Jacob Gardiner-Smith

Jacob Gabriel Gardiner-Smith (born 3 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently a free agent, having most recently played for Wycombe Wanderers.

Jacob Gardiner-Smith
Personal information
Full name Jacob Gabriel Gardiner-Smith[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-03) 3 July 1997
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2015–2016 CSKA Moscow
2016–2018 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 St Albans City 1 (0)
2019 → Hendon (dual-registration) 16 (0)
2019–2020 Wycombe Wanderers 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Braintree Town (loan) 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:05, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Cambridge,[2] he is the grandson of Scottish footballer John Gardiner and the son of politician Barry Gardiner.[3] He is fluent in Russian.[3]

Career

He began his career with Russian sides CSKA Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg.[3] After two years he returned to England to sign for St Albans City, moving on to Hendon on dual-registration in January 2019.[4][5][6][7] He turned professional with Wycombe Wanderers in July 2019.[7][8]

He made his senior debut on 8 October 2019, in the EFL Trophy.[9]

On 24 December 2019, he moved on a three-month long loan to Braintree Town.[10]

Gardiner-Smith was released by Wycombe Wanderers at the end of the 2019–20 season.[11]

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Wycombe Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 77. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. Jacob Gardiner-Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. "Jacob Gardiner-Smith is back from Russia with much love". The Non-League Football Paper. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. "Gardiner-Smith joins Hendon". The Non-League Football Paper. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. "Profile". Hendon F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. "Ex-St Albans and Hendon man Gardiner-Smith joins Wycombe". Non League Daily. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. "Jack Grimmer, Jacob Gardiner-Smith and Giles Phillips: Wycombe Wanderers sign trio". BBC Sport. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. "Leasing.com Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
  10. "News". Braintree Town F.C. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  11. "Wembley heroes stay for Championship adventure". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.


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