Thomas Gardner (soccer)


Thomas Gardner is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the UBC Thunderbirds.

Career

Whitecaps FC 2

Gardner signed with Whitecaps FC 2 on August 26, 2015. Gardner, along with fellow Whitecaps Academy products Matthew Baldisimo and Kadin Chung were praised during the club's USL playoff run in the 2016 USL season. In December 2016, Whitecaps FC 2 announced that Gardner would return to the club for the 2017 season. He played three seasons with Whitecaps FC 2 before the club ceased operations after the 2017 season. Rather than sign a USL deal with the Whitecaps new affiliate, Fresno FC, Gardner elected to evaluate playing opportunities in college.

TSS FC Rovers

After three seasons with Whitecaps FC 2, Gardner signed with TSS FC Rovers of the Premier Development League for the 2018 season.

Pacific FC

On November 12, 2018 Gardner was selected 6th overall by Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League's inaugural U Sports draft. However he sustained a knee injury shortly after being drafted and was unable to play for three months, resulting in him not signing with Pacific. So, he went back to the University of British Columbia and played in the 2019 U-Sports season. He was once again selected 12 overall by Pacific FC in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft.

International

He qualifies to play for Canada, where he and his father were born, or Indonesia, where his mother was born.