Jacob Gardiner-Smith
Personal information
Full name Jacob Gabriel Gardiner-Smith[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-03) 3 July 1997
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hanwell 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:31, 13 January 2023 (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 Hanwell Town.

Early and personal life

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]

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Albans City 2018–19[15] National League South 1000—1[lower-alpha 1]020
Hendon (dual-reg.) 2018–19[15] Southern League Premier Division South 160———160
Wycombe Wanderers 2019–20[2] League One 0000003[lower-alpha 2]030
Braintree Town (loan) 2019–20[15] National League South 130———130
Hemel Hempstead Town 2021–22[15] National League South 160———160
Cheshunt 2022–23[15] National League South 4000——40
Kings Langley 2022–23[15] Southern League Premier Division Central 150——3[lower-alpha 1]0180
Hanwell Town 2022–23[15] Southern League Premier Division South 80———80
Career total 730000070800
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Wycombe Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 77. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jacob Gardiner-Smith at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jacob Gardiner-Smith is back from Russia with much love". The Non-League Football Paper. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Gardiner-Smith joins Hendon". The Non-League Football Paper. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Profile". Hendon F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Ex-St Albans and Hendon man Gardiner-Smith joins Wycombe". Non League Daily. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Jack Grimmer, Jacob Gardiner-Smith and Giles Phillips: Wycombe Wanderers sign trio". BBC Sport. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Leasing.com Trophy (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
  10. ↑ "News". Braintree Town F.C. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "Wembley heroes stay for Championship adventure". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Welling United 2 Cheshunt 1". cheshuntfc.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Hitchin Town 2-4 Kings Langley: Canaries lose Herts derby in front of bumper festive Top Field crowd". hitchin.nub.news. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  14. ↑ @hanwelltownfc (11 January 2023). "Welcome to Hanwell Town @Jacobgs1" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via Twitter.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jacob Gardiner-Smith Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2023.


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