Lewis Gibson (footballer)

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Lewis Gibson
Personal information
Full name Lewis Jack Gibson[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Durham, England[2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
(on loan from Everton)
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2017 Newcastle United
2017–2019 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Everton 0 (0)
2020 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021 → Reading (loan) 13 (0)
2021– → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 England U17 12 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 3 (0)
2019 England U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:59, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:26, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Lewis Jack Gibson (born 19 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Everton.

Club career[]

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]

International career[]

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[]

Gibson's older brother Liam is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Morecambe.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of 9 October 2021
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 [15] — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20[16] — — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
Everton 2019–20[16] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[17] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22[18] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2019–20[16] League One 9 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 11 0
Reading (loan) 2020–21[17] Championship 13 0 0 0 0 0 — 13 0
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2021–22[18] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Career total 23 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 30 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearances in the Play-Offs.

Honours[]

England U17

References[]

  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". 31 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  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" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  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. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. ^ a b c "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. ^ "England win U17 World Cup: Young Lions fight back to beat Spain in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Spain 2–2 England: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 20 March 2019.


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