Kieran Gibbs

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Kieran Gibbs
Personal information
Full name	Kieran James R Gibbs
Date of birth	September 26, 1989 (1989-09-26) (age 18)
Place of birth	Lambeth, London, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Left winger, Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Arsenal
Number	34
Youth clubs
?-2007 2007-Present	Wimbledon Arsenal
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007- 2008	Arsenal → Norwich City (loan)	0 (0) 7 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Kieran Gibbs (born September 26, 1989 in Lambeth, London) is an English professional football player, who currently plays for Arsenal. He attended Riddlesdown High School in Purley, South London.

Kieran began his career at the Wimbledon academy but moved to Arsenal when the Wimbledon Academy disbanded. Gibbs plays in the centre-midfield position but is also known to play on the left wing. He has featured regularly for Arsenal's U18 and Reserves teams and also played in pre-season friendlies against Barnet and Inter Milan, the latter for which he received a standing ovation when he was substituted. In September 2007 Gibbs signed a professional contract with Arsenal, and was named in the club's 2007-08 UEFA Champions League squad and given squad number 34.^[1]

He made his first-team debut for the club when he started a League Cup match against Sheffield United on October 31, 2007,^[2] and made his second appearance coming on as a substitute for Eduardo da Silva in Arsenal's quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers on December 18, 2007.

On September 10, 2007 Gibbs signed a professional contract with Arsenal. On January 31, 2008 he agreed to go on loan to Norwich City F.C. until the end of the 2007/08 season ^[3]. He returned to Arsenal a match early on April 29, 2008 and retook his place in the Arsenal Reserves squad.^[4] He went on to make the substitutes bench for Arsenal's first team match against Everton on May 4, 2008 but did not play.^[5]

[edit] Arsenal career statistics

(correct as of 27 April 2008)

Club	Season	League			FA Cup			Carling Cup			Europe			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Arsenal	2007-08	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
Norwich City F.C. (loan)(championship)	2007-08	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0

v • d • e Arsenal F.C. – current squad 2 Diaby • 3 Sagna • 4 Fàbregas • 5 Touré • 6 Senderos • 7 Rosický • 9 Eduardo • 10 Gallas • 11 van Persie • 13 Hleb • 15 Denílson • 17 Song • 19 Gilberto • 20 Djourou • 21 Fabiański • 22 Clichy • 24 Almunia • 25 Adebayor • 26 Bendtner • 27 Eboué • 30 Traoré • 31 J. Hoyte • 32 Walcott • 34 Gibbs • 35 Nordtveit • 36 Randall • 37 Rodgers • 38 Simpson • 39 Lansbury • 40 Mannone • 41 G. Hoyte • 42 Mérida • 43 Barazite • 44 Ogogo • 45 Dunne • 46 Gilbert • 47 Steer • — Vela • Manager: Wenger

[edit] External links

• Kieran Gibbs career stats at Soccerbase
• Arsenal.com profile

[edit] References