Benjamin James Gibson was born on 15 January 1993 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Norwich City.
19 Facts About Ben Gibson
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Ben Gibson was born in Nunthorpe, Cleveland, and attended Nunthorpe School and Yarm School.
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Ben Gibson is a nephew of Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson.
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Ben Gibson joined Middlesbrough's Academy from Marton at the age of 12.
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Ben Gibson was a member of the Middlesbrough team that won the Nike Cup in 2008 and signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 July 2010.
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Ben Gibson signed a three-month loan deal with League Two club Plymouth Argyle on 2 August 2011.
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On 14 August 2012, Ben Gibson joined League One club Tranmere Rovers on a one-month loan.
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Ben Gibson signed a new four-year contract with Middlesbrough on 18 December 2012.
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On 13 March 2013, Ben Gibson returned on loan to Rovers, until the end of the season.
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In February 2020, Ben Gibson was permitted by the club to train with former club Middlesbrough after informing the club his desire to leave in January.
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Ben Gibson returned to the Championship on 4 September 2020, signing for newly relegated team Norwich City on a season-long loan, with the transfer becoming permanent if Norwich were to achieve promotion back to the Premier League that season.
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Ben Gibson was a member of the Norwich team that won the Championship title, achieving promotion back up to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
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Ben Gibson has competed for the England under-17s, the under-18s, the under-20s and the under-21s.
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Ben Gibson was part of the under-17 teams that won the 2009 Nordic Cup, where he scored in the final against Scotland, and the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
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Ben Gibson made his debut for England under-21s in the first leg of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs against Croatia on the back of an impressive campaign for Middlesbrough.
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Ben Gibson's performances made him a key member of the under-21 set up and he formed an effective partnership with John Stones.
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Ben Gibson scored his first goal for the under-21s in England's final friendly before the European Championships against Belarus.
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Ben Gibson 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.
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Ben Gibson received his first call-up to the England national team on 24 March 2017, replacing the injured Chris Smalling for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lithuania.