 Gibbs-White playing forNottingham Forest in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stafford, England | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nottingham Forest | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 68 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | →Swansea City (loan) | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | →Sheffield United (loan) | 35 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Nottingham Forest | 118 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | England U16 | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U17 | 14 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | England U18 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | England U19 | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | England U21 | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | England | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:12, 22 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:16, 6 September 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White (born 27 January 2000) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forPremier League clubNottingham Forest and theEngland national team.
Gibbs-White began his career withWolverhampton Wanderers, making his first-team debut in 2017 and going on to make almost 100 appearances for the club. After a shortloan atSwansea City, he came to prominence during a loan atSheffield United, earning himself a club record transfer to newly promoted Nottingham Forest in 2022.
Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White[3] was born on 27 January 2000[4] inStafford, Staffordshire, where he was raised.[5] He attendedSir Graham Balfour School in his hometown and laterThomas Telford School inTelford, Shropshire, where he was coached byDes Lyttle.[6][7] Gibbs-White is of Jamaican descent.[8]
On 13 May 2025, he was banned from driving for six months after pleading guilty to several speeding offences. He was also fined £3,996.[9]
Gibbs-White joinedWolverhampton Wanderers aged eight and played for the club's academy at all age groups.[10] He made his first team debut, aged 16, as a 62nd-minutesubstitute forJoe Mason in a 2–0 win overPremier League sideStoke City in theFA Cup third round on 7 January 2017.[10][11] He made his first league appearance on 14 February 2017 in a 1–0 home defeat in theChampionship againstWigan Athletic.[12]
In January 2018, it was announced that Gibbs-White had signed a contract that would keep him at the club until summer 2022.[13] He made his first Premier League appearance in the opening home match of the2018–19 season againstEverton as a late substitute.[14] He also came on as a substitute in the home match againstTottenham Hotspur on 4 November 2018; despite the team losing 3–2, his performance received particular praise.[15]
The midfielder got his first start in the Premier League in the home game againstChelsea on 5 December 2018, in which he provided the assist for Wolves' first goal byRaúl Jiménez in a 2–1 win.[16] On 15 August 2019 he scored his first goal for Wolves, on his 57th senior appearance for the club, in a 4–0 second leg win against the Armenian teamFC Pyunik in aUEFA Europa League qualifier.[17]
During theCOVID-19 pandemic, Gibbs-White was disciplined by Wolves for having breached government rules by attending a party in London in May 2020.[18][19]
On 25 August 2020, Gibbs-White signed a new three-year contract with Wolves before moving onloan to Championship clubSwansea City for the2020–21 season.[20][21] He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 1–0 win againstPreston North End on 12 September.[22] Gibbs-White fractured his foot in Swansea's home game againstMillwall on 3 October, leading to him missing three months of the season.[23] He did not make another appearance for Swansea after the Millwall game until coming on as an 85th minute substitute in the 2–1 home win overWatford on 2 January 2021.[24][25]
Gibbs-White was recalled from his loan at Swansea City by Wolves on 6 January 2021.[26] He scored his first Premier League goal (in his 41st appearance in the competition) on 9 May, a late winner in a 2–1 victory overBrighton & Hove Albion atMolineux.[27]
Gibbs-White joinedSheffield United on loan for the2021–22 season on 31 August 2021, having made three appearances for Wolves in the early weeks of the season (including a goal in theEFL Cup againstNottingham Forest).[28][29] He scored on his debut for Sheffield United againstPeterborough United on 11 September 2021 in a 6–2 win,[30] and again in his second Sheffield United appearance (against Preston North End) on 14 September, a game which ended as a 2–2 draw.[31]
On 17 May 2022, Gibbs-White scored a goal in a 2–1 away win over Nottingham Forest in theFootball League play-offs semi-final second leg; however, he missed a crucial penalty which granted the opponents a 3–2 victory in the penalty shoot-out and qualification to the final.[32][33]
His twelve goals and ten assists saw him named as Sheffield United'sPlayer of the Year for the2021–22 season.[34]
On 19 August 2022, Gibbs-White signed for newly promoted Premier League club Nottingham Forest on a five-year contract,[35] for a reported club record transfer fee of £25 million with another potential £17 million in add-ons.[36] He scored his first goal for the club on 5 November 2022 in a 2–2 home draw withBrentford.[37] On 28 May 2023, Gibbs-White was voted Nottingham Forest Player of the Season.[38]
During the2023–24 season, Gibbs-White recorded tenPremier League assists and scored five goals, including the winning goal at home toManchester United on 30 December 2023.[39] On 1 February 2025, he scored a goal in his 100th match for the club in a 7–0 victory over Brighton.[40]
On 10 July,Sky Sports News reported thatTottenham Hotspur had triggered Gibbs-White's £60 million release clause in order to sign him, and that he was due to undergo a medical with them.[41][42] The following day, it was reported that Nottingham Forest were consulting their legal team about potential legal action over what they believed was an illegal approach to Gibbs-White, and a potential breach in a confidentiality agreement over his release clause.[41][43] On 26 July, Gibbs-White signed a new three-year contract with Nottingham Forest.[44]
Gibbs-White was part of the England team that won the2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. He scored twice in the tournament, against theUnited States in a 4–1 win in the quarter-finals,[45] and once in the final, which England won 5–2 againstSpain.[46] In December 2017,Rhian Brewster revealed in an interview withThe Guardian that Gibbs-White was racially abused by a Spanish player during the final, with the FA reporting the incident to FIFA.[47]
On 27 May 2019, Gibbs-White was included inEngland's 23-man squad for the2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy.[48] He made his debut for that age group during the 3–3 draw withCroatia at theSan Marino Stadium on 24 June, playing the final 17 minutes in place ofJames Maddison.[49]
On 14 June 2023, Gibbs-White was included in the England squad for the2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[50][51] He scored the opening goal of their semi-final victory overIsrael and also started in thefinal before beingsent off as England beatSpain to win the tournament.[52][53][54]
On 29 August 2024, Gibbs-White was called up to thesenior squad by interim England managerLee Carsley for theUEFA Nations League matches against theRepublic of Ireland andFinland.[55] He made his senior debut for England on 7 September, coming off the bench in the 76th minute in England's 2–0 win against Ireland.[56]
On 7 November 2025, Gibbs-White was left out of the England squad for the World Cup Qualifiers against Serbia and Albania.[57]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | 2016–17[58] | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2016–17[58] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[59] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[60] | Premier League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[61] | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[25] | Premier League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22[62] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23[63] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 88 | 3 | ||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2020–21[25] | Championship | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2021–22[62] | Championship | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 37 | 12 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2022–23[63] | Premier League | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | |
| 2023–24[64] | Premier League | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 42 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25[65] | Premier League | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2025–26[66] | Premier League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 17 | 4 | |
| Total | 118 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 135 | 22 | ||
| Career total | 226 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 270 | 38 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
England U17
England U21
Individual
