Dino Gardner

Dino Gardner
Personal information
Full name Dino Roberto Gardner
Date of birth (1993-06-18) June 18, 1993 (age 31)
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

Dino Roberto Gardner (born June 18, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player.

Early 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]

Professional career

He 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

Gardner played two games for the U-18 and one game for the Canadian U-20. [10][11]

Personal life

He 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Funding A Dream Supporters: Team Ontario Under 16 Boys". Soccer.on.ca. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b Sandor, Steven (July 10, 2012). "FC Edmonton's Gardner reflects on Canadian U-20 team's battles with Mexico". The 11.
  4. ^ Adamson, Stan (May 3, 2018). "CSL Coaches will be looking for that Special Player". Canadian Soccer League.
  5. ^ "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)
  6. ^ Sandor, Steven (December 4, 2012). "FCE makes cuts: Craig, Oppong, West, Gardner and Pinto won't be back". The 11.
  7. ^ Sandor, Steven (13 June 2012). "Dino Gardner - Soccer Academy Alliance Canada". Academysoccer.ca. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ "Dino Gardner profile". Humber Hawks.
  10. ^ a b c Sandor, Steven (13 June 2012). "Dino Gardner - Canada Soccer". the11.ca. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  11. ^ Catania, Joe (October 24, 2014). "Dino Gardner leads in soccer, rising rap star as 'Franchise'". Humber Et Cetera.


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