Gibson Bardsley (born July 23, 1989) is an American soccer player.

Career

Youth and College

Bardsley was born in San Clemente, California and attended

Mount Si High School Mount Si High School is a high school located in the Snoqualmie Valley in Snoqualmie, Washington Snoqualmie ( ) is a city next to Snoqualmie Falls in King County, Washington, United States. It is east of Seattle. Snoqualmie city is home to ...

, and played four years of

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Western Washington University Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a pri ...

. Gibson "Giblits" Bardsley was named a first-team GNAC all-star as a sophomore in 2008, and was named to the Daktronics All-American first team and the Daktronics first team, was an NSCAA West Region All-Star, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team all-league selection as senior in 2010. He finished his college career with 41 goals for the Vikings, tied for first in school history. During his college years Bardsley also played for the

Abbotsford Mariners Fraser Valley Mariners is a Canadian soccer team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northwest Divis ...

and Washington Crossfire in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syst ...

Professional

Bardsley turned professional in 2011 when he signed for USL Professional Division side

Charlotte Eagles The Charlotte Eagles are an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team plays its home games at ...

. He made his professional debut on April 29, in a game against

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professional soccer clubs in th ...

. Bardsley moved to USL Professional Division club

Dayton Dutch Lions Dayton Dutch Lions is an American soccer team based in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. From 2011 to 2014, the team played in the USL Professional D ...

in April 2012. He joined

Orange County Blues FC Orange County Soccer Club is an American soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the second tier USL Championship. The team plays its home games a ...

for 2014. Bardsley played for Tulsa Roughneck FC in 2015 before being transferred to Pembroke Athleta FC of the Malta Premier Division. He signed with Arizona United SC on March 19, 2016.

References

External links

Western Washington bio

Gibson Bardsley
at lagstatistik.se {{DEFAULTSORT:Bardsley, Gibson 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from King County, Washington American soccer players American expatriate soccer players Fraser Valley Mariners players Washington Crossfire players Phoenix Rising FC players Charlotte Eagles players Dayton Dutch Lions players Orange County SC players FC Tulsa players Expatriate soccer players in Canada USL League Two players USL Championship players Soccer players from Washington (state) Pembroke Athleta F.C. players Association football forwards Association football midfielders People from Fall City, Washington FC Linköping City players