Career
Chad Gibson is from Sydney, Australia, with parents of South African origin who migrated to Australia during Apartheid due to racial policies, which legally forbid their relationship. Gibson is an ex-professional football player who is a versatile player having played professionally from defence to the mid-field He began his professional career with Sydney United, who played in the now defunct National Soccer League.
After moving to Marconi Stallions, he played a season for Johor Football Club in Malaysia and another season with FK Bodø/Glimt in Norway, before returning to Australia to play for Marconi Stallions.
He joined the Queensland Roar as the club"s first ever captain, and a face of the A-League, appearing heavily in the A-League advertisement campaign. In 2006, Gibson retired from professional football after two seasons of the A-League and a career that spanned over 12 years and over 200 professional games.
In 2008 he joined NSW State League Division 1 side, Stanmore Hawks. He returned to playing park football with various clubs and later signed on for Joeys Football Club United in the New England Mutual Premier League in a mentoring role to the young team, giving back to rural Australian football.
Gibson now plays again for his first ever junior club, Belmore Eagles, alongside his father on the pitch, as recently reported by Football NSW. In February 2006, Alpha Magazine named Gibson in the "Top 50 Sports Stars List".
Gibson is currently a Creative Director and Sports Photographer. In 2011 Gibson founded football publication LOCALFC and creative publishing agency, Not Our Field, making Gibson one of the world’s first ex-professional athletes to establish a successful career in the creative sports industry. His sports photography is highly regarded as having a unique and emotive quality, informed and inspired by his experience as a professional athlete.
With a diverse client portfolio from Australia and France, LOCALFC and Not Our Field have worked with Nike, Adidas, Football Federation Australia, Foxtel and many more in creating unique sports content and campaigns that bridge the divide between sports and popular creative culture.
