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Darron Gibson
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| Darron Gibson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darron Gibson | |
| Date of birth | October 25, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | |
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder / Central Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Wolves (on loan from Manchester United) |
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| Number | 24 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2004 | Institute | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005- 2006-2007 2007- |
Manchester United → Royal Antwerp (loan) → Wolves (loan) |
0 (0) 33 (1) 2 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007- | Republic of Ireland | 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Darron Gibson (born 25 October 1987 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish football player. He plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. on loan from Manchester United. He is a former pupil of St Columb's College.
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Gibson joined Manchester United from Institute as a junior. He made his first-team debut for Manchester United on 26 October 2005 in a League Cup match against Barnet coming on as a substitute for Lee Martin. In May 2006 he was voted as the Youth Team player of the year.
Gibson was sent on loan to the Belgian Second Division club Royal Antwerp FC for the whole of the 2006-07 season to gain experience. Antwerp reached the play-off stage, but were unable to secure promotion to the top division.
Gibson is a midfielder.
Gibson is a Republic of Ireland international. In 2005 he rejected Northern Ireland, whom he had previously represented at under-16 level, in favour of representing the Republic of Ireland at senior international level.
However, the Irish Football Association (the organisation that governs football in Northern Ireland) considers Gibson's eligibility for the Republic of Ireland as a matter of dispute, believing Gibson may not meet certain new, stricter eligibility criteria introduced by FIFA in May 2004.[1] The association has claimed that the Football Association of Ireland has no right to claim a player from Northern Ireland, and while it has appealed to FIFA to adjudicate on the matter, the FAI included the player in recent qualifier squads.[2]
On 30 January 2007 he was called up by then manager Steve Staunton to the senior Republic of Ireland squad for the Euro 2008 qualifier against San Marino.[3] He retained his place in the squad for the qualifiers against Wales and Slovakia in March 2007, but did not make an appearance. He made his full international debut for the Republic of Ireland in a 4-0 win against Denmark on August 22, 2007.
| Season | Club | League | Cups | Europe | Others | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| 2005–06 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Royal Antwerp | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
He is now on loan to Wolves.
- ^ "Gibson can't play for Republic, says Wells", Stuart McKinley, Belfast Telegraph (31 January, 2007). Retrieved 02 February, 2007.
- ^ "FAI responds over NI defections", BBC Sport Online (25 October 2006) Retrieved 2 February 2007.
- ^ "Gibson included in Republic squad", BBC Sport, 30 January 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
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| 1 Murray • 2 D. Ward • 3 N. Collins • 4 Olofinjana • 5 Breen • 6 Craddock • 7 Kightly • 8 Henry • 9 Keogh • 10 Bothroyd • 11 S. Ward • 12 Edwards • 14 Potter • 15 Little • 16 Davies • 17 Jarvis • 18 Gleeson • 19 Elliott • 20 Mulgrew • 22 Gobern • 23 Eastwood • 24 Gibson • 25 Stack • 28 Clapham • 29 O'Connor • 30 Ikeme • 31 Hennessey • 32 Foley • 33 Gray • 39 Rosa • Manager: McCarthy |
Categories: 1987 births | Living people | People from Derry | Northern Irish footballers | Northern Irish footballers who played for an FAI XI | Republic of Ireland footballers | Republic of Ireland international footballers | Republic of Ireland B international footballers | Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers | Manchester United F.C. players | R. Antwerp F.C. players | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players