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==International career== ==International career==
Gibson was at the centre of a dispute between the ] and the ] over the eligibility of players born within Northern Ireland to represent the Republic of Ireland. Normally, players not born within the territory of the Association they wish to represent must demonstrate to FIFA that they have a valid "connection" (ancestry or residence) with that territory. However, the unique position in Northern Ireland, whereby citizenship of the Republic of Ireland is the "birthright" of every person born on the island of Ireland if they so wish, meant that Gibson was eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland at international level. As a result, Gibson was approached to represent both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at international level.<ref></ref><ref></ref>.
In the wake of the controversy which this dispute engendered, certain other players from Northern Ireland have sought to take advantage of this application of the eligibility rules by FIFA. However, this does not (as yet, at least) appear to have "opened the floodgates", since of the three other senior players who sought to declare for the Republic of Ireland, ] and ] both reversed their initial decision and reverted to Northern Ireland and it turns out that a third, ], who opted to stay with the Republic of Ireland, has in any case a grandparent who was born in the Republic.

===Northern Ireland===
Gibson initially represented Northern Ireland at Under-16 level and was included in ] squads. However, he was dropped from the team after attending trials with ] and subsequently switched allegiance to the Republic of Ireland.<ref></ref><ref></ref> Before Gibson made his senior international debut for the Republic of Ireland, ], the ] manager, made an unsuccessful attempt to persuade him to switch his allegiances back.<ref></ref>

===Republic of Ireland===
Gibson first represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17 level. Then during the 2005-06 season he captained both the Republic of Ireland under-19 and ] squads.<ref></ref><ref></ref> On 14 November 2006, he also played for ] in a 0-0 draw against ].<ref></ref> In 2007, Gibson was included in several senior ] squads for ],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6313743.stm |title=Gibson included in Republic squad |date=2007-01-30 |accessdate=2007-06-25 |publisher=BBC Sport }}</ref> before he eventually made his debut in a 4-0 win against ]. During the away friendly, he came on as half-time substitute, replacing ]. In the 54th minute, Gibson fired a shot from outside the penalty area that the Danish keeper, ], could only palm away, allowing ] to follow up and score the Republic's third goal.<ref></ref> Gibson won his second full cap on 8 September 2007 in an away game against ]. The Euro 2008 qualifier, which finished as a 2-2 draw, saw him again used as substitute, this time replacing ] after 61 minutes.<ref></ref><ref></ref>

Gibson made his first start for the Republic of Ireland national team in a 1–0 win at home to ] on 15 October 2008. After ] dropped out of the Irish squad due to injury, Gibson was called up to provide extra physicality in the centre of the Irish midfield. Manager Giovanni Trapattoni also cited Gibson's confidence on the football pitch as the reason for choosing him ahead of ] and ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Gibson included in Republic team |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7670439.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-10-14 |accessdate=2008-10-15 }}</ref>


== Statistics == == Statistics ==

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Darron Gibson
Personal information
Full name Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Manchester United
Number 28
Youth career
000?–2004 Institute
2004–2005 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005– Manchester United 9 (2)
2006–2007 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 33 (1)
2007–2008 → Wolves (loan) 21 (1)
International career
2006 Republic of Ireland U21
2006 Republic of Ireland B 1 (0)
2007– Republic of Ireland 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:08, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:35, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson (born 25 October 1987) is an Irish footballer who plays for Manchester United, having previously been loaned out to Royal Antwerp and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In 2007, Gibson, who was born in Derry, was at the centre of a dispute between the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Football Association, after he opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of Northern Ireland. The issue was referred to FIFA and was discussed in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Club career

Well... he's got a shot on 'im.

International career

Statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2005–06 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2006–07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2006–07 31 1 2 0 – 0 0 0 0 33 1
Manchester United 2007–08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2007–08 21 1 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 24 1
Manchester United 2008–09 3 1 3 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 14 3
2009–10 6 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 11 3
Total 9 2 4 2 9 2 4 0 0 0 26 6
Career total 61 4 9 2 9 2 4 0 0 0 83 8

Statistics accurate as of match played 10th January 2010

Honours

Club

Manchester United

References

  1. "Gibson can't play for Republic, says Wells": Stuart McKinley, Belfast Telegraph (January 31 2007). Retrieved February 2 2007.
  2. "Republic up ante in Gibson cap row": Daily Mail (September 6 2007)
  3. Fifa to discuss Irish player row
  4. Fifa unable to clarify Irish row
  5. Northern Ireland minister warns of sectarian divide
  6. Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup
  7. Endlar, Andrew. "Darron Gibson". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2009.

External links

Manchester United F.C. – current squad
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