Joe Gardner (footballer)

Joe Gardner

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Lincoln City (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
Number	32
Youth career
0000–2024	Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Nottingham Forest	0	(0)
2025–	→ Lincoln City (loan)	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:01, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

Joseph Gardner (born 6 June 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Lincoln City on loan from Nottingham Forest, as a forward. ^[2]

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of 1 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest U21	2023–24 [8]	—			—		—		3 [a]	0	3	0
	2024–25 [9]	—			—		—		3 [a]	1	3	1
	Total		—		—		—		6	1	6	1
Nottingham Forest	2023–24 [8]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2024–25 [10]	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 [9]	League One	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
Career total			2	0	1	0	0	0	6	1	9	1

1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Joe Gardner". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
2. "Joe Gardner". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
3. 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.
4. "Nottingham Forest vs. Bristol City 1–1". Soccerway. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
5. O'Rourke, Pete (22 January 2025). "Exclusive: Walsall lead race to sign Nottingham Forest star Joe Gardner". Football Insider. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
6. "Forest forward Gardner joins Lincoln on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2025.
7. "Lincoln City 1–1 Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
8. "Games played by Joe Gardner in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
9. "Games played by Joe Gardner in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
10. "Games played by Joe Gardner in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2024.