Morgan Gibbs-White

Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White (born 27 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He has represented England at under-16 through under-21 level.[4]

Morgan Gibbs-White
Personal information
Full name Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000[2]
Place of birth Stafford, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 18
Youth career
2008–2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Wolverhampton Wanderers 55 (0)
2020–2021 → Swansea City (loan) 5 (1)
National team‡
2016 England U16 3 (1)
2016–2017 England U17 13 (3)
2018 England U18 2 (1)
2018–2019 England U19 10 (1)
2019– England U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:28, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:40, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Gibbs-White joined Wolverhampton Wanderers aged 8 and has played for the club's academy at all age groups.[5] He made his first team debut, aged 16, as a 62nd-minute substitute for Joe Mason in a 2–0 win over Premier League side Stoke City in the FA Cup 3rd round on 7 January 2017.[6] He made his first league appearance on 14 February 2017 in a 1–0 home defeat in the EFL Championship against Wigan Athletic.[7]

In January 2018, it was announced that Gibbs-White had signed a contract that would keep him at the club until summer 2022.[8] He made his first Premier League appearance in the opening home match of the 2018–19 season against Everton as a late substitute.[9] He also came on as a substitute in the home match against Tottenham Hotspur on 4 November 2018; despite the team losing 3–2, his performance received particular praise.[10]

The midfielder got his first start in the Premier League in the home game against Chelsea on 5 December 2018, in which he provided the assist for Wolves' first goal by Raúl Jiménez in a 2–1 win.[11] On 15 August 2019 he scored his first goal for Wolves, on his 57th senior appearance for the club, in a 4–0 second leg win against the Armenia team FC Pyunik in a Europa League qualifier.[12]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gibbs-White was disciplined by Wolves for having breached government rules by attending a party in London in May 2020.[13][14]

On 25 August 2020 he signed a new three-year contract with Wolves before moving on loan to Championship side Swansea City for the 2020–21 season.[15][16] He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 1–0 win against Preston North End on 12 September 2020.[17] Gibbs-White fractured his foot in Swansea's home game against Millwall on 3 October 2020, leading to him missing three months of the season.[18] He did not make another appearance for Swansea after the Millwall game until coming on as an 85th minute substitute in the 2–1 home win over Watford on 2 January 2021.[19][20]

Gibbs-White was recalled from his loan at Swansea City by Wolves on 6 January 2021.[21] He made his first appearance for Wolves in the 2020–21 season as a second-half substitute in Wolves's 1–0 home victory over Crystal Palace in a F.A. Cup 3rd round tie on 8 January 2021.[22]

International career

Gibbs-White was part of the England team that won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. He scored twice in the tournament, against the United States in a 4–1 win in the quarter-finals, and once in the final, which England won 5–2 against Spain.[23] In December 2017, Rhian Brewster revealed in an interview with The Guardian that Gibbs-White was racially abused by a Spanish player during the final with the FA reporting the incident to FIFA.[24]

On 27 May 2019, Gibbs-White was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy.[25] He made his debut for that age group during the 3–3 draw with Croatia at the San Marino Stadium on 24 June, playing the final 17 minutes in place of James Maddison.[26]

Personal life

Gibbs-White was born and grew up in Stafford. He attended Sir Graham Balfour School in his hometown and later Thomas Telford School in Telford, Shropshire, where he was coached by Des Lyttle.[27][28]


Career statistics
As of matches played 16 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17[29] Championship701000—80
2017–18[30] 1302000—150
2018–19[31] Premier League 2603020—310
2019–20[32] 7010107[lower-alpha 1]1161
2020–21[33] 2010——30
Total 550803071731
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 2016–17[29] ———4[lower-alpha 2]040
Swansea City (loan) 2020–21[34] Championship 51—10—61
Career total 6018040111832
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

England U17

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Morgan Gibbs-White". 11v11. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. "Morgan Gibbs-White". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. "Morgan Gibbs-White". Football Association.
  5. "Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Academy player profiles". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
  6. "Stoke 0–2 Wolves". BBC Sport. 7 January 2017.
  7. "Wolves 0–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. 14 February 2017.
  8. "New contract for Gibbs-White". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 29 January 2018.
  9. "Gibbs-White: Debut fires aim to match Wolves stars". Premier League. 30 October 2018.
  10. Martin, Antony (4 November 2018). "'Very rare': Danny Murphy says Wolves ace Morgan Gibbs-White was amazing against Tottenham". HITC.
  11. Emons, Michael (5 December 2018). "Wolves 2–1 Chelsea:Raùl Jiménez & Diogo Jota inspire hosts to victory". BBC Sport.
  12. Rose, Gary (15 August 2019). "Europa League: Wolves beat Pyunik 4–0 for an 8–0 aggregate win". BBC Sport.
  13. "Morgan Gibbs-White: Wolves midfielder facing disciplinary action after alleged lockdown breach". BBC Sport. 12 May 2020.
  14. Edwards, Joe (19 June 2020). "Wolves boss Nuno: We have given Morgan Gibbs-White a second chance". Express & Star.
  15. "Morgan Gibbs-White: Wolves midfielder joins Swansea City on loan". BBC Sport. 25 August 2020.
  16. "New contract and loan move for Gibbs-White". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 25 August 2020.
  17. "Preston 0–1 Swansea". BBC. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  18. Edwards, Joe (16 October 2020). "Wolves' Morgan Gibbs-White suffers injury on loan at Swansea". Express & Star. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  19. Pritchard, Dafydd (2 January 2021). "Swansea City 2–1 Watford: Jamal Lowe brace takes Swansea up to second". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  20. "Games played by Morgan Gibbs-White in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  21. Masi, Joseph (6 January 2021). "Wolves recall Morgan Gibbs-White". Express & Star. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  22. Sutcliffe, Steve (8 January 2021). "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Crystal Palace: Adama Traore sends hosts through". BBC Sport.
  23. "England 5–2 Spain". FIFA.com. 28 October 2017.
  24. Taylor, Daniel (28 December 2017). "Liverpool's Rhian Brewster: 'When I'm racially abused, I just want to be left alone'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  25. "England U21s squad named by Aidy Boothroyd for this summer's Euro Finale in Italy". The FA. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  26. "England U21 3–3 Croatia U21". BBC Sport. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  27. "Wolves' Morgan Gibbs-White back from conquering the world". Shropshire Star. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  28. Dicken, Alex (25 November 2018). "Who is Morgan Gibbs-White? Meet the wonderkid all Wolves fans are raving about". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
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  30. "Games played by Morgan Gibbs-White in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  31. "Games played by Morgan Gibbs-White in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  32. "Games played by Morgan Gibbs-White in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  33. "Games played by Morgan Gibbs-White in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  34. "Games played by Morgan Gibbs-White in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  35. Anderson, John, ed. (2018). Football Yearbook 2018–2019. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 386–387. ISBN 978-1-4722-6106-9.
  36. Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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