Dean Gardikiotis

Dean Gardikiotis

Personal information
Full name	Odysseas Dean Gardikiotis
Date of birth	(1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	St George
	Dulwich Hill
	Bankstown City
2008–2011	Middlesbrough
2011–2014	Blackpool
2016	Chivas Florida
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Cray Wanderers	8	(0)
2016	Dartford	3	(0)
2017	Acharnaikos	2	(0)
2017	Kallithea	0	(0)
International career
2009	Greece U17	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:04, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

Odysseas Dean Gardikiotis (Greek: Οδυσσέας Ντιν Γαρδικιώτης; born 9 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in Australia, he has represented Greece at youth level.

Club career

Born in Australia,[2] Gardikiotis started his career with Australian lower league sides, before joining Middlesbrough in 2008.[3][4] He played for their youth sides for three years before joining then-Championship side Blackpool in 2011. After leaving Blackpool in 2014, he signed with non-league side Cray Wanderers,[5] having trialled with Derby County.[6]

He signed for Dartford in March 2016,[7] and made his debut when he filled in for the injured Deren Ibrahim against Basingstoke Town in April 2016.[8]

After a short spell with the Chivas USA Academy in Florida, Gardikiotis signed with Acharnaikos in 2017, having rejected a contract with the Greek side the previous year.[9][10]

International career

Gardikiotis has represented the Greek under-17 side twice, making his debut in December 2009 in a friendly against Serbia.[11]

Personal life

He is the son of the former player and manager Leon Gardikiotis.

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 June 2017[12]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dartford	2015–16	National League South	3	0	1[a]	0	–		0	0	4	0
Acharnaikos	2016–17	Football League	2	0	0	0	–		0	0	2	0
Kallithea	2017–18		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			5	0	1	0	–		0	0	6	0

Notes

1. Appearance in the Kent Senior Cup

References

1. "Dean Gardikiotis". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
2. Mavridis, John (20 January 2010). "Odisseas DEAN Gardikiotis" (PDF). Kόσμος. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
3. "Οδυσσεας Γαρδικιωτης... Ο μικρος" (PDF). Kόσμος (in Greek). 21 January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
4. "Doubling up for the Boro". The Northern Echo. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
5. "New signings and departure". Cray Wanderers F.C. via Pitchero. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
6. "Rams' Under 21s too hot to handle". Belper Town F.C. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
7. "Dartford goalkeeper Deren Ibrahim likely to miss the rest of the season after injuring his shoulder at Maidstone United". Kent Online. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
8. "Dartford boss Tony Burman upbeat about play-off hopes despite Basingstoke Town setback". News Shopper. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
9. "Profile". Timeout Soccer USA. Retrieved 15 June 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
10. "Φούτμπολ Λιγκ μεταγραφές: To πάρε-δώσε όλων των ομάδων τον Ιανουάριο". Press ARIS (in Greek). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
11. "Φιλικά με την Σερβία η Εθνική παίδων". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 7 December 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
12. Dean Gardikiotis at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

External links

• Dean Gardikiotis^[permanent dead link‍] at Stoiximan.gr Football League