Josh Gardner

:"This article is about the football (soccer) player, for the comedian see Josh Gardner (comedian)."Football player infobox| playername= Josh Gardner
fullname = Joshua Gardner


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|9|14
cityofbirth = Brazosport, Texas
countryofbirth = U.S.
height = height|ft=5|in=11
currentclub = Seattle Sounders
clubnumber = 31
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 2001-03
youthclubs = Cincinnati 60 (14)
years = 2003
2004-06
2007-2008
clubs = Houston Toros
Los Angeles Galaxy
Seattle Sounders
caps(goals) = 05 (2)
21 (1)
52 (7)
nationalyears = 2003
nationalteam = U.S. U-20
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = September 27, 2008
ntupdate = 3 December, 2006

Josh Gardner (born September 14 1982, Brazosport, Texas) is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division

In 2003, Gardner was playing for the Houston Toros of the fourth division Premier Development League. He was invited to play in the U.S. Soccer Festival with the U.S. U-20 national team. He assisted on the game's only goal. On the strength of that single exceptional game for the Under-20 national team, Gardner was offered a Project-40 contract before the 2004 season, which he promptly signed. He was drafted 13th overall in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft, but saw very little playing time with the Galaxy, 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 July 8, 2006 against Real Salt Lake.

The Galaxy eventually released Gardner on March 23, 2007, after which he signed with the Seattle Sounders. 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. In 2007, Gardner, a starting left midfielder with the Seattle Sounders, helped them win the USL First Division Championship.

Persondata
NAME=Gardner, Josh
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH=September 14, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH=Brazoria, Texas
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=