Gary Gardner
English footballer (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gary Gardner (born 29 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Birmingham City.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gary Gardner[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 31)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Solihull,[2] England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2019 | Aston Villa | 42 | (1) |
2011 | → Coventry City (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2014 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2015 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 18 | (4) |
2016 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 20 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Barnsley (loan) | 29 | (2) |
2018–2019 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 40 | (2) |
2019– | Birmingham City | 130 | (13) |
International career | |||
2009 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
2009–2011 | England U19 | 2 | (1) |
2009 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | England U21 | 5 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:05, 14 April 2024 (UTC) |
A product of the Aston Villa Academy, Gardner made his senior debut while on loan at Coventry City. He first played competitively for Aston Villa in late 2011, and went on to spend time on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton & Hove Albion, Nottingham Forest, Barnsley and Birmingham City, before joining Birmingham on a permanent contract in 2019.
He has made a number of appearances at under-age levels for England, including five for England U21. He is the younger brother of Birmingham City technical director Craig Gardner.