Liam Gibbs

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Liam Gibbs
Personal information
Full name Liam Geoffrey Gibbs [1]
Date of birth (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Bury St Edmunds, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2019 Ipswich Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Ipswich Town 1 (0)
2021– Norwich City 56 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:59, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Liam Geoffrey Gibbs (born 16 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Norwich City.

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Club career

Ipswich Town

Gibbs joined the Ipswich Town academy in 2011, progressing through the club's youth system and captaining the club's youth sides at under-15 and under-16 levels. He signed a scholarship in 2018. [3] He made his first-team debut for the club on 12 November 2019, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 away loss to Colchester United in an EFL Trophy group stage match. [4] On 16 December, Gibbs signed his first professional contract with the club, signing an 18-month deal. [5]

Norwich City

On 23 July 2021, Gibbs joined East Anglian rivals Norwich City for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal. [6]

In April 2023, Gibbs scored his first senior goal for Norwich in an away EFL Championship fixture against Blackburn Rovers.

In July 2023, Gibbs signed a new five-year deal with Norwich to run through to 2028. He also was given the number 8 shirt, previously worn by Isaac Hayden.

Career statistics

As of match played 9 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ipswich Town 2019–20 [7] League One 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2020–21 [8] League One1000002 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Total1000003040
Norwich City 2021–22 [9] Premier League000000—00
2022–23 [10] Championship 3411020—371
2023–24 [11] Championship2202030—260
Total5613050—641
Career total571305030681
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Ipswich Town" (PDF). English Football League. 7 February 2020. p. 43. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Liam Gibbs". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Gibbs signs scholarship with Ipswich". Bury Free Press. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Warren, Andy (12 November 2019). "Ratings: How the Ipswich Town players performed in their 1-0 EFL Trophy defeat at Colchester United". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Gibbs Pens Pro Deal". Ipswich Town . 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Norwich City sign Liam Gibbs from Ipswich Town". Norwich City F.C. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Liam Gibbs in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Liam Gibbs in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Liam Gibbs in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Liam Gibbs in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Liam Gibbs in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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