Darron Gibson

Darron Gibson
Darron Gibson
Darron Gibson.JPG
Gibson playing for Manchester United Reserves
Personal information
Full name Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson[1]
Date of birth 25 October 1987 (1987-10-25) (age 24)
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 28
Youth career
2004–2005 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005– Manchester United 30 (4)
2006–2007 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 31 (1)
2007–2008 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 21 (1)
National team‡
2006 Republic of Ireland U21
2006 Republic of Ireland B 1 (0)
2007– Republic of Ireland 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:18, 2 April 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:48, 9 February 2010

Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson (born 25 October 1987) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland national team. He has also played, on loan, for Royal Antwerp and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In 2007, Gibson, who was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, was at the centre of a dispute between the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Football Association, after he opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of Northern Ireland.[3][4] The issue was referred to FIFA and was discussed in the Northern Ireland Assembly.[5][6][7]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Manchester United

A former pupil of St Columb's College, Gibson played junior football in the Derry and District League, and then with Institute before joining Manchester United in 2004. He made his senior debut for United on 26 October 2005 in a League Cup game against Barnet, coming on as a substitute for Lee Martin. During the 2005–06 season he played regularly for Manchester United Reserves, helping them win a treble. He made 19 appearances, scoring twice. In May 2006, he won the prestigious Jimmy Murphy Award as United's youth player of the year and then played regularly for the United senior team during their pre-season summer games, together with Dong Fangzhuo, Jonny Evans, Fraizer Campbell and Danny Simpson.[8]

Gibson made his Premier League debut on 15 November 2008, appearing as a second half substitute against Stoke City, before making his UEFA Champions League debut ten days later, coming on as a substitute for Darren Fletcher against Villarreal on 25 November 2008. In December 2008, he travelled with the United squad to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, where, despite not making any appearances, he picked up a winners' medal. On 4 January 2009, Gibson scored his first goal for the club, firing home United's third in a 3–0 victory over Southampton in the FA Cup Third Round. He then got another in the Fifth Round of the competition, scoring United's second goal in a 4–1 win away to Derby County on 15 February 2009, winning the "man of the match" award in the process. On 1 March 2009, Gibson started in the centre of midfield alongside Paul Scholes against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2009 Football League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, playing the full initial 90 minutes before being replaced by Ryan Giggs at the start of extra time. The match finished goalless at the end of extra time, and United went on to win 4–1 on penalties, granting Gibson the second cup winners' medal of his career.[9] On 24 May, he scored his first league goal for Manchester United in the last game of the 2008–09 Premier League season against Hull City. From the left wing, Federico Macheda played the ball to Gibson on the edge of the penalty area, and the Irish international fired the ball into the far side of the goal from around 25 yards.[10] In response to performances during the season, Gibson was rewarded with a three-year extension to his Manchester United contract, tying him to the club until at least 2012.[11]

Gibson was one of a number of young United players who came under some fire when they lost a four-year unbeaten home record in Europe, losing 1–0 to Beşiktaş at Old Trafford.[12] On 1 December 2009, six days on from their embarrassing defeat in the Champions League, Gibson responded to the criticism by scoring both of United's goals in a 2–0 win against Tottenham to send United through the semi-finals of the League Cup.[13] On 5 December, Gibson went on to score his third goal in a week, netting a long-range shot in a 4–0 away win against West Ham.[14] He scored his fourth goal of the season on 27 March 2010, coming off the bench to net the final goal in a 4–0 away win over Bolton.[15] On 7 April, Gibson was granted a starting place in the Champions League second leg quarter-final tie against Bayern Munich and scored long range shot after only 3 minutes. This was his first ever goal in Europe, but despite eventually winning the game 3–2, they were knocked out by Bayern on away goals with the aggregate score ending 4–4.[16]

On 28 July, Gibson netted his first goal of United's pre-season tour of North America, scoring their third in a 5–2 win in the 2010 MLS All-Star Game with a 20-yard free-kick.[17] He scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season as he netted the first of United's goals in a 5–2 away win over Scunthorpe United in the League Cup.[18] In February 2011, Gibson's national team manager, Giovanni Trappatoni, told him that he must leave Manchester United in order to further his career.[19] Gibson scored United's second of a 4–1 home win over Schalke in their second leg semi-final tie on 4 May. They ended the tie 6–1 on aggregate to seal a place in the final against Barcelona.[20]

Royal Antwerp loan

Gibson was one of several United players who spent the 2006–07 season on loan at Royal Antwerp.[21]

Wolverhampton Wanderers loan

In October 2007, he was loaned out again, this time to Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he spent the majority of the 2007–08 season.[22] At Wolves he scored once, against Burnley on 8 December 2007.[23]

International career

Gibson was at the centre of a dispute between the Irish Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland over the eligibility of players born within Northern Ireland to represent the Republic of Ireland. In many cases, players not born within the territory of the Association they wish to represent must demonstrate to FIFA that they have a valid "connection" (ancestry or residence) with that territory. However, the unique position in Northern Ireland, whereby citizenship of the Republic of Ireland is the "birthright" of every person born on the island of Ireland if they so wish, meant that Gibson was eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland at international level. As a result, Gibson was approached to represent both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at international level.[24][25] In the wake of the controversy which this dispute engendered, certain other players from Northern Ireland have sought to take advantage of this application of the eligibility rules by FIFA. However, this does not (as yet, at least) appear to have "opened the floodgates", since of the three other senior players who sought to declare for the Republic of Ireland, Tony Kane and Michael O'Connor both reversed their initial decision and reverted to Northern Ireland and it turns out that a third, Marc Wilson, who opted to stay with the Republic of Ireland, has in any case a grandparent who was born in the Republic.

Northern Ireland

Gibson initially represented Northern Ireland at Under-16 level and was included in Victory Shield squads. However, he was dropped from the team after attending trials with Manchester United and subsequently switched allegiance to the Republic of Ireland.[26][27] Before Gibson made his senior international debut for the Republic of Ireland, Nigel Worthington, the Northern Ireland manager, made an unsuccessful attempt to persuade him to switch his allegiances back.[28]

Republic of Ireland

Gibson first represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17 level. Then during the 2005–06 season he captained both the Republic of Ireland under-19 and under-21 squads. On 14 November 2006, he also played for Republic of Ireland B in a 0–0 draw against Scotland B.[29] In 2007, Gibson was included in several senior Republic of Ireland squads for Euro 2008 qualifiers,[30] before he eventually made his debut in a 4–0 win against Denmark. During the away friendly, he came on as half-time substitute, replacing Andy Reid. In the 54th minute, Gibson fired a shot from outside the penalty area that the Danish keeper, Jesper Christiansen, could only palm away, allowing Shane Long to follow up and score the Republic's third goal.[31] Gibson won his second full cap on 8 September 2007 in an away game against Slovakia. The Euro 2008 qualifier, which finished as a 2–2 draw, saw him again used as substitute, this time replacing Aiden McGeady after 61 minutes.[32][33]

Gibson made his first start for the Republic of Ireland national team in a 1–0 win at home to Cyprus on 15 October 2008. After Steven Reid dropped out of the Irish squad due to injury, Gibson was called up to provide extra physicality in the centre of the Irish midfield. Manager Giovanni Trapattoni also cited Gibson's confidence on the football pitch as the reason for choosing him ahead of Liam Miller and Andy Reid.[34] On 8 February 2011, Gibson scored his first goal for his country, in a 3–0 victory over Wales in the first game of the 2011 Nations Cup.[35]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2005–06 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2006–07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2006–07 31 1 2 0 – 0 0 0 0 33 1
Manchester United 2007–08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolves (loan) 2007–08 21 1 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 24 1
Manchester United 2008–09 3 1 3 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 14 3
2009–10 15 2 1 0 3 2 4 1 0 0 23 5
2010–11 12 0 3 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 20 2
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 30 3 7 2 12 3 9 2 0 0 58 10
Career total 82 5 12 2 12 3 9 2 0 0 115 12

Statistics accurate as of match played 4 May 2011[36]

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2007 2 0
2008 2 0
2009 4 0
2010 5 0
2011 3 1
Total 16 1
As of 9 February 2011[37]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 February 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Wales 1–0 3–0 2011 Nations Cup

Honours

Club

Manchester United

International

Notes

  1. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Statistics 2009/2010" (PFD). PremierLeague.com. Premier League. p. 12. http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/7b/53/0,,12306~152443,00.pdf. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "Darron Gibson". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-And-Staff/First-Team/Darron-Gibson.aspx?section=Quote. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  3. ^ McKinley, Stuart (31 January 2007). "Gibson can't play for Republic, says Wells". belfasttelegraph.co.uk (Belfast Telegraph). http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/article2201539.ece. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  4. ^ Wood, Colin (6 September 2007). "Republic up ante in Gibson cap row". The Daily Mail (Mail Online). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-480415/Republic-ante-Gibson-cap-row.html. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "Fifa to discuss Irish player row". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 11 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7138558.stm. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  6. ^ "Fifa unable to clarify Irish row". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 16 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7147228.stm. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  7. ^ "Northern Ireland minister warns of sectarian divide". RTÉ Sport (RTÉ.ie). 10 December 2007. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2007/1210/northernirelandrepublicofireland.html?rss. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  8. ^ "Under 21 - 2006/2007 Squad Profile". fai.ie (Football Association of Ireland). 11 August 2006. Archived from the original on 2 April 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090402073737/http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=921. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  9. ^ McNulty, Phil (1 March 2009). "Man Utd 0–0 Tottenham (aet)". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7905889.stm. Retrieved 7 June 2009. 
  10. ^ Hughes, Ian (24 May 2009). "Hull 0–1 Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8048308.stm. Retrieved 7 June 2009. 
  11. ^ Hibbs, Ben (15 July 2009). "Gibson agrees new deal". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6636290. Retrieved 15 July 2009. 
  12. ^ McNulty, Phil (25 November 2009). "Man Utd 0–1 Besiktas". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Company). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8372974.stm. Retrieved 25 November 2009. 
  13. ^ McNulty, Phil (1 December 2009). "Man Utd 2–0 Tottenham". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Company). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8386148.stm. Retrieved 01 December 2009. 
  14. ^ Ashenden, Mark (5 December 2009). "West Ham 0–4 Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Company). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8390387.stm. Retrieved 05 December 2009. 
  15. ^ "Bolton 0–4 Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Company). 27 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8584765.stm. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 
  16. ^ "Man Utd 3–2 Bayern Munich". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Company). 7 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8604742.stm. Retrieved 7 April 2010. 
  17. ^ Thompson, Gemma (28 July 2010). "MLS All-Stars 2 United 5". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={3165B97F-681E-4B39-BE53-94EC9521C3DA}&newsid=6650888. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
  18. ^ Ashenden, Mark (22 September 2010). "Scunthorpe 2-5 Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9010117.stm. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
  19. ^ Murray, Ewan (9 February 2011). "Darron Gibson must leave Manchester United". Guardia.co.uk (The Guardian). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/feb/09/darron-gibson-giovanni-trapattoni-ireland. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
  20. ^ McNulty, Phil (4 May 2011). "Man Utd 4-1 Schalke 04 (agg 6-1)". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9473853.stm. Retrieved 4 May 2011. 
  21. ^ Buckingham, Mark (5 October 2006). "United five to go to Antwerp". skysports.com (Sky Sports). http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_2385226,00.html. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  22. ^ "Darron Gibson". Soccer Base. Racing Post. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=42488. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  23. ^ "Wolves 2–3 Burnley". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 December 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7122593.stm. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  24. ^ "FAI responds over NI defections". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 25 October 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6083842.stm. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  25. ^ "Wilson aiming to come of age". Independent.ie. 18 October 2006. http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/wilson-aiming-to-come-of-age-73889.html. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  26. ^ McGreevy, Alex (3 September 2007). "United ace is backing Gibson in IFA row". belfasttelegraph.co.uk (Belfast Telegraph). http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/article2922262.ece. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  27. ^ McNeilly, Claire (8 September 2007). "Man Utd star: blame IFA for my defection to Republic". belfasttelegraph.co.uk (Belfast Telegraph). http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/article2942014.ece. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  28. ^ "NI boss targets Republic's Gibson". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 19 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6953708.stm. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  29. ^ Republic of Ireland B
  30. ^ "Gibson included in Republic squad". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 30 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6313743.stm. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  31. ^ "Robbie Keane and Shane Long grab a brace apiece as Ireland beat Denmark 4-0". fai.ie (Football Association of Ireland). 22 August 2007. http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2314. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  32. ^ "Slovakia 2-2 Republic of Ireland". fai.ie (Football Association of Ireland). 8 September 2007. http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2396. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  33. ^ "Republic of Ireland senior stats". SoccerScene.ie. http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/player.php?id=539. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  34. ^ "Gibson included in Republic team". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 14 October 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7670439.stm. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  35. ^ Cadden, Phil (8 February 2011). "Irish ruin Speed's Wales debut". MirrorFootball.com (Mirror Football). http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Manchester-United-Darron-Gibson-ruined-Gary-Speed-Wales-managerial-debut-with-his-first-goal-for-Ireland-in-an-emphatic-3-0-Four-Nations-victory-article693851.html. Retrieved 8 February 2011. 
  36. ^ Endlar, Andrew. "Darron Gibson". StretfordEnd.co.uk. http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/playermenu/gibson_darron.html. Retrieved 19 September 2010. 
  37. ^ "Darron Gibson International". National-Football-Teams.com. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=21401. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 

External links

v · Steve Staunton  | 1990: Niall Quinn  | 1991: John Connolly  | 1992: Terry Phelan  | 1993: Roy Keane  | 1994: Roy Keane  | 1995: Jeff Kenna  | 1996: Shay Given  | 1997: David Connolly  | 1998: Robbie Keane  | 1999: Robbie Keane  | 2000: Richard Dunne  | 2001: Damien Duff  | 2002: Steven Reid  | 2004: Andy Reid  | 2005: Stephen Elliott  | 2006: Kevin Doyle  | 2007: Stephen Ireland  | 2008: Aiden McGeady  | 2009: Darron Gibson  | 2010: Shane Long
v · d · eManchester United F.C. – current squad

1 De Gea · 3 Evra · 4 Jones · 5 Ferdinand · 6 Evans · 7 Owen · 8 Anderson · 9 Berbatov · 10 Rooney · 11 Giggs · 12 Smalling · 13 Park · 14 Hernández · 15 Vidić (c) · 16 Carrick · 17 Nani · 18 Young · 19 Welbeck · 20 Fábio · 21 Rafael · 23 Cleverley · 24 Fletcher · 25 Valencia · 27 Macheda · 28 Gibson · 29 Kuszczak · 32 Diouf · 34 Lindegaard · 40 Amos · 42 Pogba · 49 Morrison · 51 Fryers · Manager: Ferguson

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Darron Gibson — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Darron Gibson Nombre Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson Apodo Gibbo Nacimiento 25 de octubre de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Darron Gibson —  Darron Gibson Spielerinformationen Voller Name Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson Geburtstag 25. Oktober 1987 Geburtsort Derry, Nordirland Größe 183 cm …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Darron Gibson — Pas d image ? Cliquez ici. Situation actuelle Club actuel …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gibson — bezeichnet: Gibson (Traktor), eine frühere amerikanische Traktormarke Gibson Guitar Corporation, einen amerikanischen Gitarrenhersteller die Gibsonwüste in Australien eine Variante des Martini (Cocktail) Gibson ist der Name folgender Orte in den… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gibson (homonymie) — Gibson Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Économie 3 Toponymes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gibson — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Gibson est un nom propre qui peut désigner : Sommaire 1 Personnalités portant ce patronyme 2 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Darron Brittman — College Chicago State Sport Basketball Position Point guard Jersey # 22 Nickname Ali Baba Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 170 lb (77 kg) Nationality …   Wikipedia

  • 2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season — Manchester United 2010–11 season Co chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer Manager Sir Alex Ferguson Stadium Old Trafford Premier League 1st …   Wikipedia

  • 2008–09 Manchester United F.C. season — Manchester United 2008–09 season Co chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer Manager …   Wikipedia

  • 2009–10 Manchester United F.C. season — Manchester United 2009–10 season Co chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer Manager …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”