Ricardo Gardner is a long-serving midfield player for Bolton Wanderers.

As a youngster he played in the Jamaica Premier League at the age of 14, and after some fine performances for his country in the 1998 World Cup finals he signed for Wanderers.

Essentially a left-sided player, although he has also been used in a central midfield role, Ricardo is effective when carrying the ball forward, good at closing down opponents and has a useful eye for goal.

Ricardo played for Wanderers in the Carling Cup tie with Southampton in August, but then missed much of the remainder of the 2010-11 season with a knee injury. He returned to action in March with a loan spell at Preston where he featured at left back, and then played a number of games for Wanderers in the closing weeks of the campaign.

Ricardo has now won over 100 caps for Jamaica since making his debut in 1997.