Dean Gardikiotis
Greek footballer
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Odysseas Dean Gardikiotis | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | 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 as of 18:04, 31 May 2017 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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
Personal life
He is the son of the former player and manager Leon Gardikiotis.
Career statistics
Club
- 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
- Appearance in the Kent Senior Cup