Josh Gardner
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joshua Gardner | ||
| Date of birth | September 14, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Freeport, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carolina RailHawks | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Cincinnati Bearcats | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003 | Houston Toros | 5 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 21 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Seattle Sounders | 52 | (7) |
| 2009– | Carolina RailHawks | 20 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | United States U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Josh Gardner (born September 4, 1982 in Freeport, Texas) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks in the USL First Division.
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[edit] Career
[edit] College and Amateur
Gardner played college soccer at the University of Cincinnati a starter as a freshman in 2001 to 2003. In 2002, was named second team All-Conference USA, he was tied for team lead with five assists. In 2003, Gardner led the team in points, tied for Bearcats’ team lead with six goals and led the team with 6 assists. Gardner earned All C-USA first team honors, second team All-Region after leading the Bearcats to the NCAA Tournament for only the second time in school history, and first team All-Ohio. He also played for the Houston Toros in the USL Premier Development League.
[edit] Professional
On the strength Gardner's single exceptional game for the United States U-20 national team in 2003, Gardner was offered a Project-40 contract before the 2004 season, which he signed. He was drafted 13th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft by Los Angeles Galaxy, but saw very little playing time with the team, appearing in only two games, playing 25 minutes.
His stock rose prior to the 2006 season, as he turned in a strong performance in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup and started two of the first three games of the MLS season. Unfortunately, he soon fell out of favor with then-coach Steve Sampson and would not see much playing time until Sampson was fired and replaced by Frank Yallop. After Yallop's arrival, Gardner started every Galaxy game and was even mentioned as a replacement at left-back when the Galaxy traded Todd Dunivant. Gardner scored his first MLS goal on July 8, 2006, against Real Salt Lake. The Galaxy eventually released Gardner on March 23, 2007. During his three years with the Galaxy, Gardner played 1,096 minutes in 21 games and was a member of the Galaxy team that won both the MLS Cup and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2005.
Gardner signed with the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division in 2007, and quickly became their starting left midfielder, helping them win the USL1 Championship in his first year with the team.
When the USL Sounders folded at the end of the 2008 season Gardner signed with the Carolina RailHawks in January 2009.[1].
[edit] International
In 2003 Gardner was invited to play in the US Soccer Festival with the United States U-20 national team. He assisted on the game's only goal.
[edit] Honors
[edit] Seattle Sounders
- USL First Division Championship (1): 2007
- USL First Division Commissioner's Cup (1): 2007
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