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Ben Gibson 23

Stoke City Centre Back Age 33 Height 185 cm Left foot England

Deployed as Centre Back in 5 of last 8 starts

18% of team minutes · 813 minutes, 8 starts in 50 team matches 21st percentile
1 + 0 goals and assists · 0.11 per 90 · 2% of team goals 67th percentile
6.75 average rating over 14 rated matches 42nd percentile
0 no injury or suspension spells recorded in the last 12 months
Hard to beatWins his duelsReads the game Few recoveries

DNA strand · vs Championship defenders (n = 133) · 813 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.75 42 Goals + assists /90 0.11 67 Share of team minutes 18% 21 Cards /90 0.11 77 Fouls /90 1.11 23

Defence

Defensive actions /90 10.18 78 Tackles /90 1.88 72 Tackle success 65% 57 Interceptions /90 1.77 91 Clearances /90 5.65 67 Blocked shots /90 0.89 80 Recoveries /90 2.99 19 Duel success 66% 93 Aerials won /90 3.87 85 Aerial success 90% 82 Dribbled past /90 0.11 94 Errors /90 0.00 64 Possession lost /90 11.62 53

On the ball

Passes /90 46.38 58 Pass accuracy 82% 45 Final-third passes /90 6.53 65 Accurate crosses /90 0.11 39 Long balls won /90 2.55 68

Threat

Goals /90 0.11 90 xG /90 0.08 84 Chances created /90 0.44 38 Key passes /90 0.44 43

Each rung is a percentile among Championship defenders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Stoke City results by his involvement

8 matches · 1–1–6 · 0.5 ppg · 0.75 scored, 1.88 conceded per game · 654 minutes

Team 0.5 ppg when he starts (8) v 1.24 when he does not (42)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 14 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.75 6.96.97.56.87.56.86.56.27.06.66.56.06.76.6
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-08-22 L 1–3 at Southampton · Championship Centre Back 90 0.05 2.0 0.0 6.6
2026-05-02 L 0–2 at Bristol City · Championship Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.7
2026-04-25 L 1–3 v Portsmouth · Championship Defender sub 44 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
2026-04-11 D 1–1 v Blackburn Rovers · Championship Centre Back © 24 0.1 1.0 0.0 6.5
2026-04-03 W 2–0 v Sheffield Wednesday · Championship Defender sub 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-03-20 L 1–3 at Preston North End · Championship Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.0
2026-03-14 W 3–1 v Watford · Championship Defender sub 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.2
2026-03-10 D 3–3 v Ipswich Town · Championship Defender sub 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-03-07 L 0–2 at Swansea City · Championship Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8
2026-02-28 L 1–2 at Coventry City · Championship Left Back 90 1 0.21 1.0 1.0 7.5
2026-02-21 D 2–2 v Leicester City · Championship Defender sub 19 0.27 1.0 0.0 6.8
2026-01-01 W 1–0 at Hull City · Championship Left Back 90 0.03 1.0 0.0 7.5
2025-12-29 L 1–2 v Sheffield United · Championship Left Back 90 0.05 1.0 0.0 6.9
2025-12-26 D 0–0 v Preston North End · Championship Defender sub 50 0.03 1.0 1.0 6.9

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Stoke City

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Championship current 1 1 90 14% 0 0 0.1 6.6 – –
2025/2026 · Championship 13 7 723 17% 1 0 0.7 6.76 32th #352 (1) –
2025/2026 · FA Cup 0 0 0 0% 0 0 – – – –

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 14 moves · €26.2m in fees

  1. 1 Jul 2024 Free transfer Norwich City → Stoke City Centre Back
  2. 1 Jul 2021 Transfer Burnley → Norwich City €9.3m Centre Back
  3. 31 May 2021 End of loan Norwich City → Burnley Defender
  4. 4 Sep 2020 Loan Burnley → Norwich City €2.3m Defender
  5. 5 Aug 2018 Transfer Middlesbrough → Burnley €16.9m Centre Back
  6. 31 May 2013 End of loan Tranmere Rovers → Middlesbrough Defender
  7. 14 Mar 2013 Loan Middlesbrough → Tranmere Rovers Defender
  8. 3 Jan 2013 End of loan Tranmere Rovers → Middlesbrough Defender
  9. 14 Aug 2012 Loan Middlesbrough → Tranmere Rovers Defender
  10. 20 May 2012 End of loan York City → Middlesbrough Defender
  11. 9 Feb 2012 Loan Middlesbrough → York City Defender
  12. 30 Nov 2011 End of loan Plymouth Argyle → Middlesbrough Defender
  13. 2 Aug 2011 Loan Middlesbrough → Plymouth Argyle Defender
  14. 1 Jul 2011 Transfer Middlesbrough U18 → Middlesbrough Defender

Injuries and suspensions · 3 spells · 3 injuries · 25 games missed

  • injury Groin Injury at Burnley 12 Jan 2020 → 15 Jun 2020 8 missed · 155 days
  • injury Groin Injury at Burnley 8 Dec 2019 → 10 Jan 2020 6 missed · 33 days
  • injury Inguinal Hernia at Burnley 28 Aug 2018 → 25 Nov 2018 11 missed · 89 days

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