Thomas Gardner (soccer)

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Thomas Gardner
Personal information

Date of birth	(1998-03-17) March 17, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2015	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	UBC Thunderbirds	66	(13)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Whitecaps FC 2	40	(0)
2018	TSS FC Rovers	6	(1)
2021	FC Edmonton	10	(0)
2022	Varsity FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 21, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 13, 2015

Thomas Gardner (born March 17, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Whitecaps FC 2

Gardner signed with Whitecaps FC 2 on August 26, 2015.^[1] He made his professional debut 11 days later against Sacramento Republic FC.^[2] Gardner, along with fellow Whitecaps Academy products Matthew Baldisimo and Kadin Chung were praised during the club's USL playoff run in the 2016 USL season.^[3] In December 2016, Whitecaps FC 2 announced that Gardner would return to the club for the 2017 season.^[4] He played three seasons with Whitecaps FC 2 before the club ceased operations after the 2017 season.^[5] Rather than sign a USL deal with the Whitecaps new affiliate, Fresno FC, Gardner elected to evaluate playing opportunities in college.^[6]

TSS FC Rovers

After three seasons with Whitecaps FC 2, Gardner signed with TSS FC Rovers of the Premier Development League for the 2018 season.^[7]

Pacific FC

On November 12, 2018, Gardner was selected 6th overall by Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League's inaugural U Sports draft.^[8] However he sustained a knee injury shortly after being drafted and was unable to play for three months, resulting in him not signing with Pacific. So, he went back to the University of British Columbia and played in the 2019 U Sports season.^[9] He was once again selected 12th overall by Pacific FC in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft.

FC Edmonton

In the 2021 CPL-U Sports Draft, he was selected first overall by FC Edmonton.^[10]^[11] On March 23, 2021, Gardner signed a development contract with the club.^[12] Gardner appeared in 10 games with the Eddies before returning to the University of British Columbia.

Varsity FC

In 2022, Gardner joined Varsity FC in League1 British Columbia.^[13]

International career

Gardner qualifies to play for Canada, where he and his father were born, or Indonesia, where his mother was born.^[14]

In 2013, Gardner participated in U-15 evaluation camps for the Canadian men's program and played in the Copa Mexico de Naciones Sub-15.^[14] The following year, he participated in camps for the Canadian U17 team and played at the 2014 Tournoi Montaigu.^[14] He subsequently participated in another U17 camp in 2015, but was not called up for competitive matches.^[14]

References

^ "Whitecaps FC sign three local Residency players to pro contracts with WFC2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 26, 2015.
^ Campbell, Aaron (May 12, 2016). "Ten Count with Vancouver Whitecaps U18 and USL player Thomas Gardner". Away from the Numbers.
^ Weber, Marc (October 7, 2016). "'Telepathic' trio hooks talent, soccer dreams to WFC2 playoff wagon". Vancouver Province.
^ "Whitecaps FC 2 re-sign Sem de Wit and Will Seymore, announce roster update". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 20, 2016.
^ Michael McColl (October 14, 2017). "California Dreaming: Goodbye WFC2, hello new beginnings – the ins and outs of the Whitecaps/Fresno partnership". AFTN Canada.
^ "Whitecaps FC assign three players to USL affiliate Fresno FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 7, 2017.
^ Michael McColl (April 3, 2018). "Rovers Return: TSS' 2018 PDL roster combines key returnees, Whitecaps alumni, and top local college talent". AFTN.ca.
^ "Pacific FC stay local, drafting UBC's Gardner, Verhoven, Fussell in CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League. 13 November 2018.
^ Thompson, MArty (2019-11-08). "'Ready for next level': Injury-redeemed Gardner, UBC stars pique Pacific interest". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
^ Prest, Andy (January 29, 2021). "North Vancouver's Thomas Gardner picked first in CPL soccer draft". North Shore News.
^ Molinaro, John (January 29, 2021). "FC Edmonton take UBC's Thomas Gardner 1st overall in CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canadian Premier League.
^ "FC Edmonton signs CPL-U SPORTS first overall pick Thomas Gardner". Canadian Premier League. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ @Varsity_FC (13 April 2022). "Welcome Thomas Gardner Currently playing for @ubcmsoc Gardner was the @USPORTS_Soccer Rookie of the Year & 1st Te…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Thomas Gardner". CanadaSoccer.com. 28 January 2020.

External links

Thomas Gardner at the Canadian Soccer Association
Whitecaps bio

v t e First overall CPL draft picks
2018: Bitar 2019: Bent 2021: Gardner 2022: Cunha 2023: White 2024: Sheppard 2025: Layne

v t e 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft selections
In preparation for the 2019 season
First round	Gabriel Bitar Dylan Carreiro Jace Kotsopoulos Daniel Gogarty Peter Schaale Thomas Gardner Connor James
Second round	Ajeej Sarkaria Zach Verhoven André Bona Emmanuel Zambazis Aboubacar Sissoko Lewis White Joel Waterman
Third round	Easton Ongaro Jack Simpson Marko Mandekic Daniel Pritchard Christian Oxner Nick Fussell Noah Cunningham

v t e 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft selections
In preparation for the 2020 season
First round	Cory Bent Marcus Campanile Jan Pirretas Glasmacher David Chung Stefan Karajovanovic Gabriel Bitar Gabriel Balbinotti
Second round	Alex Zis Moe El Gandour Isaiah Johnston Jakob Bosch Thomas Gardner Charlie Waters Jake Ruby

v t e 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft selections
In preparation for the 2021 season
First round	Thomas Gardner Cristopher Malekos Yuba-Rayane Yesli Christopher Campoli Christopher Lee Victor Loturi Stefan Karajovanovic Garven Metusala
Second round	José Cunha Kareem Sow Ethan Keen Victory Shumbusho Danial Rafisamii Tony Mikhael Reggie Laryea Jackson Farmer