Dino Gardner

Dino Roberto Gardner (born June 18, 1993) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays with York Region Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League.

Dino Gardiner
Personal information
Full name Dino Roberto Gardner
Date of birth (1993-06-18) June 18, 1993
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 York Region Shooters
Youth career
1998–2005 Wallace Emerson CC
2006–2007 Wexford Soccer Club
2007–2011 Humberside Huskies
2008–2010 TFC Academy
2011 York Region Shooters
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 FC Edmonton 2 (0)
2013 Atak Sports 2 (0)
2014– York Region Shooters
National team
2011 Canada U-18 2 (0[1])
2012 Canada U-20 1 (0[1])
* 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.[2] He played than in the youth teams of Wexford Soccer Club and was part of the local Ontario Under 16 squad.[3] 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.[4][5] Gardner played only two games for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League, before signing with Atak Sports.[6] In 2014, he returned to his former club the York Region Shooters.[7]

International

Gardner played two games for the U-18 and one game for the Canadian U-20. [1]

Personal life

He attended the Humberside Collegiate Institute and played until his graduating 2011 Basketball and Soccer for the Huskies.[1] His parrents immigrated in the late 80s from Jamaica, his father David the former Jamaican footballer came from Manchester, Jamaica and his mother the high jumper Elaine, is originally from St. Mary, Jamaica.[1]

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References
  1. Sandor, Steven (13 June 2012). "Dino Gardner - Canada Soccer". the11.ca. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  2. 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.
  3. "Funding A Dream Supporters: Team Ontario Under 16 Boys". Soccer.on.ca. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. 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.
  5. "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)
  6. Sandor, Steven (13 June 2012). "Dino Gardner - Soccer Academy Alliance Canada". Academysoccer.ca. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  7. "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)


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