Robbie Gibbons

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Robbie Gibbons

| fullname = Robert James Gibbons{{cite web

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| accessdate = 2012-03-26}}{{citation|work=www.enfa.co.uk English National Football Archive|title=Gibbons, RJ }}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Knocklyon, Dublin, Ireland

| height = {{height|m=1.65}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [http://www.knocklyonfc.com/ Knocklyon United]

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2007 | youthclubs2 = [http://lourdesceltic.com/ Lourdes Celtic]

| youthyears3 = 2007–2010 | youthclubs3 = Nottingham Forest

| years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = Nottingham Forest | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = Alki Larnaca | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012–2013 | clubs3 = Scunthorpe United | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U16

| nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011 | nationalteam2 = Republic of Ireland U21

| nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 16:32, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

| ntupdate = (UTC)

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Robert James Gibbons (born 8 October 1991) is an Irish professional footballer.

Career

Gibbons is a left footed centre midfield player, but has also appeared on the left side of midfield for the Forest Reserves. He was given the Forest first team squad number 42 shirt[http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10308~52540,00.html Nottingham Forest | Team | Player Profiles | Robbie Gibbons][http://www.football.co.uk/squad/nottingham_forest/index.shtml Nottingham Forest Football Club Squad]{{cite news| url=http://www.skysports.com/football/player/0,19754,11727_452781,00.html | work=Sky Sports | title=Robbie Gibbons – Nottingham Forest News, Fixtures, Results, Transfers – Sky Sports}} at the beginning of the 2010/11 season and appeared on the bench for Nottingham Forest's defeat to Bradford City in the League Cup in August 2010.[http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10308~53919,00.html Nottingham Forest | Match | Latest Report | 10 August 2010, Bradford 2 - 1 Nottm Forest]

Gibbons signed a four-year contract at Forest in 2007 and he was a key player in the Nottingham Forest F.C. Youth Academy side that reached the Youth Premier League Final in May 2010, losing 5-3 to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10308~2049661,00.html Nottingham Forest | News | Latest News | Latest News | Arsenal 5 v 3 Nottingham Forest]

He signed a 3.5 year deal for Alki on 11 January 2011 after spending two weeks on trial at the club and was given the number 32 shirt.[http://www.alkifc.com.cy/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=380:2011-01-12-10-29-12&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=61&lang=el Ανακοινωση-Μεταγραφη][http://www.alkifc.com.cy/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=394:2011-01-21-13-49-07&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=61&lang=el Παρουσιαση Νεων Παιχτων][http://www.alkifc.com.cy/index.php?option=com_bearleague&task=player&id=16&sid=2&Itemid=81&lang=el Robbie Gibbons] Gibbons made his debut for Alki on 16 February 2011, coming off the bench as a second-half substitute in the Larnaca side's 4–3 win in the Cypriot Cup against Enosis Paralimni.[http://www.protathlima.com/content/league/story.jsp?league_id=1&id=68807 Protathlima.com: Συμπλήρωσε την οκτάδα η «αθάνατη»][http://www.shootandgoal.com/page.php?id=40685&bid=8 ShootandGoal.com | Αλκή-ΕΝΠ: Βροχή γκολ και πρόκριση στην «Αθάνατη»]http://www.sport-fm.com.cy/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21245&Itemid=65 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}[http://www.enpfc.com/?p=3662 ΑΛΚΗ – ΕΝΠ: 4-3 | Enosis Athletic Union of Paralimni] Gibbons made his league debut on 19 March 2011.

On 31 January 2012 he signed for Scunthorpe United as free agent after a pay dispute with Alki. After some impressive performances in the reserves he made his first team debut against MK Dons on 14 April 2012.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16824083.stm | work=BBC News | title=Scunthorpe confirm triple signing}}