Jordan Gibson

Jordan Lewis Gibson (born 26 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers.

Jordan Gibson
Personal information
Full name Jordan Lewis Gibson[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sligo Rovers
Number TBA
Youth career
2015–2017 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Bradford City 22 (1)
2019 → Stevenage (loan) 6 (1)
2020 St Patrick's Athletic 14 (2)
2021– Sligo Rovers 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:54, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Birmingham,[2] Gibson played youth football with Rangers, joining the Scottish club in June 2015.[3] After being released, he went on trial with Bradford City, signing a one-year contract with the club in August 2017.[4] He made his professional debut on 29 August 2017, in a Football League Trophy game,[5] and started to be considered part of the first team squad in November 2017.[6] The next month he stated that he wished his break into the first team.[7] He scored his first goal for Bradford in a 2–1 loss against Oldham Athletic on 3 February 2018.[5]

In May 2018 he signed a new two-year contract with Bradford City.[8] Later that month he criticised comments made about him by former City manager Simon Grayson.[9]

In September 2018 he stated that he wished to play more first-team football,[10] and also praised young teammates Eliot Goldthorp and Reece Staunton.[11]

In January 2019 he was linked with a loan move to Stevenage.[12] The deal was completed on transfer deadline day, 31 January 2019.[13] After his loan deal ended and he returned to Bradford City, new manager Gary Bowyer confirmed that he was in his first-team plans for the 2019–20 season.[14] After starting the first game of the season, Gibson said that his self-belief had been encouraged by Bowyer.[15] Gibson missed City's first victory of the season due to a hamstring injury,[16] and remained injured into October 2019.[17] By early December he was nearing fitness.[18]

On 26 May 2020 it was announced that he was one of 10 players who would leave Bradford City when their contract expired on 30 June 2020.[19]

In July 2020 he signed for Irish club St Patrick's Athletic.[20] Gibson made his debut on 31 July 2020 in a 1–1 draw away to champions Dundalk at Oriel Park.[21] On 3 October 2020, Gibson scored his first goal for the club, netting what turned out to be the winning goal in a 2–1 win away to Cork City at Turners Cross.[22]

On 4 January 2021 it was announced that Gibson had signed for fellow League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers.[23][24]

Career statistics
As of 4 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers U20 2016–17[25] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Bradford City 2017–18[5] EFL League One 5100004[lower-alpha 2]091
2018–19[26] 11000002[lower-alpha 2]0130
Stevenage (loan) 2018–19[26] EFL League Two 61———61
Bradford City 2019–20[27] 6000001[lower-alpha 2]070
Bradford City Total 221000070291
St Patrick's Athletic 2020[2] League of Ireland Premier Division 14210——152
Sligo Rovers 2021[2] 0000000[lower-alpha 3]000
Career total 424100080514
  1. Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  3. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League.

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. Jordan Gibson at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. Alice Hedworth (30 June 2015). "Lang And Gibson Join Gers". Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. Simon Parker (15 August 2017). "Midfielder Gibson completes Bradford City deal". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. "Games played by Jordan Gibson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. Simon Parker (14 November 2017). "Rookie Jordan Gibson has earned nod over Shay McCartan, says Bradford City boss Stuart McCall". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  7. Simon Parker (7 December 2017). "Bradford City rookie Jordan Gibson hungry to take next step". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. Simon Parker (23 May 2018). "Bradford City: Gibson signs two-year deal". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  9. Simon Parker (31 May 2018). "Bradford City: Gibson frustrated by Grayson's comments". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. Simon Parker (28 September 2018). "Bradford City: Gibson wants to make mark in league". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  11. "Gibson predicts bright future for Goldthorp and Staunton". Telegraph & Argus. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  12. Simon Parker (15 January 2019). "Bantams winger Gibson eyeing chance at Stevenage". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  13. Mike Crowther (31 January 2019). "Jordan Gibson leaves Bantams for Stevenage". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  14. Simon Parker (28 June 2019). "Bradford City: Former loan duo back in Bowyer's thoughts". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  15. "Gibson ready to make Bantams breakthrough under Bowyer". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  16. "Gibson has the inside track for Bantams boss". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  17. "Bantams frustrated by Gibson delay". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  18. "Gibson stepping it up on Bantams comeback trail". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  19. "TEN BANTAMS TO DEPART". www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk.
  20. "Saints add Jordan Gibson and David Titov to ranks". 29 July 2020 – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  21. "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division - Dundalk -v- St. Patrick's Athletic". www.extratime.com.
  22. "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division - Cork City -v- St. Patrick's Athletic". www.extratime.com.
  23. "Jordan Gibson signs for Sligo Rovers – Sligo Rovers".
  24. "New club for former Bradford City midfielder Gibson". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  25. "Games played by Jordan Gibson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  26. "Games played by Jordan Gibson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  27. "Games played by Jordan Gibson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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