Kieran Gibbons (born 6 February 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a

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for

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. Gibbons has also played for

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, Stenhousemuir,

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and Open Goal Broomhill. Gibbons is the cousin of Aston Villa captain John McGinn.

Career

Gibbons began his career at youth level with

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, leaving the club in 2009; upon his departure he was then unable to sign for another club unless they paid Hamilton £9000 in compensation. In January 2011, Hamilton agreed to release his registration and he signed for

. He made his only appearance on 23 November 2014, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for

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in their 1–0 win at

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in the

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. He was an unused substitute in five more league matches and one

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club

. He made his debut on 25 July, in the first round of the

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. In February 2016, Gibbons signed on loan with

for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. Gibbons joined

in the 2016 close season, spending two seasons with the side before joining Stenhousemuir in May 2018. On 16 September 2019, Stenhousemuir agreed to terminate Gibbon's contract in order for him to pursue first team football elsewhere. Gibbons rejoined

the same day. Gibbons moved to

on 1 July 2020. Gibbons started every game for the

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side, partnering ex-

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teammate Nicky Low in central midfield. The midfielder signed for Open Goal Broomhill in 2022.

Honours

Aberdeen SPFL Reserve League 2014/15 East Kilbride *

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: 2016–17 * SFA South Region Challenge Cup: 2016–17 *East of Scotland Qualifying Cup: 2017–18

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* * 1995 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Scottish men's footballers Hamilton Academical F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players East Kilbride F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Lowland Football League players Broomhill F.C. (Scotland) players Peterhead F.C. players {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub