George Gibson (footballer, born 2000)

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George Gibson
Personal information
Full name George Nuah Gibson [1]
Date of birth (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Vadsø, Norway [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
PO Xylotymbou
Youth career
–2016 Flint
2016–2017 Sandefjord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Flint
2018–2020 Sandefjord 34 (1)
2021 Øygarden 7 (0)
2021Florø (loan) 17 (5)
2022– PO Xylotymbou
International career
2018 Norway U18 3 (0)
2019 Norway U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2022

George Nuah Gibson (born 17 August 2000) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for PO Xylotymbou. [3]

From Tønsberg, he started his youth career with IL Flint before joining Sandefjord's youth system in summer 2016. In 2018, he made his senior first-team debut, being Sandefjord's first player born in the 2000s, and was also selected for Norway's youth national team. [4] He left Sandefjord after the 2020 season and subsequently joined Norwegian Second Division club Øygarden. [1] He only made seven appearances for Øygarden before moving to Florø in August 2021. [5] In the winter of 2022 he moved abroad, to Cypriot second-tier side PO Xylotymbou. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 George Gibson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. George Gibson at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 George Gibson at Soccerway
  4. Lysne, Arne (31 May 2018). "Proffkontrakt og landslagsplass". Tønsbergs Blad (in Norwegian). p. 21.
  5. "George Nuah Gibson er klar for Florø Fotball". Florø Fotball (in Norwegian). 2 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.