Gibson playing for Bristol Rovers in 2022
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Reading (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Plymouth Argyle | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U17 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | England U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | England U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:38, 5 May 2024 (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-backorleft-back for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.
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]
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 Cupin2017.[6]
Gibson's older brother Liam is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Harrogate Town.[23]
Gibson attended Tanfield School.[24]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | |
| Career total | 99 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 111 | 1 | ||
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