Date of birth- September 19, 1980 (1980-09-19)(age 27)
Place of birth - Stafford, England
Height- 6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)
Playing position - Centre back
Anthony Gardner (born September 19, 1980 in Stafford)
is an English football player who currently plays as a defender for Hull City.
Club career
Port Vale
Gardner started his career with Port Vale, where he scored four goals in 45
matches in all competitions,
Tottenham Hotspur
Gardner signed for Tottenham Hotspur in January 2000 as a pre-emptive
replacement for Sol Campbell where he worked his way up through the reserves
before making his début as a substitute against Derby County in March 2001,
before suffering knee ligament damage at the back end of the season. This ruled
him out until December. Gardner scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in
a 3-2 victory over local rivals West Ham United in September 2002.
More recently, Gardner was on the fringes of the Tottenham Hotspur team,
playing 17 league matches in 2005-06 due to injury, and just a handful of
matches in 2006-07.
At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, Gardner found himself on the
teamsheet due to the ongoing injuries of Ledley King and Michael Dawson. He did
manage to make an impact - in vain - by scoring his team's only goal in their
second Premier League game of the season at home to Everton on August 15, 2007,
which Spurs went on to lose 3-1. On 25 October 2007, he was injured playing
against Getafe in the UEFA Cup He was stretchered off with a suspected broken
ankle in the 42nd minute, being replaced by Michael Dawson
On 31 January 2008, Gardner signed for Everton on loan for the remainder of
the 2007-08 season, but didn't make a single appearance for the blues.
Prior to the 2008-09 season, Gardner
was loaned to Hull City. The initial deal was to last until January 2009, but
Hull had the option of purchasing him at any point during the loan period. Hull
exercised their purchase option to make the loan move permanent in August for a
fee of £2.5 million, making Gardner the club's record signing.
International career
Gardner has previously represented England at under-21 level, gaining one cap.
Gardner began to impress during season 2003-04 and earned his full England
debut as cover for Gareth Southgate in March 2004. Since this substitute
appearance against Sweden, Gardner has not featured for the England senior team
again - he was called up for the 2005 two-game tour of the USA, but was ruled
out due to a foot injury.
