Dino Roberto Gardner (born June 18, 1993) is a Canadian

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player.

Early career

Gardner started his career with five years in the Wallace Emerson House League. He played than in the youth teams of Wexford SC and was part of the local Ontario Under 16 squad.

Professional career

He spent some time in the

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with the

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. In 2011, he left Toronto FC and joined fellow CSL team

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. In 2012, he joined NASL club

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, signing a one-year contract with an option. where he made two appearances in 2012. At the end of the season, after only playing two games for

, he was released. He then signed with Atak Sports. In 2014, he returned to his former club the York Region Shooters. Afterwards, he attended

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playing for the men's soccer team.

International career

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 parents

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in the late 80s from Jamaica, his father, David, was a former Jamaican footballer from

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and his mother, Elaine, was a high jumper Elaine, who was originally from St. Mary, Jamaica.

References

1993 births Living people Men's association football defenders Black Canadian men's soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian men's soccer players FC Edmonton players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Soccer players from Toronto Toronto FC players York Region Shooters players Toronto FC Academy players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen University and college men's soccer players in Canada {{Canada-footy-bio-stub