Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White (born 27 January 2000) is an English professional

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who plays as an

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of winger for

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club

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

. He has represented England at under-16 through under-21 level. Gibbs-White began his career with

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, 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

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, earning himself a club record transfer to newly promoted Nottingham Forest in 2022.

Club career

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Gibbs-White joined

aged eight and played for the club's academy at all age groups. He made his first team debut, aged 16, as a 62nd-minute substitute for Joe Mason in a 2–0 win over

side

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in the

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third round on 7 January 2017. He made his first league appearance on 14 February 2017 in a 1–0 home defeat in the

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against

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. In January 2018, it was announced that Gibbs-White had signed a contract that would keep him at the club until summer 2022. He made his first Premier League appearance in the opening home match of the 2018–19 season against Everton as a late substitute. He also came on as a substitute in the home match against

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on 4 November 2018; despite the team losing 3–2, his performance received particular praise. The midfielder got his first start in the Premier League in the home game against

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on 5 December 2018, in which he provided the assist for Wolves' first goal by

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in a 2–1 win. 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

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in a

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qualifier. During the

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, Gibbs-White was disciplined by Wolves for having breached government rules by attending a party in London in May 2020.

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. He scored his first goal for Swansea in a 1–0 win against

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on 12 September. Gibbs-White fractured his foot in Swansea's home game against

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on 3 October, leading to him missing three months of the season. 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

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on 2 January 2021.

Return to Wolves

Gibbs-White was recalled from his loan at Swansea City by Wolves on 6 January 2021. 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

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at Molineux.

Loan to Sheffield United

Gibbs-White joined

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

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against

). He scored on his debut for Sheffield United against

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on 11 September 2021 in a 6–2 win, and again in his second Sheffield United appearance (against

) on 14 September, a game which ended as a 2–2 draw. On 17 May 2022, Gibbs-White scored a goal in a 2–1 away win over Nottingham Forest in the

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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.

Nottingham Forest

On 19 August 2022, Gibbs-White moved to

, signing a five-year deal, for a reported club record transfer fee of £25 million with another potential £17 million in add-ons. He scored his first goal for the club on 5 November 2022 in a 2–2 home draw with

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

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

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in a 4–1 win in the quarter-finals, and once in the final, which England won 5–2 against

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. In December 2017,

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revealed in an interview with ''

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'' that Gibbs-White was racially abused by a Spanish player during the final with the FA reporting the incident to FIFA. On 27 May 2019, Gibbs-White was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy. He made his debut for that age group during the 3–3 draw with

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at the

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on 24 June, playing the final 17 minutes in place of

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. On 14 June 2023, Gibbs-White was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He scored the opening goal of their semi-final victory over

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and also started in the

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as England beat

to win the tournament.

Personal life

Born in England, Gibbs-White is of Jamaican descent. He was born and grew up in

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. He attended

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in his hometown and later

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, where he was coached by

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Career statistics

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers *

: 2017–18 England U17 *

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England U21 *

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Individual * Sheffield United Player of the Year: 2021–22 * Sheffield United Young Player of the Year: 2021–22 *

Player of the Season:

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References

External links

Profile
at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbs-White, Morgan 2000 births Living people English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players Footballers from Stafford Men's association football midfielders Black British sportsmen People educated at Sir Graham Balfour School People educated at Thomas Telford School English people of Jamaican descent