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{{short description|English footballer (born 1989)}}
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| image = Gibbs 2014.jpg
| caption = Gibbs with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in 2014
| fullnamefull_name = Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1869523 |title=2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=20 October 2020 |access-date=25 October 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|9|26|df=y}}<ref name="PremProfile">{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3046/Kieran-Gibbs/overview |title=Kieran Gibbs: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Lambeth]], England
| height = {{convert|1.81|m|order=flip}}<ref name="PremProfile"/>
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Left-back]]
| currentclub = [[Inter Miami CF|Inter Miami]] (Media director)
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| youthyears1 = 2001–2004
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| caps3 = 93
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2021–20222021–2023
| clubs4 = [[Inter Miami CF|Inter Miami]]
| caps4 = 27
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| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 265
| totalgoals = 8
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-19 football team|England U19]]
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'''Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs''' (born 26 September 1989) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|left-back]].
 
Gibbs began his senior career with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in 2007, after joining the club from the [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] academy in 2004. He started out as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] and moved to left-back after a [[Loan (sports)|loan]] spell with [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] during the same 2007–08 season where he made his Arsenal debut. He moved to [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in 2017 and would remain with the club over the next four seasons before moving to play for [[Inter Miami CF|Inter Miami]] in [[Major League Soccer]].
 
Gibbs made his full [[England national football team|England]] debut in a [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly]] against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] on 11 August 2010. He has made ten total appearances for the senior team.
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====2007–08 season====
In September 2007, Gibbs signed a professional contract with Arsenal,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/gibbs-and-dunne-delighted-by-pro-contract |title=Gibbs and Dunne delighted by pro contract |publisher=Arsenal F.C. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326091959/http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/gibbs-and-dunne-delighted-by-pro-contract |archive-date=26 March 2009}}</ref> and was named in the club's [[UEFA Champions League]] squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/ucl/2008/e/e_01_md.pdf |title=2007/08 UEFA Champions League – Matchweek Stats Pack |publisher=UEFA |date=16 September 2007 |page=20 |access-date=17 September 2007}}</ref> He made his first-team debut for the club when he started a [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] match against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] on 31 October 2007,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7065196.stm |title=Sheff Utd 0–3 Arsenal |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=31 October 2007 |date=31 October 2007}}</ref> and made his second appearance coming on as a substitute for [[Eduardo da Silva]] in Arsenal's quarter-final against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] on 18 December 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/arsenal/article3075975.ece |title=Arsène Wenger's conveyor belt of talent shows no sign of slowing down |newspaper=The Times |location=London}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7145781.stm |title=Blackburn 2–3 Arsenal (aet) |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
 
On 31 January 2008, he agreed to go on [[Loan (sports)|loan]] to [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] until the end of the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/3096817/canaries-swoop-for-gibbs |title=Canaries swoop for Gibbs |first=Joe |last=Drabble |publisher=Sky Sports |date=31 January 2008 |access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref> He returned to Arsenal a match early on 29 April 2008 and retook his place in the Arsenal reserve squad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0708reserves-aston-villa-1-1-arsenal-report |title=Reserves: Aston Villa 1–1 Arsenal |publisher=Arsenal F.C.}}</ref> He went on to make the substitutes bench for Arsenal's first-team match against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] on 4 May 2008 but did not play.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/0708premier-league-arsenal-1-0-everton-match-report |title=Arsenal 1–0 Everton |publisher=Arsenal F.C.}}</ref>
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====2013–14 season====
[[File:Kieran Gibbs* (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Gibbs playing for Arsenal in 2013]]
On 21 August 2013, Gibbs scored the opening goal of a 3–0 win away to [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] in the UEFA Champions League play-off round, from a Theo Walcott cross.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23691545 |title=Fenerbahce 0–3 Arsenal |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 22 March against Chelsea, Gibbs was incorrectly shown a red card after referee [[Andre Marriner]] misidentified him for Oxlade-Chamberlain, who committed a handball in an attempt to prevent a Chelsea scoring opportunity.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gheerbrant |first=James |title=Arsenal to appeal suspensions for Kieran Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in time for Swansea City match on Tuesday |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arsenal-to-appeal-suspensions-for-kieran-gibbs-and-alex-oxladechamberlain-in-time-for-swansea-city-match-on-tuesday-9210793.html |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=23 March 2014}}</ref> On 17 May, Gibbs started in the [[2014 FA Cup Final]] as Arsenal beat [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] 3–2 at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref name=2014FAC>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Arsenal 3–2 Hull City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27354148 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2014 |access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref>
 
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==International career==
Gibbs was part of the [[England national under-19 football team|England U19]] squad that was knocked out in the group stages of the [[2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]] but qualified for [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] in Egypt as a result of finishing third in their group.<ref>{{cite web |first=Patrick |last=Hart |url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15036/match=303455/report=rp.html |title=Necid helps Czechs ease past England |publisher=UEFA |date=14 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211032119/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round%3D15036/match%3D303455/report%3Drp.html |archive-date=11 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=733003.html |title=Italy hold out against lively England |date=17 July 2008 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=733704.html |title=England claim Greek scalp in vain |date=20 July 2008 |publisher=UEFA}}</ref>
 
Gibbs was called up for the [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]] squad along with Arsenal teammate Theo Walcott for the [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]] in Sweden. He scored two goals in a pre-tournament friendly victory over [[Azerbaijan national under-21 football team|Azerbaijan]] in a 7–0 rout at [[Stadium mk]] on 8 June 2009<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8090460.stm |title=England U21 7–0 Azerbaijan U21 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 June 2009 |access-date=9 June 2009}}</ref> and converted his penalty in the tournament semi-final against Sweden.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/5653894/England-U21-3-Sweden-U21-3-match-report.html |title=England U21 3 Sweden U21 3: match report – Telegraph |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London}}</ref> Thus England reached the final of the U21 Euros, a match that the Three Lions lost, wherein Gibbs earned a silver medal as a runner-up.<ref name=Euros>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/5690126/England-U21-0-Germany-U21-4-match-report.html |title=England U21 0 Germany U21 4: Match report |first=Henry |last=Winter |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=29 June 2009 |access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>
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==Career statistics==
===Club===
[[File:Kieran Gibbs* (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Gibbs playing for Arsenal in 2013]]
 
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==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
*[https://www.wba.co.uk/teams/senior/defender/kieran-gibbs/ Profile] at the West Bromwich Albion F.C. website
* {{SoccerbaseUEFA player}}
 
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