Ben Gibson (soccer player)

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Ben Gibson
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Ben Gibson (2012)
Personnel
Surname Benjamin James Gibson
birthday January 15, 1993
place of birth NunthorpeEngland
size 185 cm
position Central defender
Juniors
Years station
2005-2010 Middlesbrough FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2010-2018 Middlesbrough FC 191 (4)
2011 →  Plymouth Argyle  (loan) 13 (0)
2012 →  York City  (loan) 9 (0)
2012-2013 →  Tranmere Rovers  (loan) 20 (0)
2013 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 8 (1)
2018– Burnley FC 0 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2009-2010 England U17 5 (1)
2011 England U18 1 (0)
2014– England U-19 4 (0)
2014-2015 England U-21 10 (1)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2017/18

Benjamin James "Ben" Gibson (born January 15, 1993 in Nunthorpe , Middlesbrough ) is an English football player who plays for Burnley FC in the Premier League .

Career

society

Ben Gibson moved to the youth academy of his home club Middlesbrough FC in 2005 . In 2010 he signed his first professional contract with the Football League Championship club. He made his debut for the professional team Boros on April 25, 2011 in the game against Coventry City , when he came in the 41st minute of the game for the injured Andrew Davies . This mission was Gibson's only one in the 2010/11 season . After lending at Plymouth Argyle , York City and Tranmere Rovers in England's lower leagues, he returned to the 2013/14 season back to Middlesbrough. This season, Gibson gradually found himself in the starting line-up of coach Aitor Karanka and has already made 31 appearances in the championship. In the 2015/16 season , the now undisputed regular player rose to the Premier League with Middlesbrough . In the following season he had to accept relegation to the championship with Boro .

On August 5, 2018, Ben Gibson signed a four-year contract with the Premier League club Burnley FC . The Clarets transferred a club-internal record transfer fee of 16.9 million euros to Middlesbrough for the services of Gibson.

National team

Gibson first played for the U-20 national team in 2014 . In September 2014 he made his debut in the U-21 national team . On March 24, 2017, Gareth Southgate nominated him for the first time in the A-selection squad for the qualifier for the 2018 World Cup against Lithuania . In this game, however, he was not used.

Web links

Commons : Ben Gibson  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Ben Gibson In: Middlesbrough FC (accessed September 7, 2018)
  2. Boro 2 - 1 Coventry City In: Middlesbrough FC, April 25, 2011 (accessed September 7, 2018)
  3. ^ Middlesbrough 1–1 Brighton: Boro promoted to Premier League - as it happened. In: The Guardian, May 7, 2016 (accessed September 7, 2018)
  4. Bye Boro! Middlesbrough relegated from Premier League In: BBC on May 9, 2017 (accessed September 7, 2018)
  5. Ben Gibson: Burnley sign Middlesbrough center-back for joint club record fee In: BBC, August 5, 2018 (accessed September 7, 2018)
  6. England edge ahead of Croatia in play-off tie In: UEFA of October 10, 2014 (accessed September 7, 2018)
  7. Ben Gibson: Middlesbrough defender gets England call-up In: BBC, March 24, 2017 (accessed September 7, 2018)