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Craig Gardner | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Craig Gardner | |
Date of birth: | 25 November 1986 | |
Place of birth: | Solihull, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
Playing position: | Central midfielder | |
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Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 8 | |
Youth clubs | ||
–2005 | Aston Villa | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2005–2010 2010–2011 2011–2014 2014–2017 2017 2017– |
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42 (9) 81 (11) 78 (6) 21 (2) 46 (3) | 59 (5)
National team | ||
2007–2009 | England U-21 | 14 (2) |
Craig Gardner (born 25 November 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Birmingham City. A versatile midfielder, Gardner can play in many different positions, although central midfield is his preferred position. Gardner began his career at Aston Villa before spending the 2010–11 season with city rivals Birmingham City. After three seasons with Sunderland, he joined West Bromwich Albion in 2014 before rejoining Birmingham City in 2017.
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Birmingham City F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
2 Laird · 3 Buchanan · 4 Klarer · 5 Sanderson · 6 Bielik · 7 Hansson · 9 May · 10 Jutkiewicz · 11 Wright · 12 Leonard · 13 Paik · 14 Anderson · 15 Chang · 17 Dykes · 18 Willumsson · 19 Gardner-Hickman · 20 Cochrane · 21 Allsop · 23 Sampsted · 24 Iwata · 25 Davies · 26 Harris · 27 Khela · 28 Stansfield · 33 Yokoyama · 45 Peacock-Farrell · 48 Mayo · Manager:![]() |
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England – 2009 UEFA Euro (Under-21) |
1. Hart
2. Cranie
3. Taylor
4. Cattermole
5. Stearman
6. Onuoha
7. Milner
8. Gardner
9. Agbonlahor
10. Noble
11. Johnson
12. Muamba
13. Lewis
14. Walcott
15. Rodwell
16. Tomkins
17. Richards
18. Mancienne
19. Gibbs
20. Driver
21. Campbell
22. Loach
23. Rose
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