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{{Infobox football biography
| playername = Gary Gardner
| fullname = Gary Gardner<ref name="Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes">{{cite web
| title = Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes
| url = http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action
| publisher = Findmypast.com
| accessdate = 2012-04-08}}</ref>
| image = [[File:Gary Gardner.jpg|150px]]
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1992|06|26|df=y}}
| cityofbirth = [[Solihull]]
| countryofbirth =England
| currentclub = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
| clubnumber = 38
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/gardner/profil/spieler_110861.html Gary Gardner – Player profile – transfermarkt.co.uk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder#Centre midfielder|Central midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 2005–2011 | youthclubs1 = [[Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy|Aston Villa]]
| years1 = 2011– | clubs1 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = → [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] (loan) | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008 | nationalteam1 = [[England national under-17 football team|England U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2010 | nationalteam2 = [[England national under-19 football team|England U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam3 = [[England national under-20 football team|England U20]]
| nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2011– | nationalteam4 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps4 = 5 | nationalgoals4 = 2
| club-update = 17:36, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:45, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
}}

'''Gary Gardner''' (born 26 June 1992)<ref name=autogenerated1 /> is an English [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder#Centre midfielder|central midfielder]] for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. A product of the [[Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy|Aston Villa Academy]], Gardner spent a brief loan spell at [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] in 2011 and has made a number of appearances at different international levels for [[England national football team|England]]. He is the younger brother of current [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] midfielder and former Aston Villa team-mate [[Craig Gardner]].

==Club career==
===Aston Villa===
====Early career====
Gardner started his career at [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] with older brother, [[Craig Gardner|Craig]], but before he could even make an appearance for the under-18s, he was forced out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in December 2009. He later returned from injury and became an important member of Aston Villa's [[Aston Villa F.C. Reserves and Academy|under-18 and reserve sides]].<ref>[http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/ReservesProfile/0,,10265~2091251,00.html Aston Villa | Squads | Reserves | Reserves Profile | Gary Gardner<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Gardner scored a brace in [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] reserves' 10–1 win over [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] on 10 January 2011, firstly catching out Gunners' goalkeeper [[James Shea]] to break the deadlock before scoring another from the penalty spot. He also claimed assists for [[Andreas Weimann]] and [[Jonathan Hogg]]'s goals.<ref>http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2263322,00.html</ref><ref>http://www.arsenal.com/match-menu/3305232/reserves/aston-villa-res-v-arsenal-res?tab=report</ref> The midfielder made his unofficial début for Aston Villa's first team in a pre-season friendly, coming on as a substitute for captain [[Stiliyan Petrov]] in the [[2011 Barclays Asia Trophy#Final|2011 Barclays Asia Trophy final]] loss to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref>http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2405926,00.html</ref>

He also represented Aston Villa in the [[2011–12 NextGen series|inaugural season]] of the [[NextGen series]], a European competition similar in format to the [[UEFA Champions League]] for younger footballers to compete in. During the group stage, Gardner scored single goals against [[Fenerbahçe S.K.|Fenerbahçe]]<ref name="MatchReport: Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce">{{Cite news | url = http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/Wed-28-09-11/Aston-Villa-vs-Fenerbahce/MatchReport | publisher = NextGen Series | title = MatchReport: Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce | date = 28 September 2011 | accessdate = 9 December 2012 }}</ref> and [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]].<ref name="Aston Villa - Rosenborg">{{Cite news | url = http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/Wed-02-11-11/Aston-Villa---Rosenborg/Aston-Villa---Rosenborg | publisher = NextGen Series | title = Aston Villa - Rosenborg | date = 2 November 2011 | accessdate = 9 December 2012 }}</ref> In Villa's last group match, Gardner scored all three goals in a 3&ndash;0 victory over [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]].<ref name="NextGen Series report: Villa U19s 3-0 Ajax U19s">{{Cite news | url = http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2524764,00.html | publisher = Aston Villa Football Club | title = NextGen Series report: Villa U19s 3-0 Ajax U19s | date = 22 November 2011 | accessdate = 9 December 2012 }}</ref> On 25 January, he scored a last minute equaliser in the [[2011–12 NextGen Series#Quarter-finals|quarter-final]] match against [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]; Villa went on to lose the tie 2&ndash;1 in extra time.<ref name="NextGen Series quarter-final match report: Villa 1-2 Marseille [AET]">{{Cite news | url = http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2589055,00.html | publisher = Aston Villa Football Club | title = NextGen Series quarter-final match report: Villa 1-2 Marseille [AET] | date = 25 January 2012 | accessdate = 11 April 2012 }}</ref> Gardner's six goals made him the competition's joint second-highest goalscorer that year, alongside [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]'s [[Mushaga Bakenga]] and [[Alberto Coelho|Betinho]] of [[Sporting Clube Portugal|Sporting CP]].

====Coventry City (loan)====

On 24 November 2011, Gardner joined [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] on an initial one-month loan deal.<ref name="Gary Gardner joins Coventry on loan from Aston Villa">{{Cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15872074.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | title = Gary Gardner joins Coventry on loan from Aston Villa | date = 24 November 2011 | accessdate = 24 November 2011 }}</ref> Two days later, he scored just 9 minutes in to his début for the club in a 2-1 defeat against [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/15802496.stm | work=BBC News | title=Brighton 2-1 Coventry | date=26 November 2011}}</ref> After making just four appearances for the Sky Blues in the [[Football League Championship|Championship]], Gardner was recalled from his loan spell by his parent club on 21 December.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2077031/Aston-Villa-recall-Gary-Gardner-Coventry.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Villa recall England U21 star Gardner from Coventry loan spell | date=21 December 2011}}</ref>

====First Team====

On 31 December 2011, Gardner made his first league appearance for Villa in a 3-1 away win at Chelsea. He came off the bench as a substitute for [[Marc Albrighton]] in the 78th minute.<ref name="Chelsea 1 - 3 Aston Villa">{{Cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16324977.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | title = Chelsea 1 - 3 Aston Villa | date = 31 December 2011 | accessdate = 9 January 2012 }}</ref> He came off the bench once again on 7 January 2012 as Villa beat [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] in the [[FA Cup]] [[2011–12 FA Cup#Third round proper|Third Round]].<ref name="Bristol Rovers 1 - 3 Aston Villa">{{Cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16372066.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | title = Bristol Rovers 1 - 3 Aston Villa | date = 7 January 2012 | accessdate = 9 January 2012 }}</ref> On 21 January 2012, Gardner made his first start for Villa in a 3-2 win away at [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]].<ref name="Wolves 2 - 3 Aston Villa">{{Cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16559310.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | title = Wolves 2 - 3 Aston Villa | date = 21 January 2012 | accessdate = 24 January 2012 }}</ref> Gardner maintained his place in the team as the season progressed due to major injury concerns and the illness of captain [[Stiliyan Petrov]].

==International career==
Gardner has played for England at numerous international levels, including [[England national under-17 football team|Under-17s]], [[England national under-18 football team|Under-18s]], [[England national under-20 football team|Under-20s]] and the [[England national under-21 football team|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 national under-21 football team|Iceland under-21s]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15687214.stm | work=BBC News | title=England U21 5-0 Iceland U21 | date=11 November 2011}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|13 May 2012}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA#Club|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Discipline
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!![[File:Yellow card.svg|13px|alt=A yellow card]]!![[File:Red card.svg|13px|alt=A red card]]
|-
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|[[2011–12 Aston Villa F.C. season|2011–12]]
|14||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||16||0||1||0
|-
|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] (loan)
|[[2011–12 Coventry City F.C. season|2011–12]]
|4||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||1||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!18!!1!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!20!!1!!2!!0
|}

==Personal life==
Gardner is the brother of fellow professional football, [[Craig Gardner]], also a product of the Aston Villa youth system. The siblings contribute funds to a boxing gym in their hometown of Birmingham, which was featured on an episode of [[Soccer AM]] in 2011.<ref>http://www.socceram.com/blog/0,21644,13881_6859000,00.html</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/PlayerProfiles/0,,10265~56257,00.html Gary Gardner profile] at the Aston Villa website
*{{soccerbase|id=62385|name=Gary Gardner}}
*{{Twitter|id=Gards38|name=Gary Gardner}}

{{England Squad 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship}}
{{Aston Villa F.C. squad}}

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