Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacob Gabriel Gardiner-Smith [1] | ||
Date of birth | 3 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hungerford Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2016 | CSKA Moscow | ||
2016–2018 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2019 | St Albans City | 1 | (0) |
2019 | → Hendon (dual-reg.) | 16 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2022 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 16 | (0) |
2022 | Cheshunt | 4 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Kings Langley | 15 | (0) |
2023 | Hanwell Town | 8 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Beaconsfield Town | 21 | (0) |
2024– | Hungerford Town | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:31, 20 March 2024 (UTC) |
Jacob Gabriel Gardiner-Smith (born 3 July 1997) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern Football League side Hungerford Town.
Born in Cambridge, [2] he is the grandson of Scottish footballer John Gardiner and the son of politician Barry Gardiner. [3] He is fluent in Russian. [3]
He began his career with Russian sides CSKA Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg. [3] After two years, he returned to England to sign for St Albans City, moving on to Hendon on dual-registration in January 2019. [4] [5] [6] [7] He turned professional with Wycombe Wanderers in July 2019. [7] [8] He made his senior debut on 8 October 2019, in the EFL Trophy. [9] On 24 December 2019, he moved on a three-month long loan to Braintree Town. [10]
Gardiner-Smith was released by Wycombe Wanderers at the end of the 2019–20 season. [11] He signed for Hemel Hempstead Town in January 2022. [2] In August 2022, Gardiner-Smith was playing for National League South side Cheshunt. [12]
After a spell with Kings Langley [13] Gardiner-Smith signed for Southern Football League side Hanwell Town in January 2023. [14] He joined Beaconsfield Town ahead of the 2023–24 campaign, before signing for league rivals Hungerford Town in January 2024. [15] [16]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Albans City | 2018–19 [17] | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Hendon (dual-reg.) | 2018–19 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
Wycombe Wanderers | 2019–20 [2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Braintree Town (loan) | 2019–20 [17] | National League South | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Hemel Hempstead Town | 2021–22 [17] | National League South | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
Cheshunt | 2022–23 [17] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Kings Langley | 2022–23 [17] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 15 | 0 | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Hanwell Town | 2022–23 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Beaconsfield Town | 2023–24 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
Hungerford Town | 2023–24 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Career total | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 113 | 0 |