Dino Gardner


Dino Roberto Gardner is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays with York Region Shooters in the Canadian Soccer League.

Career

Gardner started his career with five years in the Wallace Emerson House League. He played than in the youth teams of Wexford Soccer Club and was part of the local Ontario Under 16 squad. 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. Gardner played only two games for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League, before signing with Atak Sports. In 2014, he returned to his former club the York Region Shooters.

International

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

Personal life

He attended the Humberside Collegiate Institute and played until his graduating 2011 Basketball and Soccer for the Huskies. 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.