Danielle Michelle Gibbons (born 31 July 1992) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Blackburn Rovers of the FA Women's National League North. In 2015 Gibbons required surgery to remove a vestibular schwannoma, which made her deaf in her left ear.[3][4][5] Gibbons began her career with Preston North End and was signed by Liverpool ahead of the inaugural 2011 season of the FA Women's Super League. She was Liverpool's longest-serving player by the time she left the club for Sheffield, following the FA WSL Spring Series.[6] In 2018 she signed for Blackburn Rovers.[7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danielle Michelle Gibbons[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Euxton Girls | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Preston North End | 25 | (0) |
| 2011–2017 | Liverpool | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Sheffield | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | England U-19 | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:50, 16 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:21, 17 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
References
edit- ^ "Информация о спортсмене" (in Russian). Universiade Kazan 2013 Russia. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Danielle's hit the heights for GB". Lancashire Evening Post. 31 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Danielle Gibbons issues Conti Cup target for Liverpool". FA. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Philbin, Paul (21 November 2015). "Liverpool Ladies star Danielle Gibbons scoops Special Recognition award after return from brain tumour". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Currie, Jo (16 October 2015). "Liverpool Ladies: Danielle Gibbons 'proud' of comeback after tumour". BBC. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Danielle Gibbons signs for World's First". Sheffield F.C. Ladies. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Whyatt, Katie (17 January 2019). "Danielle Gibbons interview: 'How do you tell your mum you have a brain tumour?'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
External links
edit- Danielle Gibbons – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Liverpool LFC player profile
- Danielle Gibbons on Twitter
- Danielle Gibbons at Soccerway
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