 Gibbs withArsenal in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (age 36)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Wimbledon | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2017 | Arsenal | 137 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | →Norwich City (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | West Bromwich Albion | 93 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Inter Miami | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Inter Miami II | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 265 | (8) | |||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | England U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | England U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | England U21 | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | England | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:13, 11 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:54, 7 April 2019 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs (born 26 September 1989) is an English former professionalfootballer who played as aleft-back.
Gibbs began his senior career withArsenal in 2007, after joining the club from theWimbledon academy in 2004. He started out as awinger and moved to left-back after aloan spell withNorwich City during the same 2007–08 season where he made his Arsenal debut. He moved toWest Bromwich Albion in 2017 and would remain with the club over the next four seasons before moving to play forInter Miami inMajor League Soccer.
Gibbs made his fullEngland debut in afriendly againstHungary atWembley Stadium on 11 August 2010. He has made ten total appearances for the senior team.
Gibbs was born inLambeth, London.[3] He is ofGaelic andBajan ancestry. His twin brother, Jaydon, is also a footballer and has played forDover Athletic andAldershot Town.[4][5]
After beginning his career at theWimbledon academy, Gibbs moved toArsenal along withAbu Ogogo andJames Dunne when Wimbledon disbanded in 2004 and becameMilton Keynes Dons.[6] Gibbs played as a left winger and also in the centre midfield position.[4] He featured regularly for Arsenal's youth and reserve teams.[4]
In September 2007, Gibbs signed a professional contract with Arsenal,[7] and was named in the club'sUEFA Champions League squad.[8] He made his first-team debut for the club when he started aLeague Cup match againstSheffield United on 31 October 2007,[9] and made his second appearance coming on as a substitute forEduardo da Silva in Arsenal's quarter-final againstBlackburn Rovers on 18 December 2007.[10][11]
On 31 January 2008, he agreed to go onloan toChampionship clubNorwich City until the end of the 2007–08 season.[12] He returned to Arsenal a match early on 29 April 2008 and retook his place in the Arsenal reserve squad.[13] He went on to make the substitutes bench for Arsenal's first-team match againstEverton on 4 May 2008 but did not play.[14]
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He featured in Arsenal pre-season matches for the 2008–09 season, mostly as a left back, and was an unused substitute in Arsenal's 1–0Premier League loss toFulham on 24 August 2008,[15] and a 3–1 victory overBolton Wanderers on September.[16] Gibbs continued to play in Arsenal's League Cup campaign and played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal's 6–0 win over Sheffield United in the third round, on 23 September 2008.[17] He also played in the 3–0 win overWigan Athletic as well as starting in the defeat toBurnley at the quarter final stage.[18][19] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 10 December 2008, againstFC Porto in Portugal, replacingAbou Diaby.[20] Gibbs made his Premier League debut againstTottenham Hotspur on 8 February 2009, coming on as a substitute for the injuredGaël Clichy.[21]
With Clichy injured, Gibbs made his first UEFA Champions League start for Arsenal in the quarter-final second leg againstVillarreal on 15 April 2009, which Arsenal won 3–0.[22] Gibbs started aFA Cup semi-final againstChelsea and set upTheo Walcott's goal.[23] He was also involved when Arsenal drew withLiverpool on 21 April atAnfield, where he cleared the ball off the line.[24] After an extended run in the first team in Clichy's absence, Gibbs made an appearance in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg away atManchester United, which Arsenal lost 1–0.[25] In the second leg, Gibbs made a costly slip when attempting to defend a cross and allowedPark Ji-sung to score a crucial away goal for United after only seven minutes.[26]
He started in Arsenal's opening home match of the 2009–10 season againstPortsmouth and featured for the whole 90 minutes.[27] With Clichy injured and out for several weeks, Wenger entrusted the left back spot to the youngster.[28][29] However, on 24 November 2009, Gibbs broke a metatarsal in his right foot in Arsenal's 2–0 UEFA Champions League victory overStandard Liège as a result of a lunge fromEliaquim Mangala, sidelining him for the rest of the season.[30]
Gibbs made his first start of the season and completed 90 minutes when he replaced Gaël Clichy at left back against Bolton on 11 September 2010.[31] In a League Cup match at Tottenham, Gibbs started the match, deputising for Gaël Clichy at left back.[32] During the period of extra time, Gibbs suffered a suspected brokenmetatarsal to his left foot and he was replaced by Clichy.[33] A day later, the club confirmed via their official website that Gibbs had only suffered severe bruising to his left foot.[33] He made his comeback a week later in a UEFA Champions League 3–1 away win againstFK Partizan.[34] He conceded a penalty in the second half which was eventually saved byŁukasz Fabiański.[34]
Following the departure of Gaël Clichy toManchester City,[35] Wenger confirmed that Gibbs would be replacing Clichy as first-choice left back.[36]
On 20 September 2011, Gibbs scored his first goal for Arsenal in the 33rd minute of a League Cup match againstShrewsbury Town.[37] On 16 October 2011 in the 2–1 victory overSunderland, Gibbs suffered a stomach problem five minutes into the second half and was replaced byAndré Santos.[38] On 17 November, Gibbs underwent hernia surgery and was expected to be out for up to six weeks.[39]
Gibbs returned to training on 31 January 2012.[40] Gibbs made his first start since October againstMilan in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, although he played a fine match, Arsenal lost 4–0.[41][42]
Gibbs made his first start since October in the Premier League in theNorth London derby against Spurs which Arsenal won 5–2.[43] He scored his first league goal for Arsenal on 24 March 2012 in a 3–0 win againstAston Villa at the Emirates.[44] On 13 May 2012 againstWest Bromwich Albion, the last match of the season, Gibbs came on as a substitute forGervinho in the 67th minute and made a crucial sliding tackle to preventBilly Jones from scoring an equaliser in the dying minutes.[45] The match ended 3–2 to Arsenal which secured Arsenal's 3rd-place finish ahead of rivals Tottenham.[45]
Gibbs started the 2012–13 season as Arsenal's first choice left back and his impressive run of early season form led to praise from the manager and international recognition.[46] On 19 December 2012, it was announced that Gibbs, along with teammatesAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain,Carl Jenkinson,Aaron Ramsey andJack Wilshere, signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.[47] He scored his first goal of the season on 6 January againstSwansea City at theLiberty Stadium in the FA Cup with a spectacular volley inside the penalty area.[48]
On 30 January 2013, Gibbs picked up a thigh injury during a match against Liverpool and was ruled out for six weeks.[49] Gibbs had to wait for his next Premier League start due to his injury and due to the signing ofNacho Monreal fromMálaga on the last day of the January transfer window.[50] He made substitute appearances againstReading and West Bromwich Albion, and he did start the second leg of their UEFA Champions League last 16 tie withBayern Munich.[51][52][53] As this is so, his first start in the Premier League since Monreal's arrival came on 13 April 2013 against Norwich City, with Arsenal winning 3–1.[54]
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On 21 August 2013, Gibbs scored the opening goal of a 3–0 win away toFenerbahçe in the UEFA Champions League play-off round, from a Theo Walcott cross.[55] On 22 March against Chelsea, Gibbs was incorrectly shown a red card after refereeAndre Marriner misidentified him for Oxlade-Chamberlain, who committed a handball in an attempt to prevent a Chelsea scoring opportunity.[56] On 17 May, Gibbs started in the2014 FA Cup Final as Arsenal beatHull City 3–2 atWembley Stadium.[57]
Gibbs started in the2014 FA Community Shield on 10 August, in which Arsenal beat Manchester City 3–0 at Wembley Stadium.[58] On 23 October 2014, he scored his first goal of the season, an 89th-minute volleyed equaliser in a 2–1 win in a group stage match in the UEFA Champions League away atAnderlecht.[59] He was an unused substitute for the2015 FA Cup Final on 30 May, as Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4–0 at Wembley Stadium.[60]
Gibbs played in the2015 FA Community Shield, a match Arsenal won 1–0 against Chelsea at Wembley Stadium.[61] He scored his first goal of the season on 8 November 2015, equalising in the 77th minute against Tottenham.[62] His strike was also the 24,000th goal of the Premier League era thus putting him into the record books.[63]
Gibbs captained Arsenal for the first time in anEFL Cup match againstNottingham Forest at theCity Ground which they won 4–0.[64] In December 2016, he said he enjoyed the additional responsibilities of captaincy, and stressed the importance of improving communication on the pitch.[65] When he took over from the injuredLaurent Koscielny as captain during a Champions League match against Bayern Munich that Arsenal lost heavily, former Manchester United captainRoy Keane opined that "When I see Gibbs with the captain's armband at the end of the game you're in big trouble. If he's your captain or your leader, if he's the guy who's going to bring everyone together, you're in huge trouble."[66] Former England internationalDean Ashton thought there had been no obvious alternative to Gibbs, who showed his selflessness by accepting the role.[66] He finished the season with 22 appearances in all competitions.[67]
On 30 August 2017, Gibbs signed for West Bromwich Albion on a four-year contract, for a fee in the region of £6.75 million.[68] His first goal for the club came in a 7-1 thumping of QPR in EFL Championship. On 19 September 2020, Gibbs was sent off in a 5-2 loss to Everton after he slapped ColombianJames Rodriguez in the face.[69]
On 23 March 2021, it was announced that Gibbs would joinMajor League Soccer sideInter Miami CF when his contract with West Brom expired in the summer.[70] On 23 February 2023, Gibbs and Miami mutually agreed to terminate his deal at the club. He subsequently joined the club's broadcasting team.[71]
Gibbs was part of theEngland U19 squad that was knocked out in the group stages of the2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship but qualified for2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt as a result of finishing third in their group.[72][73][74]
Gibbs was called up for theEngland U21 squad along with Arsenal teammate Theo Walcott for the2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Sweden. He scored two goals in a pre-tournament friendly victory overAzerbaijan in a 7–0 rout atStadium mk on 8 June 2009[75] and converted his penalty in the tournament semi-final against Sweden.[76] Thus England reached the final of the U21 Euros, a match that the Three Lions lost, wherein Gibbs earned a silver medal as a runner-up.[77]
He scored the opening goal in a 6–3 win overMacedonia in a 2011 U21 Euros qualifier on 9 October 2009.[78]Gibbs was thus selected by manager Stuart Pearce as part of the squad for the2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship to be held in Denmark. He eventually had to pull out due to an ankle injury.[79]
Gibbs was eligible to feature for eitherBarbados or England at the senior level. As so, Gibbs was called up byFabio Capello toEngland for his first cap in a friendly againstHungary on 11 August at Wembley Stadium.[4][80] He came on as a half-time substitute forAshley Cole.[81] After two injury affected seasons, Gibbs was rewarded for his good form and again called up to the England squad on 8 October 2013 by new managerRoy Hodgson.[82]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2006–07[83] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[84] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[85] | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[86] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11[87] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[88] | Premier League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13[89] | Premier League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14[90] | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | — | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[91] | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2015–16[92] | Premier League | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[67] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[93] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 137 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6 | ||
| Norwich City (loan) | 2007–08[84] | Championship | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2017–18[93] | Premier League | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[94] | Championship | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20[95] | Championship | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21[96] | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 93 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 100 | 5 | |||
| Inter Miami | 2021[97] | Major League Soccer | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2022[98] | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 264 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 366 | 12 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Arsenal
West Bromwich Albion
England U21
Gibbs, 31, joined West Brom in 2017 after 10 years at Arsenal and helped them to promotion last season.
