Preston North End

Lewis Gibson

A versatile defender who won a youth World Cup with England before he had even made a senior appearance for a professional club. He plays centre back or left back with equal comfort, and Preston gave him the settled role previous loan clubs never offered.
England Preston North End DEF
Appearances
5
Tackles won
3

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
385
77.00 per match
Tackles won
3
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets contributed
17
as defensive proxy

Season Stats

Appearances
5
Minutes played
385
Tackles won
3
Interceptions
8
Clearances
17
Blocks
4

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

Tackles won
103rd of 155
Interceptions
37th of 163
Clearances
74th of 177
Blocks
56th of 140
🟨 Most Cards #137 of 235
🎯 Pass Master #168 of 541
👑 Assist Kings #212 of 406
😈 Bad Boys #262 of 452
💪 Workhorses #265 of 417
👻 Ghost Players #275 of 417
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PNE
PNE
15:00
Sat 10 Oct
MIL
MIL
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BIR
BIR
20:00
Tue 13 Oct
PNE
PNE
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WRE
WRE
15:00
Sat 17 Oct
PNE
PNE
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PNE
PNE
15:00
Sat 24 Oct
WBA
WBA
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STO
STO
12:30
Sat 31 Oct
PNE
PNE

Lewis Gibson, The World Cup Winner Still Finding Home

An England youth World Cup winner who spent years on loan before Preston gave him a settled defensive role.

Gibson lifted the Under Seventeen World Cup with England before his career had properly started, evidence of the talent that clubs queue up to develop early. He can play across the back line at centre back or left back, defending with genuine composure that reflects the elite youth environment he came through at Newcastle United and then Everton. That flexibility made him useful to every manager who picked him, even before he settled anywhere permanently.

The honest tension in his career so far is that early pedigree taking years longer than expected to convert into a truly settled first team place. Loan spells at four different clubs came and went before he finally signed permanently. Preston represent his best chance yet to prove that early promise was not simply a youth level peak he never matched again.

The Rest Of The Squad

26 players

Goalkeepers

1
Daniel Iversen
Age 29
8 apps
21
Lee Nicholls
Huddersfield Town · Age 34
0 apps

Defenders

3
Andrija Vukcevic
Age 29
7 apps 1a
4
Harry Clarke
Charlton Athletic · Age 25
7 apps
14
Jordan Storey
Age 29
6 apps
24
Odeluga Offiah
Age 23
6 apps
11
Thierry Small
Age 22
6 apps
16
Andrew Hughes
Age 34
4 apps
6
Liam Lindsay
Age 30
4 apps
12
Caleb Wiley
Age 21
3 apps 1g
2
Pol Valentín
Age 29
2 apps
32
Ed Nolan
Age 19
0 apps

Midfielders

7
Alfie Devine
Age 22
8 apps
15
Jordan Thompson
Age 29
8 apps 1g 1a
27
Léo Leroy
Age 26
8 apps
17
Stanley Mills
Oxford United · Age 22
6 apps 1a
20
Liam Gibbs
Norwich City · Age 23
4 apps
8
Ali McCann
Age 26
2 apps
23
Andrew Moran
Age 22
1 app
44
Brad Potts
Age 32
0 apps
—
Theo Carroll
Age 19
0 apps

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10
Callum Lang
Age 28
8 apps 3g
9
Jusef Erabi
Age 23
8 apps 1g
37
Delano Burgzorg
Bristol City · Age 27
7 apps 2a
38
Johnny Kenny
Bolton Wanderers · Age 23
4 apps 2g
30
George Gryba
Age 17
1 app
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