Robert James Gibbons (born 8 October 1991) is an Irish professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert James Gibbons[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Knocklyon, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Knocklyon United | |||
| –2007 | Lourdes Celtic | ||
| 2007–2010 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Alki Larnaca | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:32, 7 May 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of (UTC) | |||
Gibbons is a left footed centre midfield player, but has also appeared on the left side of midfield for the Forest Reserves. He was given the Forest first team squad number 42 shirt[3][4][5] at the beginning of the 2010/11 season and appeared on the bench for Nottingham Forest's defeat to Bradford City in the League Cup in August 2010.[6]
Gibbons signed a four-year contract at Forest in 2007 and he was a key player in the Nottingham Forest F.C. Youth Academy side that reached the Youth Premier League Final in May 2010, losing 5-3 to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[7]
He signed a 3.5 year deal for Alki on 11 January 2011 after spending two weeks on trial at the club and was given the number 32 shirt.[8][9][10] Gibbons made his debut for Alki on 16 February 2011, coming off the bench as a second-half substitute in the Larnaca side's 4–3 win in the Cypriot Cup against Enosis Paralimni.[11][12][13][14] Gibbons made his league debut on 19 March 2011.
On 31 January 2012 he signed for Scunthorpe United as free agent after a pay dispute with Alki. After some impressive performances in the reserves he made his first team debut against MK Dons on 14 April 2012.[15]
References edit
- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/01/2012 and 31/01/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Gibbons, RJ (Robert)", English National Football Archive
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- ^ Nottingham Forest Football Club Squad
- ^ "Robbie Gibbons – Nottingham Forest News, Fixtures, Results, Transfers – Sky Sports". Sky Sports.
- ^ Nottingham Forest | Match | Latest Report | 10 August 2010, Bradford 2 - 1 Nottm Forest
- ^ Nottingham Forest | News | Latest News | Latest News | Arsenal 5 v 3 Nottingham Forest
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- ^ Robbie Gibbons
- ^ Protathlima.com: Συμπλήρωσε την οκτάδα η «αθάνατη»
- ^ ShootandGoal.com | Αλκή-ΕΝΠ: Βροχή γκολ και πρόκριση στην «Αθάνατη»
- ^ http://www.sport-fm.com.cy/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21245&Itemid=65 [dead link]
- ^ ΑΛΚΗ – ΕΝΠ: 4-3 | Enosis Athletic Union of Paralimni
- ^ "Scunthorpe confirm triple signing". BBC News.
External links edit
- Robbie Gibbons at Soccerbase
