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He finished the 2010-2011 season with one appearance for Middlesbrough, and having captained the reserve team to The Football Combination East Division title.
He finished the 2010-2011 season with one appearance for Middlesbrough, and having captained the reserve team to The Football Combination East Division title.
He has had loan spells with Plymouth Argyle, York City and Tranmere Rovers. Born in Nunthorpe, North Yorkshire, Gibson joined Middlesbrough"s youth system from Marton at the age of 12. Gibson signed a three-month loan deal with League Two club Plymouth Argyle on 2 August 2011.
After making 13 appearances in this time, Gibson and both clubs involved agreed on 1 November 2011 to extend the loan deal until 29 January 2012.
However, the loan was cut short after Middlesbrough recalled him on 30 November 2011. He signed for Conference Premier club York City on loan until the end of the 2011-2012 season on 9 February 2012.
After a promising start Gibson was sent off in the 1–0 away victory to Cambridge United. Eight days later he played in the 2–1 victory over Luton Town in the 2012 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley on 20 May 2012, seeing the club return to the Football League after an eight-year absence with promotion to League Two.
Gibson completed his loan at York with 11 appearances.
On 14 August 2012, Gibson joined League One side Tranmere Rovers on a one-month loan. The month was extended until January 2013 the following month, but in December 2012 was ruled out of action with an abductor problem. He signed a new four-year contract with Middlesbrough on 18 December 2012.
Gibson has competed for the England under-17s, the under-18s, the under-20s and the under-21s.
Gibson made his debut for England under-21s in the 1st leg of the 2015 Union of European Football Associations European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs against Croatia on the back of an impressive campaign for Middlesbrough. Gibson scored his first goal for the under-21s in England"s final friendly before the European Championships against Belarus.
He went on to play 90 minutes in all of England"s three group stage matches in the tournament although could not stop their disappointing early departure. Gibson plays at centre-back or left-back.
His performances made him a key member of the under-21 set up and he formed an effective partnership with John Stones.