to a divisional title and the final of the USSF Division 2 Pro League playoffs in 2010. Gardner made a return to Major League Soccer in 2011 when he signed with the Columbus Crew. He made his Black & Gold debut on February 22, 2011 in leg 1 of the Crew's CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final series against Real Salt Lake. On August 27, 2011, Gardner set an MLS record for fastest time between a goal and an own goal against the Seattle Sounders, scoring in the 73rd minute, and scoring an own goal in the 74th. Gardner was left exposed by Columbus in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft and was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact. He stayed with Montreal through the 2012 season, but the club announced in November 2012 that he would not return in 2013. His rights were traded to Sporting Kansas City in exchange for a second-round 2013 MLS SuperDraft pick. Gardner was waived by Sporting on March 25, 2014. International In 2003 Gardner was invited to play in the US Soccer Festival with the United States U-20 national team. He assisted on the game's only goal. Honors Sporting Kansas City MLS Cup: 2013 Los Angeles Galaxy MLS Cup: 2005 Seattle Sounders USL First Division Championship (1): 2007 USL First Division Commissioner's Cup (1): 2007 References External links 1982 births Living people American soccer players American expatriate soccer players Association football defenders Cincinnati Bearcats men's soccer players Columbus Crew players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Houston Toros players LA Galaxy draft picks LA Galaxy players Major League Soccer players CF Montréal players North Carolina FC players People from Freeport, Texas Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players Sporting Kansas City non-playing staff Sporting Kansas City players Sportspeople from the Houston metropolitan area Soccer players from Texas United States men's under-20 international soccer players USL First Division players USL League Two players USSF Division 2 Professional League players