Gibson lining up for the Republic of Ireland in 2012
Personal information
Full name
Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson[1]
Date of birth
(1987-10-25) 25 October 1987 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth
Derry, Northern Ireland
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2004
Institute
2004–2005
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2005–2012
Manchester United
31
(3)
2006–2007
→ Royal Antwerp (loan)
25
(1)
2007–2008
→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
21
(1)
2012–2017
Everton
51
(2)
2017–2018
Sunderland
27
(0)
2018–2019
Wigan Athletic
18
(0)
2020
Salford City
3
(0)
2020–2021
Salford City
4
(0)
International career‡
2003
Republic of Ireland U17
3
(0)
2005
Republic of Ireland U19
9
(1)
2007–2008
Republic of Ireland U21
2
(0)
2006
Republic of Ireland B
1
(0)
2007–2016
Republic of Ireland
27
(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:43, 19 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:22, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson (born 25 October 1987) is an Irish professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for League Two club Salford City, and formerly for the Republic of Ireland national team.
Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, he began his club career with Institute before joining Manchester United, for whom he made his professional debut in 2005. After loans with Belgium's Royal Antwerp and the Championship's Wolverhampton Wanderers, he won two League Cups, a Premier League title and the FIFA Club World Cup for United, totalling 60 games and 10 goals. In January 2012, he joined Everton for an undisclosed fee, where his appearances were limited from 2013 due to injury. He signed for Sunderland in January 2017, and left by mutual consent in March 2018. At the end of his professional career, he had spells with Wigan Athletic and Salford City.
In 2007, Gibson was at the centre of a dispute between the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and the Irish Football Association (IFA), after he opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of Northern Ireland.[3] The issue was referred to FIFA and was discussed in the Northern Ireland Assembly.[4][5][6] The issue was settled in 2010 when it was declared that Northern Ireland-born people are entitled to play for either the Republic or Northern Ireland.[7] Gibson represented the Republic of Ireland at UEFA Euro 2012.
^"Darron Gibson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
^ ab"Darron Gibson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^McKinley, Stuart (31 January 2007). "Gibson can't play for Republic, says Wells". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
^"Fifa to discuss Irish player row". BBC Sport. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
^"Fifa unable to clarify Irish row". BBC Sport. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
^"Northern Ireland minister warns of sectarian divide". RTÉ Sport. 10 December 2007. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
^"IFA fails to halt player exodus". BBC Sport. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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