Joe Gardner (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Lincoln City (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Lincoln City (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 18 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:41, 24 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joseph Gardner (born 6 June 2005) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Lincoln City on loan from Premier League side Nottingham Forest.[2]
Club Career
[edit]Whilst part of the Nottingham Forest youth academy he featured for the club's U21 side in the EFL Trophy in the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons, and scored against Carlisle United in a 2–1 victory in September 2024.[3]
He made his first-team debut for Nottingham Forest against Bristol City in the FA Cup on 7 February 2024.[4] He later featured on the bench for Premier League matches without making his debut.[5] He scored six goals in Premier League 2 for Forest in the first half of the 2024–25 season.[6]
On 31 January 2025, he signed a new contract with Nottingham Forest and joined EFL League One side Lincoln City on a six-month loan.[6] Gardner made his debut coming off the bench against Cambridge United on 8 February 2025, where he received a straight red card 4 minutes into his debut.[7] He scored his first league goal for Lincoln against Crawley Town on 4 March 2025, scoring the fourth goal to round off a 4–1 win.[8]
International Career
[edit]In January 2023, he was called-up by the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team for a UK-based training camp ahead of their UEFA European U19 Championship qualifiers the following month.[9] On 13 March 2025, Gardner received his first Republic of Ireland U21 call up for their friendlies against Scotland U21 & Hungary U21 in Spain.[10] He made his debut for the side against Scotland U21 on 21 March, missing an 88th minute penalty in a 2–0 loss.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 18 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest U21 | 2023–24[12] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25[13] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2023–24[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2024–25[13] | League One | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Joe Gardner". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Joe Gardner". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ Le Roux, Adam (22 January 2025). "Walsall in pole position over Lincoln City to seal Nottingham Forest transfer". Football League World. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Nottingham Forest vs. Bristol City 1–1". Soccerway. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ O'Rourke, Pete (22 January 2025). "Exclusive: Walsall lead race to sign Nottingham Forest star Joe Gardner". Football Insider. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Forest forward Gardner joins Lincoln on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Lincoln City 1–1 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Lincoln City 4–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "25 invited to UK training camp". fai.ie. Jan 29, 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Ireland Under-21 squad named for Scotland and Hungary friendlies". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Ireland U21s slump to defeat against Scots in Spain". March 21, 2025 – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ a b "Games played by Joe Gardner in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Joe Gardner in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.