Morgan Gibbs-White

Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White (born 27 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He has represented England at under-16 through under-21 level.[4]

Morgan Gibbs-White
Personal information
Full name Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000[2]
Place of birth Stafford, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Attacking midfield
Club information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Wolverhampton Wanderers 50 (0)
National team‡
2016 England U16 3 (1)
2016–2017 England U17 13 (3)
2018 England U18 2 (1)
2018–2019 England U19 10 (1)
2019– England U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:25, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:40, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Gibbs-White joined Wolverhampton Wanderers aged 8 and has played for the club's academy at all age groups.[5] He made his first team debut, aged 16, as a 62nd-minute substitute for Joe Mason in a 2–0 win over Premier League side Stoke City in the FA Cup 3rd round on 7 January 2017.[6] He made his first league appearance on 14 February 2017 in a 1–0 home defeat in the EFL Championship against Wigan Athletic.[7]

In January 2018, it was announced that Gibbs-White had signed a contract to keep him at the club until summer 2022.[8]

He made his first Premier League appearance in the opening home match of the 2018–19 season against Everton as a late substitute.[9] He also came on as a substitute in the home match against Tottenham Hotspur on 4 November 2018; despite the team losing 3–2, his performance received particular praise.[10]

Gibbs-White got his first start in the Premier League in the home game against Chelsea on 5 December 2018, in which he provided the assist for Wolves' first goal by Raúl Jiménez in a 2–1 win.[11]

Gibbs-White scored his first goal for Wolves on his 57th senior appearance for the club in a 4–0 home win (8–0 aggregate) against FC Pyunik of Armenia in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying third round, second leg, on 15 August 2019.[12]

Gibbs-White was disciplined by Wolves for breaching government rules during the COVID-19 pandemic, when he attended a party in Londonin May 2020.[13][14]

International career

Gibbs-White was part of the England team that won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. He scored twice in the tournament, against the United States in a 4–1 win in the quarter-finals, and once in the final, which England won 5–2 against Spain.[15] In December 2017, Rhian Brewster revealed in an interview with The Guardian that Gibbs-White was racially abused by a Spanish player during the final with the FA reporting the incident to FIFA.[16]

On 27 May 2019, Gibbs-White was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy.[17] He made his debut for that age group during the 3–3 draw with Croatia at the San Marino Stadium on 24 June, playing the final 17 minutes in place of James Maddison.[18]

Personal life

Gibbs-White was born and grew up in Stafford. He attended Sir Graham Balfour School in his hometown and later Thomas Telford School in Telford, Shropshire, where he was coached by Des Lyttle.[19][20]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 June 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17[21] Championship701000—80
2017–18[22] Championship 1302000—150
2018–19[23] Premier League 2603020—310
2019–20[24] Premier League 6010107[lower-alpha 1]1151
Total 520703071691
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 2016–17[21] ———4[lower-alpha 2]040
Career total 5207030101721
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Wolverhampton Wanderers

International

England U17

References
  1. "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. "Morgan Gibbs-White". 11v11. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. "Morgan Gibbs-White". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. "Morgan Gibbs-White". Football Association.
  5. "Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Academy player profiles". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  6. "Stoke 0–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 7 January 2017.
  7. "Wolves 0–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. 14 February 2017.
  8. "New contract for Gibbs-White". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 29 January 2018.
  9. "Gibbs-White: Debut fires aim to match Wolves stars". Premier League. 30 October 2018.
  10. Martin, Antony (4 November 2018). "'Very rare': Danny Murphy says Wolves ace Morgan Gibbs-White was amazing against Tottenham". HITC.
  11. Emons, Michael (5 December 2018). "Wolves 2–1 Chelsea:Raùl Jiménez & Diogo Jota inspire hosts to victory". BBC Sport.
  12. Rose, Gary (15 August 2019). "Europa League: Wolves beat Pyunik 4–0 for an 8–0 aggregate win". BBC Sport.
  13. "Morgan Gibbs-White: Wolves midfielder facing disciplinary action after alleged lockdown breach". BBC Sport. 12 May 2020.
  14. Edwards, Joe (19 June 2020). "Wolves boss Nuno: We have given Morgan Gibbs-White a second chance". Express & Star.
  15. "England 5–2 Spain". FIFA.com. 28 October 2017.
  16. Taylor, Daniel (28 December 2017). "Liverpool's Rhian Brewster: 'When I'm racially abused, I just want to be left alone'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  17. "ENGLAND U21S SQUAD NAMED BY AIDY BOOTHROYD FOR THIS SUMMER'S EURO FINALS IN ITALY". The FA. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  18. "England U21 3–3 Croatia U21". BBC Sport. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  19. "Wolves' Morgan Gibbs-White back from conquering the world". Shropshire Star. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  20. Dicken, Alex (25 November 2018). "Who is Morgan Gibbs-White? Meet the wonderkid all Wolves fans are raving about". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  21. "Games played by Morgan Gibbs-White in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  22. "Games played by Morgan Gibbs-White in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  23. "Games played by Morgan Gibbs-White in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  24. "Games played by Morgan Gibbs-White in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  25. Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 386–387. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
  26. Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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