Kieran Gibbons

Kieran Gibbons
Personal information
Date of birth	6 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Peterhead
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2009	Hamilton Academical
2011–2014	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Aberdeen
2015–2016	Livingston
2016	→ Cowdenbeath (loan)
2016–2018	East Kilbride
2018–2019	Stenhousemuir
2019–2020	East Kilbride
2020–2022	East Stirlingshire
2022–2023	Open Goal Broomhill
2023–	Peterhead
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2020

Kieran Gibbons (born 6 February 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League Two club Peterhead.

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

Gibbons 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

Aberdeen 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

^ 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

Kieran Gibbons at Soccerway
Kieran Gibbons at Soccerbase

This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a midfielder born in the 1990s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.