Darron Gibson

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Darron Gibson, the Irish midfielder, made 30 appearances for Sunderland. His value came outside the scoresheet, with 30 recorded appearances. In our match data he features from 2017 to 2018. More of his recorded appearances came under Chris Coleman than any other manager — 30 in all. Among the bigger results he featured in was a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace away in 2017. He lined up alongside John O'Shea more than any other team-mate in our data, the two starting 20 games together. Across 26 matches we hold detailed data for, his average match rating is 6.75.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.

Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson (born 25 October 1987) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder . He played for the Republic of Ireland national team . Born in Derry , Northern Ireland, he began his club career with Institute before joining Manchester United , for whom he made his professional debut in 2005. After loans with Belgium's Royal Antwerp and the Championship 's Wolverhampton Wanderers , he spent several seasons as part of the Manchester United team, where he scored 10 goals in 60 games and won a Premier League title, two League Cups and a FIFA Club World Cup . In January 2012, Gibson joined Everton for an undisclosed fee, where his appearances were limited from 2013 due to injury. He signed for Sunderland in January 2017, and left by mutual consent in March 2018. At the end of his professional career, he had spells with Wigan Athletic and Salford City . In 2007, Gibson was at the centre of a dispute between the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and the Irish Football Association (IFA), after he opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of Northern Ireland . [ 3 ] The issue was referred to FIFA and was discussed in the Northern Ireland Assembly . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The issue was settled in 2010 when it was declared that Northern Ireland-born people are entitled to play for either the Republic or Northern Ireland. [ 7 ] Gibson represented the Republic of Ireland at UEFA Euro 2012 . — Wikipedia

Position: MF
Nationality: Ireland
Birthplace: Derry
Born: 25 Oct 1987
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 90 kg

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At Sunderland

Gibson signed for Sunderland , along with former Everton teammate Bryan Oviedo , in January 2017. He signed an 18-month deal for an undisclosed fee. [ 36 ] He made his debut on 4 February as a 52nd-minute substitute for Jack Rodwell in a 4–0 win at Crystal Palace, [ 37 ] and totalled 12 appearances as the Black Cats suffered relegation to the Championship. After being charged with driving with excess alcohol in March 2018 Gibson was suspended by the club, before leaving by mutual consent less than a fortnight later. [ 38 ] — Wikipedia

Career

Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team (2003–03)→Republic of Ireland national under-20 football team (2005–05)→Manchester United F.C. (2005–12)→Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team (2005–05)→Republic of Ireland B national football team (2006–06)→Royal Antwerp F.C. (2006–07)→Republic of Ireland men's national association football team (2007–16)→Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. (2007–08)→Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team (2007–08)→Everton F.C. (2012–17)→Sunderland A.F.C. (2017–18)→Wigan Athletic F.C. (2018–19)→Salford City F.C. (2020–20)

Season	Apps	Goals	Mins
2017-18	18	0	1,195
2016-17	12	0	641

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