Joey Gibbs

Joseph "Joey" Arthur Gibbs (born 13 June 1992) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Blacktown City in the New South Wales Premier League.

Joey Gibbs
Personal information
Full name Joseph Arthur Gibbs
Date of birth (1992-06-13) 13 June 1992
Place of birth Gosford, Australia
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Keflavík
Youth career
Manly United
2008–2010 Sydney FC
2011–2012 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Manly United 14 (0)
2010 Sydney FC 1 (0)
2010 Manly United 11 (0)
2010–2011 Olympic Charleroi 0 (0)
2011 Manly United 21 (3)
2012 Marconi Stallions 25 (12)
2012–2013 Western Sydney Wanderers 13 (2)
2013–2014 Newcastle Jets 4 (1)
2014 APIA Leichhardt 8 (1)
2014 Tai Po 7 (1)
2015–2020 Blacktown City 113 (43)
2020– Keflavík 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2019

Career

Gibbs made his senior A-League debut as a substitute for Sydney FC in the 2009–10 Grand Final against the Melbourne Victory. He was the youngest player to play in an A league grand final.[1] It was reported that he had signed for Olympic Charleroi in the Belgian Third Division B.[2]

After his stint in Belgium, Gibbs returned to Australia where he signed with his former NSW Premier League club Manly United for the 2011 season.[3]

He played for the Marconi Stallions in the NSW Premier League for the duration of the 2012 season where he was selected in team of the season and helped Marconi to win the Australian state league grand final.[4]

Joey Gibbs came on as a substitute in Western Sydney's first official game, where he achieved an impressive 4 goals in one half. On 3 October 2012, just three days before their first match of the season, Gibbs signed a one-year deal with new A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.[5] He was released by the Wanderers along with Dino Kresinger, Tarek Elrich, and Rocky Visconte at the conclusion of the 2012–13 A-League season.[6][7]

On 13 May 2013, Gibbs signed with the Newcastle Jets for the 2013/14 season. In his debut for the Newcastle Jets, he came on in the 88th minute and his first touch was a goal.

In early 2014, he joined APIA Leichhardt in the National Premier Leagues NSW, before making a move to Hong Kong Premier League side Tai Po FC.

Gibbs returned to Australia to join Blacktown City FC for the 2015 season.

Achievements

Gibbs was the recipient of the 2008 Lucas Neill scholarship award.[8]

Honours

With Sydney FC:

  • A-League Championship: 2009–2010

With Marconi Stallions:

  • NSW Premier League Champions: 2012

References

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