Morgan Gibbs-White
Personal information
Full name Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Stafford, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 68 (2)
2020–2021 → Swansea City (loan) 5 (1)
2021–2022 → Sheffield United (loan) 35 (11)
2022– Nottingham Forest 55 (7)
International career‡
2016 England U16 3 (1)
2016–2017 England U17 13 (3)
2018 England U18 2 (1)
2018–2019 England U19 10 (1)
2019–2023 England U21 18 (3)
Medal record
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2023 Georgia–Romania
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2017 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:37, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

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

Gibbs-White began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, making his début in 2017, making almost 100 appearances for the club. After a short loan at Swansea City, he came to prominence during a loan at Sheffield United, earning himself a club record transfer to newly promoted Nottingham Forest in 2022.

Club career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Gibbs-White joined Wolverhampton Wanderers aged eight and 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 third round on 7 January 2017.[5][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 Armenian 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]

Loan to Swansea City

On 25 August 2020 Gibbs-White 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.[17] Gibbs-White fractured his foot in Swansea's home game against Millwall on 3 October, 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]

Return to Wolves

Gibbs-White was recalled from his loan at Swansea City by Wolves on 6 January 2021.[21] He scored his first-ever Premier League goal (in his 41st appearance in the competition) on 9 May, a late winner in a 2–1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at Molineux.[22]

Loan to Sheffield United

Gibbs-White joined Sheffield United on loan for the 2021–22 season on 31 August 2021, having made three appearances for Wolves in the early weeks of the season (including a goal in the EFL Cup against Nottingham Forest).[23][24] He scored on his debut for Sheffield United against Peterborough United on 11 September 2021 in a 6–2 win,[25] and again in his second Sheffield United appearance (against Preston North End) on 14 September, a game which ended as a 2–2 draw.[26]

On 17 May 2022, Gibbs-White scored a goal in a 2–1 away win over Nottingham Forest in the Football League play-offs semi-final second leg; however, he missed a crucial penalty which granted the opponent a 3–2 victory in the penalty shoot-outs and qualification to the final.[27][28]

Nottingham Forest

On 19 August 2022, Gibbs-White moved to Nottingham Forest, signing a five-year deal,[29] for a reported club record transfer fee of £25 million with another potential £17 million in add-ons.[30] He scored his first goal for the club on 5 November 2022 in a 2–2 home draw with Brentford.[31]

On 28 May 2023, Gibbs-White was voted Nottingham Forest player of the season.[32]

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,[33] and once in the final, which England won 5–2 against Spain.[34] 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.[35]

On 27 May 2019, Gibbs-White was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy.[36] 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.[37]

On 14 June 2023, Gibbs-White was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[38][39] He scored the opening goal of their semi-final victory over Israel and also started in the final as England beat Spain to win the tournament.[40][41][42]

Personal life

Born in England, Gibbs-White is of Jamaican descent.[43] He 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.[44][45]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17[46] Championship 7 0 1 0 0 0 — 8 0
2017–18[47] 13 0 2 0 0 0 — 15 0
2018–19[48] Premier League 26 0 3 0 2 0 — 31 0
2019–20[49] 7 0 1 0 1 0 7[a] 1 16 1
2020–21[50] 11 1 2 0 — — 13 1
2021–22[51] 2 0 — 1 1 — 3 1
2022–23[52] 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 68 1 9 0 4 1 7 1 88 3
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 2016–17[46] — — — 4[b] 0 4 0
Swansea City (loan) 2020–21[53] Championship 5 1 — 1 0 — 6 1
Sheffield United (loan) 2021–22[54] Championship 35 11 0 0 — 2[c] 1 37 12
Nottingham Forest 2022–23[52] Premier League 35 5 0 0 3 0 — 38 5
2023–24[55] 20 2 2 1 1 0 — 23 3
Total 55 7 2 1 4 0 — 61 8
Career total 163 20 11 1 9 1 13 2 196 24
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

England U17

England U21

Individual

References

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