Kieran Gibbs

Kieran Gibbs (born September 26, 1989 in Lambeth, London) is an English professional football player, who currently plays for Arsenal . He attended Riddlesdown High School in Purley, South London. Kieran began his career at the Wimbledon academy but moved to Arsenal when the Wimbledon Academy disbanded in 2004. Gibbs plays in the centre-midfield position but is also known to play on the left wing. He has featured regularly for Arsenal's U18 and Reserves teams and also played in pre-season friendlies against Barnet and Inter Milan , the latter for which he received a standing ovation when he was substituted. In September 2007 Gibbs signed a professional contract with Arsenal, and was named in the club's 2007-08 UEFA Champions League squad and given squad number 34. He made his first-team debut for the club when he started a League Cup match against Sheffield United on October 31, 2007, and made his second appearance coming on as a substitute for Eduardo da Silva in Arsenal's quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers on December 18, 2007. On September 10, 2007 Gibbs signed a professional contract with Arsenal. On January 31, 2008 he agreed to go on loan to Norwich City F.C. until the end of the 2007/08 season . He returned to Arsenal a match early on April 29, 2008 and retook his place in the Arsenal Reserves squad. He went on to make the substitutes bench for Arsenal's first team match against Everton on May 4, 2008 but did not play.