Darron Gibson
Personal information
Full name	Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson
Date of birth	25 October 1987 (1987-10-25) (age 21)
Place of birth	Derry, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Manchester United
Number	28
Youth career
?–2004	Institute
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004– 2006–2007 2007–2008	Manchester United → Royal Antwerp (loan) → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	02 (0) 33 (1) 21 (1)
National team2
2006 2006 2007	Republic of Ireland U21 Republic of Ireland B Republic of Ireland	01 (0) 04 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:10, 19 February 2009 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21:34, 19 November 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals) Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson (born 25 October 1987) is an Irish footballer who has played for Manchester United, Royal Antwerp and Wolverhampton Wanderers. In 2007, Gibson, who was born in Derry, was at the centre of a dispute between the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Football Association, after he opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of Northern Ireland.[1][2] The issue was referred to FIFA and has even been discussed in the Northern Ireland Assembly.[3][4][5 Club career A former pupil of St Columb's College, Gibson played junior football in the Derry and District League, and then with Institute F.C. before joining Manchester United in 2004. He made his senior debut for United on 26 October 2005 in a League Cup game against Barnet, coming on as a substitute for Lee Martin. During the 2005-06 season he played regularly for Manchester United Reserves, helping them win a treble. He made 19 appearances, scoring twice. In May 2006, he won the prestigious Jimmy Murphy Award as United's youth player of the year and then played regularly for the United senior team during their pre-season summer games.[6][7][8] Together with Dong Fangzhuo, Jonny Evans, Fraizer Campbell and Danny Simpson, he was one of several United players who spent the 2006-07 season on loan at Royal Antwerp.[9] In October 2007, he was loaned out again, this time to Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he spent the majority of the 2007-08 season.[10] Gibson made his Premier League debut on 15 November 2008, appearing as a second half substitute against Stoke City, before making his UEFA Champions League debut ten days later, coming on as a substitute for Darren Fletcher against Villarreal on 25 November 2008. In December 2008, he travelled with the United squad to the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, where, despite not making any appearances, he picked up a winners' medal. On 4 January 2009, Gibson scored his first goal for the club, firing home United's third in a 3–0 victory over Southampton in the FA Cup Third Round. He then got another in the Fifth Round of the competition, scoring United's second goal in a 4–1 win away to Derby County on 15 February 2009, winning the "man of the match" award in the process. On 1 March 2009, Gibson started in the centre of midfield alongside Paul Scholes against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2009 Football League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, playing the full initial 90 minutes before being replaced by Ryan Giggs at the start of extra time. The match finished goalless at the end of extra time, and United went on to win 4–1 on penalties, granting Gibson the second cup winners' medal of his career. from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darron_Gibson