Lewis Gibson (footballer)

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Lewis Gibson
Lewis Gibson Bristol Rovers.jpg
Gibson playing for Bristol Rovers in 2022
Personal information
Full name Lewis Jack Gibson [1]
Date of birth (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Durham, England [2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [3]
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Preston North End
Number 19
Youth career
2010–2017 Newcastle United
2017–2019 Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2023–2025 Plymouth Argyle 59 (1)
2025– Preston North End 11 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 England U17 12 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 3 (0)
2019 England U20 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2017 India
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2017 Croatia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 11 March 2025 (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-back or left-back for EFL Championship club Preston North End.

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Club career

Everton

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]

Plymouth Argyle

On 3 July 2023, Gibson signed for Championship side Plymouth Argyle having rejected the offer of a new contract with Everton. [22]

Preston North End

On 3 January 2025, Gibson signed for fellow Championship side Preston North End on a three-and-a-half year deal for a seven-figure fee. [23] [24]

International career

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 Cup in 2017. [6]

Personal life

Gibson's older brother Liam is also a professional footballer and currently plays for Harrogate Town. [25]

Gibson attended Tanfield School. [26]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton U23 2017–18 [27] ————1 [a] 010
2019–20 [28] ————3 [a] 030
Total0000004040
Everton 2019–20 [28] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21 [29] 000000—00
2021–22 [30] 000000—00
2022–23 [31] 000000—00
Total0000000000
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2019–20 [28] League One 9000002 [b] 0110
Reading (loan) 2020–21 [29] Championship 1300000—130
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2021–22 [30] League One5000001 [a] 060
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2022–23 [31] League One31110001 [a] 0331
Plymouth Argyle 2023–24 [32] Championship4103000—440
2024–25 [33] Championship1810010—191
Total591301000631
Preston North End 2024–25 [33] Championship1103000—140
Career total12827010801442
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the play-offs.

Honours

England U17

Everton U23s

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Lewis Gibson at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ Lewis Gibson at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Lewis Gibson leaves Newcastle United and signs three-year deal with Everton". chroniclelive.co.uk/. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Lewis Gibson, Barrie McKay and Isak Thorvaldsson join Fleetwood on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Lewis Gibson joins the Cod Army on loan from Everton". Fleetwood Town F.C. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Fleetwood Town 2–1 Doncaster Rovers". BBC. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "✒️ Lewis Gibson completes loan move to the Madejski". www.readingfc.co.uk. 22 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Owls land Premier League defender Gibson". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Owls sign Everton's Gibson for season". BBC Sport.
  11. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday boss explains surprise substitution of Everton loanee Lewis Gibson after eye-catching debut in late EFL Trophy win". Sheffield Star. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Owls to assess Gibson and Hutchinson". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Every word Darren Moore said on Dejphon Chansiri, Lewis Gibson, transfers and the injury list". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "Darren Moore on Sheffield Wednesday's subs v Doncaster Rovers, Gregory, Hutchinson and Gibson". YorkshireLive. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Gibson Joins Bristol Rovers On Loan". www.evertonfc.com.
  16. ↑ "Bristol Rovers sign Everton defender Gibson". BBC Sport.
  17. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 1–0 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  18. ↑ Frost, Sam (27 January 2023). "Jordan Rossiter suffers injury setback with Lewis Gibson still unavailable for Bristol Rovers". Bristol Post. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  19. ↑ Frost, Sam (23 February 2023). "Big boost for Bristol Rovers and Joey Barton with two key players back for Oxford United clash". Bristol Post. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  20. ↑ "Fleetwood Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  21. ↑ "Everton Offers New Contracts To Players". www.evertonfc.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Plymouth sign ex-Everton defender Gibson". BBC Sport. 3 July 2023.
  23. ↑ "Lewis Gibson Signs From Plymouth Argyle". www.pnefc.net. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  24. ↑ "Preston North End sign defender Lewis Gibson from Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 3 January 2025.
  25. ↑ "Title winner details Everton dream, learning from Kurt Zouma and catching Marco Silva's eye". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  26. ↑ "Meet Newcastle's New Scholars". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  28. 1 2 3 "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  33. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Gibson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  34. ↑ "England win U17 World Cup: Young Lions fight back to beat Spain in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  35. ↑ "Spain 2–2 England: Line-ups". UEFA. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  36. ↑ Carroll, Sam (8 May 2019). "Everton vs Newcastle U23s LIVE - Live stream & score updates". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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