Jordan Gibson

Jordan Gibson
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bradford City
Number 27
Youth career
2015–2017 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Bradford City 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:04, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Jordan Gibson (born 26 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bradford City, as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Birmingham, Gibson played youth football with Rangers, joining the Scottish club in June 2015.[1] After being released, he went on trial with Bradford City, signing a one-year contract with the club in August 2017.[2] He made his professional debut on 29 August 2017, in a Football League Trophy game,[3] and started to be considered part of the first team squad in November 2017.[4] The next month he stated that he wished his break into the first team.[5] He scored his first goal for Bradford in a 2-1 loss against Oldham Athletic on 3 February 2018.[3]

In May 2018 he signed a new two-year contract with Bradford City.[6] Later that month he criticised comments made about him by former City manager Simon Grayson.[7]

In September 2018 he stated that he wished to play more first-team football,[8] and also praised young teammates Eliot Goldthorp and Reece Staunton.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bradford City 2017–18[3] League One 5100004[lower-alpha 1]091
2018–19[10] League One 9000002[lower-alpha 1]0110
Career total 141000060201
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ↑ Alice Hedworth (30 June 2015). "Lang And Gibson Join Gers". Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Simon Parker (15 August 2017). "Midfielder Gibson completes Bradford City deal". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jordan Gibson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Simon Parker (14 November 2017). "Rookie Jordan Gibson has earned nod over Shay McCartan, says Bradford City boss Stuart McCall". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Simon Parker (7 December 2017). "Bradford City rookie Jordan Gibson hungry to take next step". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Simon Parker (23 May 2018). "Bradford City: Gibson signs two-year deal". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Simon Parker (31 May 2018). "Bradford City: Gibson frustrated by Grayson's comments". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. ↑ Simon Parker (28 September 2018). "Bradford City: Gibson wants to make mark in league". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Gibson predicts bright future for Goldthorp and Staunton". Telegraph & Argus. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Jordan Gibson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2018.


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