Real name Craig Gardner
Age 26 (Born 25 Nov, 1986)
Height 5ft 10in (1.78m)
Weight 11st 9lb (73.92kg)
Place of birth Solihull
Nationality England England
Date Signed 30 Jun, 2011
Fee £6,000,000

Career

CLUB FROM TO FEE LEAGUE FA CUP LGE CUP OTHER
        APPS GLS APPS GLS APPS GLS APPS GLS
Sunderland 30 Jun, 11 £6,000,000 54 (9) 9 8 (0) 1 3 (0) 1 0 (0) 0
Birmingham 26 Jan, 10 30 Jun, 11 £3,000,000 35 (7) 9 1 (3) 0 4 (2) 2 0 (0) 0
Aston Villa 01 Aug, 05 26 Jan, 10 Trainee 32 (27) 5 3 (3) 0 3 (0) 0 11 (1) 1
Totals     £9,000,000 121 (43) 23 12 (6) 1 10 (2) 3 11 (1) 1
Goals per Game       0.14 0.05 n/a 0.08

Games played by Craig Gardner in 2012/2013

   GLS   YEL  RED  
English Premier Sa 18Aug 2012 Arsenal 0 - 0 Sunderland
Capital One Cup Tu 28Aug 2012 Sunderland 2 - 0 Morecambe
English Premier Sa 01Sep 2012 Swansea 2 - 2 Sunderland
English Premier Sa 15Sep 2012 Sunderland 1 - 1 Liverpool
English Premier Sa 22Sep 2012 West Ham 1 - 1 Sunderland
Capital One Cup Tu 25Sep 2012 MK Dons 0 - 2 Sunderland
1 goal 1
English Premier Sa 29Sep 2012 Sunderland 1 - 0 Wigan
English Premier Sa 06Oct 2012 Man City 3 - 0 Sunderland
English Premier Su 21Oct 2012 Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle
English Premier Sa 27Oct 2012 Stoke 0 - 0 Sunderland
English Premier Sa 03Nov 2012 Sunderland 0 - 1 Aston Villa
English Premier Sa 10Nov 2012 Everton 2 - 1 Sunderland
English Premier Sa 24Nov 2012 Sunderland 2 - 4 West Brom
1 goal 1
English Premier Tu 27Nov 2012 Sunderland 0 - 0 QPR
English Premier Su 02Dec 2012 Norwich 2 - 1 Sunderland
1 goal 1
English Premier Sa 08Dec 2012 Sunderland 1 - 3 Chelsea
English Premier Tu 11Dec 2012 Sunderland 3 - 0 Reading
English Premier Sa 15Dec 2012 Man Utd 3 - 1 Sunderland
English Premier Sa 22Dec 2012 Southampton 0 - 1 Sunderland
English Premier We 26Dec 2012 Sunderland 1 - 0 Man City
English Premier Sa 29Dec 2012 Sunderland 1 - 2 Tottenham
English Premier We 02Jan 2013 Liverpool 3 - 0 Sunderland
English FA Cup Sa 05Jan 2013 Bolton 2 - 2 Sunderland
1 goal 1
English Premier Sa 12Jan 2013 Sunderland 3 - 0 West Ham
English FA Cup Tu 15Jan 2013 Sunderland 0 - 2 Bolton
English Premier Sa 19Jan 2013 Wigan 2 - 3 Sunderland
1 goal 1
English Premier Tu 29Jan 2013 Sunderland 0 - 0 Swansea
English Premier Sa 02Feb 2013 Reading 2 - 1 Sunderland
1 goal 1
English Premier Sa 09Feb 2013 Sunderland 0 - 1 Arsenal
English Premier Sa 23Feb 2013 West Brom 2 - 1 Sunderland
English Premier Sa 02Mar 2013 Sunderland 2 - 2 Fulham
1 goal 1
English Premier Sa 09Mar 2013 QPR 3 - 1 Sunderland
English Premier Su 17Mar 2013 Sunderland 1 - 1 Norwich
1 goal 1
English Premier Sa 30Mar 2013 Sunderland 0 - 1 Man Utd
English Premier Su 07Apr 2013 Chelsea 2 - 1 Sunderland
English Premier Mo 29Apr 2013 Aston Villa 6 - 1 Sunderland
English Premier Mo 06May 2013 Sunderland 1 - 1 Stoke
Appearances: 37 Totals:
8
10
1
 

Match in Focus

19:45 TODAY ITV1

B Dortmund v B Munich

Home Win Draw Away Win
Key stats
  • Bayern Munich have won 24 of their last 26 games in all competitions
  • Borussia Dortmund have kept just one clean sheet in their last ten matches
Expert verdict
Bayern Munich were pipped by Chelsea in last season's Champions League final but they can make amends against compatriots Borussia Dortmund this term. Bayern's form has been incredibly consistent throughout the season and their array of attacking talent could be too much for a Dortmund defence who wobbled against Malaga and Real Madrid.

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