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{{Infobox football biography 2
| playername = Darron Gibson
| image =
| fullname = Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1987|10|25|df=y}}
| cityofbirth = ]
| countryofbirth = ]
| height = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = ]
| clubnumber = 28
| position = ]
| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–2004 |youthclubs1 = ]
| youthyears2 = 2004–2005 |youthclubs2 = ]
| years1 = 2005– |clubs1 = ] |caps1 = 9 |goals1 = 2<!-- LEAGUE STATS ONLY -->
| years2 = 2006–2007 |clubs2 = → ] (loan) |caps2 = 33 |goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2007–2008 |clubs3 = → ] (loan) |caps3 = 21 |goals3 = 1<!-- LEAGUE STATS ONLY -->
| nationalyears1 = 2006 |nationalteam1 = ] |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2006 |nationalteam2 = ] |nationalcaps2 = 1 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2007– |nationalteam3 = ] |nationalcaps3 = 8 |nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 15:08, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 09:35, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
}}
'''Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson''' (born 25 October 1987) is an ] ] who plays for ], having previously been loaned out to ] and ].

In 2007, Gibson, who was born in ], was at the centre of a dispute between the ] and the ], after he opted to play for the ] instead of ].<ref>"": ''Stuart McKinley, ]'' (January 31 2007). Retrieved February 2 2007.</ref><ref>"": ] (September 6 2007)</ref> The issue was referred to ] and was discussed in the ].<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref>

==Club career==
A former pupil of ], Gibson played junior football in the ], and then with ] before joining ] in 2004. He made his senior debut for United on 26 October 2005 in a ] game against ], coming on as a substitute for ]. During the 2005-06 season he played regularly for ], helping them win a treble. He made 19 appearances, scoring twice. In May 2006, he won the prestigious ] as United's youth player of the year and then played regularly for the United senior team during their pre-season summer games.<ref></ref><ref> Manchester United FC</ref><ref></ref> Together with ], ], ] and ], he was one of several United players who spent the ] on loan at ].<ref></ref> In October 2007, he was loaned out again, this time to ], where he spent the majority of the ].<ref>{{soccerbase|id=42488|name=Darron Gibson}}</ref> At Wolves he scored once, against Burnley on 8 December 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7122593.stm|title=Wolves 2-3 Burnley|publisher=]|date=8 December 2007|accessdate=1 December 2009}}</ref>

Gibson made his Premier League debut on 15 November 2008, appearing as a second half substitute against ], before making his ] debut ten days later, coming on as a substitute for ] against ] on 25 November 2008. In December 2008, he travelled with the United squad to the ] in Japan, where, despite not making any appearances, he picked up a winners' medal. On 4 January 2009, Gibson scored his first goal for the club, firing home United's third in a 3–0 victory over ] in the FA Cup Third Round. He then got another in the Fifth Round of the competition, scoring United's second goal in a 4–1 win away to ] on 15 February 2009, winning the "man of the match" award in the process. On 1 March 2009, Gibson started in the centre of midfield alongside Paul Scholes against ] in the ] at ], playing the full initial 90 minutes before being replaced by ] at the start of extra time. The match finished goalless at the end of extra time, and United went on to win 4–1 on penalties, granting Gibson the second cup winners' medal of his career.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Man Utd 0-0 Tottenham (aet) |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7905889.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 March 2009 |accessdate=7 June 2009 }}</ref> On 24 May, he scored his first league goal for Manchester United in the last game of the ] against ]. From the left wing, ] played the ball to Gibson on the edge of the penalty area, and the Irish international fired the ball into the far side of the goal from around 25 yards.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ian |last=Hughes |title=Hull 0-1 Man Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8048308.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=24 May 2009 |accessdate=7 June 2009 }}</ref> In response to performances during the season, Gibson was rewarded with a three-year extension to his Manchester United contract, tying him to the club until at least 2012.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Hibbs |title=Gibson agrees new deal |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={F9E570E6-407E-44BC-800F-4A3110258114}&newsid=6636290 |work=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=15 July 2009 |accessdate=15 July 2009 }}</ref>

Gibson impressed with his midfield ability during a lot of United's fixtures, however the young crop of United stars came under some fire when they lost United's 4 year unbeaten home record in Europe, losing 1–0 to ] at ].<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Man Utd 0-1 Besiktas |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8372974.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Company |date=25 November 2009 |accessdate=25 November 2009 }}</ref> On 1 December 2009, six days on from their embarassing defeat in the ], Gibson responded to the criticism by scoring both of United's goals in a 2–0 win against ] to send United through the the Semi-finals of the ].<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Man Utd 2-0 Tottenham |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8386148.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Company |date=01 December 2009 |accessdate=01 December 2009 }}</ref> On 5 December, Gibson then went on to score his third goal in a week, netting a fantastic long range shot in a 4–0 away win against ].<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Ashenden |title=West Ham 0-4 Man Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8390387.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Company |date=05 December 2009 |accessdate=05 December 2009 }}</ref>

==International career==

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|]
!colspan="2"|Other<ref>Includes other competitive competitions, including the ], ], ], ]</ref>
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|]
|]
|0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|] (loan)
|]
|31||1||2||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||0||0||33||1
|-
|]
|]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|] (loan)
|]
|21||1||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||24||1
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|]
|]
|3||1||3||2||6||0||2||0||0||0||14||3
|-
|]
|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
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!61!!4!!9!!2!!9!!2!!4!!0!!0!!0!!83!!8
|}

''Statistics accurate as of match played 10th January 2010''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/playermenu/gibson_darron.html |title=Darron Gibson |accessdate=26 June 2009 |last=Endlar |first=Andrew |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk }}</ref>

==Honours==
===Club===
;Manchester United
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==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{soccerbase|id=42488|name=Darron Gibson}}
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{{Manchester United F.C. squad}}

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