Gary Gardner ( eng. Gary Gardner ; June 29, 1992 , Solihull ) - English footballer , central midfielder of the Birmingham club Aston Villa , acting on loan for Barnsley. Pupil of the youth academy "Aston Villa". He played for the youth and youth teams of England.
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| Was born | June 29, 1992 (27 years) Solihull , England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 188 [1] cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Gary began his career at Aston Villa with his older brother Craig . In December 2009, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury to the knee, but managed to recover, after which he played for the youth and reserve Aston Villa squads [2] .
In the summer of 2011, Craig went with the main line-up on the Aston Villa preseason tour to the Barclays Asia Trophy tournament . He came off the bench in the final match against Chelsea [3] .
On November 24, 2011, Gardner transferred to Coventry City on loan [4] . Two days later, he played for the club his first match against Brighton and Hove Albion , in which he scored a goal in the 9th minute, but his team was defeated with a score of 2: 1 [5] . Having played just four games for Coventry, Gary returned to Aston Villa on December 21 [6] .
December 31, 2011 Gary made his debut in the Premier League, replacing Mark Olbrayton in the match against Chelsea, in which the “Villa” won 3-1 [7] .
Career in the national team
Gary played for the national team of England to 17, to 18, to 20 and to 21 years. November 10, 2011, coming on as a substitute for Jason Lowe in the 62nd minute of the match against the youth team of Iceland , scored his first goals for the youth team of England [8] .
Personal life
Gary has a brother, Craig Gardner , who is also a professional footballer. The brothers transfer funds for the maintenance of the boxing gym in Birmingham .
Notes
- ↑ Squad Profiles. Gary Gardner (English) , BBC Sport.
- ↑ Aston Villa | Squads | Reserves | Reserves Profile | Gary Gardner Archived September 22, 2013.
- ↑ Villa in Hong Kong report: McLeish's men fall in Chelsea final | Latest News | Aston Villa Archived February 15, 2015.
- ↑ Gary Gardner joins Coventry on loan from Aston Villa (Eng.) , BBC Sport (11/24/2011).
- ↑ Brighton 2-1 Coventry (English) , BBC Sport (11/26/2011).
- Recall Villa recall England U21 star Gardner from Coventry loan spell (Eng.) , Daily Mail (10/21/2011).
- ↑ Chelsea 1-3 Aston Villa (Eng.) , BBC Sport (12/31/2011).
- ↑ England U21 5-0 Iceland U21 (English) , BBC Sport.
Links
- Football player profile on Aston Villa official website (English)
- Player profile (eng.) On soccerbase.com
- Gary Gardner on Twitter
- Player Profile (English) on Transfermarkt
- Profile on the site Soccerway (eng.)