Dean Gardikiotis

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Dean Gardikiotis
Personal information
Full name Odysseas Dean Gardikiotis
Date of birth (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
St George
Dulwich Hill
Bankstown City
2008–2011 Middlesbrough
2011–2014 Blackpool
2016 Chivas Florida
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Cray Wanderers 8 (0)
2016 Dartford 3 (0)
2017 Acharnaikos 2 (0)
2017 Kallithea 0 (0)
International career
2009 Greece U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:04, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

Odysseas Dean Gardikiotis (Greek: Οδυσσέας Ντιν Γαρδικιώτης; born 9 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in Australia, he has represented Greece at youth level.

Club career[edit]

Born in Australia,[2] Gardikiotis started his career with Australian lower league sides, before joining Middlesbrough in 2008.[3][4] He played for their youth sides for three years before joining then-Championship side Blackpool in 2011. After leaving Blackpool in 2014, he signed with non-league side Cray Wanderers,[5] having trialled with Derby County.[6]

He signed for Dartford in March 2016,[7] and made his debut when he filled in for the injured Deren Ibrahim against Basingstoke Town in April 2016.[8]

After a short spell with the Chivas USA Academy in Florida, Gardikiotis signed with Acharnaikos in 2017, having rejected a contract with the Greek side the previous year.[9][10]

International career[edit]

Gardikiotis has represented the Greek under-17 side twice, making his debut in December 2009 in a friendly against Serbia.[11]

Personal life[edit]

He is the son of the former player and manager Leon Gardikiotis.

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 14 June 2017[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dartford 2015–16 National League South 3 0 1[a] 0 0 0 4 0
Acharnaikos 2016–17 Football League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kallithea 2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearance in the Kent Senior Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dean Gardikiotis". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ Mavridis, John (20 January 2010). "Odisseas DEAN Gardikiotis" (PDF). Kόσμος. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Οδυσσεας Γαρδικιωτης... Ο μικρος" (PDF). Kόσμος (in Greek). 21 January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Doubling up for the Boro". The Northern Echo. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. ^ "New signings and departure". Cray Wanderers F.C. via Pitchero. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Rams' Under 21s too hot to handle". Belper Town F.C. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Dartford goalkeeper Deren Ibrahim likely to miss the rest of the season after injuring his shoulder at Maidstone United". Kent Online. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Dartford boss Tony Burman upbeat about play-off hopes despite Basingstoke Town setback". News Shopper. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Profile". Timeout Soccer USA. Retrieved 15 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Φούτμπολ Λιγκ μεταγραφές: To πάρε-δώσε όλων των ομάδων τον Ιανουάριο". Press ARIS (in Greek). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Φιλικά με την Σερβία η Εθνική παίδων". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 7 December 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  12. ^ Dean Gardikiotis at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

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