Kieran Gibbons (born 6 February 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League Two club Peterhead.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Peterhead | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| 2011–2014 | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Aberdeen | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Livingston | 25 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | East Kilbride | 81 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Stenhousemuir | 32 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | East Kilbride | 20 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | East Stirlingshire | 54 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Open Goal Broomhill | ||
| 2023– | Peterhead | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2020 | |||
Gibbons has also played for Aberdeen, Livingston, Cowdenbeath, Stenhousemuir, East Kilbride, East Stirlingshire and Open Goal Broomhill. Gibbons is the cousin of Aston Villa captain John McGinn.
Career
editGibbons began his career at youth level with Hamilton Academical, leaving the club in 2009; upon his departure he was then unable to sign for another club unless they paid Hamilton £9000 in compensation.[1] In January 2011, Hamilton agreed to release his registration and he signed for Aberdeen.[2] He made his only appearance on 23 November 2014, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Cammy Smith in their 1–0 win at Partick Thistle in the Scottish Premiership.[3] He was an unused substitute in five more league matches and one Scottish Cup fixture as Aberdeen finished as Premiership runners-up.
On 30 June 2015, after a trial, Gibbons signed for Scottish Championship club Livingston.[4] He made his debut on 25 July, in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, playing the entirety of a 2–1 home win over Clyde.[5] In February 2016, Gibbons signed on loan with Cowdenbeath for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[6]
Gibbons joined East Kilbride in the 2016 close season,[7] spending two seasons with the side before joining Stenhousemuir in May 2018.[8]
Gibbons moved to East Stirlingshire on 1 July 2020.[9]
Gibbons started every game for the Lowland League side, partnering ex-Aberdeen FC teammate Nicky Low in central midfield.
The midfielder signed for Open Goal Broomhill in 2022.[10]
Honours
editAberdeen SPFL Reserve League 2014/15
East Kilbride
- Lowland Football League: 2016–17[11]
- SFA South Region Challenge Cup: 2016–17
- East of Scotland Qualifying Cup: 2017–18
References
edit- ^ Campbell, Alan (21 March 2010). "Teen football star's dad hits out at SPL compensation scheme". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "A new Don". Clydebank Post. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ Moffat, Colin (23 November 2014). "Partick Thistle 0-1 Aberdeen". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Livingston add former Aberdeen U20s captain Kieran Gibbons". BBC Sport. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Livingston 2-1 Clyde". BBC Sport. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Kieran Gibbons heads out on loan". livingstonfc.co.uk. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (17 September 2016). "Scottish League One ins and outs – summer 2016". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Gibbons becomes the Warriors latest recruit". Stenhousemuir. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "New signing Kieran Gibbons". Twitter. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Kieran Gibbons". Open Goal Broomhill FC.
- ^ "Club Honours". eastkilbridefootballclub.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
External links
edit- Kieran Gibbons at Soccerway
- Kieran Gibbons at Soccerbase
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