Lewis Gibson (footballer)

Lewis Jack Gibson (born 19 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.

Lewis Gibson
Gibson playing for Bristol Rovers in 2022
Personal information
Full name Lewis Jack Gibson[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Durham, England[2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
Plymouth Argyle
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2017 Newcastle United
2017–2019 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Everton 0 (0)
2020Fleetwood Town (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021Reading (loan) 13 (0)
2021–2022Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023Bristol Rovers (loan) 31 (1)
2023– Plymouth Argyle 39 (0)
International career
2016–2017 England U17 12 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 3 (0)
2019 England U20 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  England
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2017 India
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2017 Croatia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:39, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:26, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career edit

Gibson came through the academy of Newcastle United before joining fellow Premier League club Everton in July 2017.[4]

On 31 January 2020, Gibson joined League One side Fleetwood Town on loan until the end of the season.[5][6] A day later, he made his senior debut as Fleetwood defeated Doncaster Rovers 2–1.[7]

On 22 September 2020 he signed on loan for Reading.[8]

On 7 August 2021, it was announced he had signed a season-long loan at League One side Sheffield Wednesday.[9][10] He made his debut against Mansfield Town in the EFL Trophy on 5 October 2021, playing the first 45 minutes.[11] After Gibson picked up another injury in his second game against Bolton Wanderers,[12] manager Darren Moore confirmed that Gibson had returned to his parent club and would unlikely return.[13] However, Gibson stayed at Wednesday and returned from injury against Doncaster Rovers on 19 February 2022.[14]

On 12 August 2022, Gibson joined League One club Bristol Rovers on loan for the 2022–23 season.[15][16] Gibson made his debut off the bench the following day in a 1–0 victory over Oxford United.[17] Having suffered a thigh injury on New Year's Day following a long spell in the first-team, he was ruled out for several weeks.[18] Having missed seven matches, Gibson returned to the first-team selection picture at the end of February.[19] On 10 April 2023, he scored his first senior goal when he equalised in an eventual 2–1 victory over former club Fleetwood Town.[20]

Following his return to Everton at the end of the 2022–23 season, he was offered a new contract.[21] He left the club, and signed for Plymouth Argyle on 3 July.[22]

International career edit

Gibson has represented England at under-17, under-18 and under-20 level and was part of the side who lifted the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.[6]

Personal life edit

Gibson's older brother Liam is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Harrogate Town.[23]

Gibson attended Tanfield School.[24]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 20 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton U23 2017–18[25] 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20[26] 3[a] 0 3 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
Everton 2019–20[26] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[27] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22[28] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23[29] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2019–20[26] League One 9 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 11 0
Reading (loan) 2020–21[27] Championship 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2021–22[28] League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 6 0
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2022–23[29] League One 31 1 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 33 1
Plymouth Argyle 2023–24[30] Championship 39 0 3 0 0 0 42 0
Career total 97 1 4 0 0 0 8 0 109 1
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearances in the play-offs.

Honours edit

England U17

Everton U23s

References edit

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ Lewis Gibson at Soccerbase
  3. ^ Lewis Gibson at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Lewis Gibson leaves Newcastle United and signs three-year deal with Everton". chroniclelive.co.uk/. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Lewis Gibson, Barrie McKay and Isak Thorvaldsson join Fleetwood on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Lewis Gibson joins the Cod Army on loan from Everton". Fleetwood Town F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Fleetwood Town 2–1 Doncaster Rovers". BBC. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  8. ^ "✒️ Lewis Gibson completes loan move to the Madejski". www.readingfc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Owls land Premier League defender Gibson". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Owls sign Everton's Gibson for season". BBC Sport.
  11. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday boss explains surprise substitution of Everton loanee Lewis Gibson after eye-catching debut in late EFL Trophy win". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Owls to assess Gibson and Hutchinson". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Every word Darren Moore said on Dejphon Chansiri, Lewis Gibson, transfers and the injury list". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Darren Moore on Sheffield Wednesday's subs v Doncaster Rovers, Gregory, Hutchinson and Gibson". YorkshireLive. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Gibson Joins Bristol Rovers On Loan". www.evertonfc.com.
  16. ^ "Bristol Rovers sign Everton defender Gibson". BBC Sport.
  17. ^ "Bristol Rovers 1–0 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  18. ^ Frost, Sam (27 January 2023). "Jordan Rossiter suffers injury setback with Lewis Gibson still unavailable for Bristol Rovers". Bristol Post. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  19. ^ Frost, Sam (23 February 2023). "Big boost for Bristol Rovers and Joey Barton with two key players back for Oxford United clash". Bristol Post. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  20. ^ "Fleetwood Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  21. ^ "Everton Offers New Contracts To Players". www.evertonfc.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Plymouth sign ex-Everton defender Gibson" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  23. ^ "Title winner details Everton dream, learning from Kurt Zouma and catching Marco Silva's eye". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Meet Newcastle's New Scholars". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  26. ^ a b c "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  30. ^ "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  31. ^ "England win U17 World Cup: Young Lions fight back to beat Spain in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  32. ^ "Spain 2–2 England: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  33. ^ Carroll, Sam (8 May 2019). "Everton vs Newcastle U23s LIVE - Live stream & score updates". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.