sports.[4] In 2014, he returned to his former club the York Region Shooters.[5]
Personal life
He attended the Humberside Collegiate Institute and played until his graduating 2011 Basketball and Soccer for the Huskies.[6] 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.[6]
References
- 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.
- "Canadian Soccer League". 2011-10-02. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2016-12-14.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- 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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- 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.