| Jacob Gardiner-Smith | |
| Fullname: | Jacob Gabriel Gardiner-Smith[1] |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, England |
| Height: | 1.81m (05.94feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Sholing |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | CSKA Moscow |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | St Albans City |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Hendon (dual-reg.) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Braintree Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | Hemel Hempstead Town |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | Cheshunt |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Kings Langley |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2023 |
| Clubs8: | Hanwell Town |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Beaconsfield Town |
| Caps9: | 21 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2024 |
| Clubs10: | Hungerford Town |
| Caps10: | 16 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Sholing |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 08:17, 7 August 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 Sholing.
Born in Cambridge, he is the grandson of Scottish footballer John Gardiner and the son of politician Barry Gardiner.[2] He is fluent in Russian.
He began his career with Russian sides CSKA Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg. After two years, he returned to England to sign for St Albans City, moving on to Hendon on dual-registration in January 2019.[3] [4] [5] [6] He turned professional with Wycombe Wanderers in July 2019.[7] He made his senior debut on 8 October 2019, in the EFL Trophy.[8] On 24 December 2019, he moved on a three-month long loan to Braintree Town.[9]
Gardiner-Smith was released by Wycombe Wanderers at the end of the 2019–20 season.[10] He signed for Hemel Hempstead Town in January 2022. In August 2022, Gardiner-Smith was playing for National League South side Cheshunt.[11]
After a spell with Kings Langley[12] Gardiner-Smith signed for Southern Football League side Hanwell Town in January 2023.[13] He joined Beaconsfield Town ahead of the 2023–24 campaign, before signing for league rivals Hungerford Town in January 2024.[14] [15]
In August 2024, Gardiner-Smith joined Southern League Premier Division South side Sholing.[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[18] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hendon (dual-reg.) | 2018–19 | Southern League Premier Division South | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[19] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2019–20 | National League South | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2021–22 | National League South | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Cheshunt | 2022–23 | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Kings Langley | 2022–23 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 15 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Hanwell Town | 2022–23 | Southern League Premier Division South | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Beaconsfield Town | 2023–24 | Southern League Premier Division South | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Hungerford Town | 2023–24 | Southern League Premier Division South | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 113 | 0 | |||