| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Gardner | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010– | Aston Villa | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Coventry City (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | England U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | England U21 | 4 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:33, 31 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gary Gardner (born 29 June 1992)[1] is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Aston Villa. An attacking centre midfielder, he made his first appearance for Aston Villa on 31st December 2011 and has made numerous international appearances at different international levels for England.
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Gardner started his career at Aston Villa with older brother, Craig, but before he could even make an appearance for the under-18s, he was forced out with an anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] injury sustained in December 2009. He has since gone on to play for Aston Villa under-18s and reserves.[2]
Gardner scored a brace in Aston Villa reserves' 10–1 win over Arsenal, firstly catching out Gunners' goalkeeper James Shea to break the deadlock before scoring another from the penalty spot. He also set up Andreas Weimann and Jonathan Hogg's goals.[3]
Gardner made his debut for Aston Villa's first team in a pre-season friendly, coming on as a substitute in the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy final for captain Stiliyan Petrov.[4]
On 26 November, Gardner joined Coventry City on an initial one-month loan deal.[5] Gardner scored on his debut for Coventry in a 2-1 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion.[6] On the 21st December, Gary was recalled from loan by parent club Aston Villa [7]
On 31 December 2011, Gardner made his first league appearance for Villa in a 3-1 away win at Chelsea.
Gardner has played for England at numerous international levels, including Under-17s, Under-18s, Under-20s and the Under-21s.
On 10 November 2011, Gardner came on as a sub, replacing Jason Lowe in the 62nd minute, and scored his first two goals for the England under-21s against Iceland under-21s.[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Aston Villa | 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coventry City (loan) | 2011–12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Gardner is the brother of fellow professional football, Craig Gardner, also a product of the Aston Villa youth system.
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