Benjamin Gibson

Gibson's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→9), while his Rating held around 15. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Stoke City · 21st	1	0	0	6.3	15	9
2025/26	Stoke City · 17th	13	1	0	6.77	15	9
2024/25	Stoke City · 18th	24	3	0	6.91	30	23
2023/24	Norwich · 6th	37	0	2	6.85	40	52
2022/23	Norwich · 13th	23	0	1	6.93	39	16

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U21	10	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

B. Gibson is a 33-year-old central defender at Stoke City, rated 15.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gibson.

On the season, Gibson graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 4.432 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 9). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 33 Gibson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2021/22

15.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

17.7%

Minutes

limited game time

4.43

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Stoke City finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.43

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 17.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 15.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %17.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.123

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.123

Defensive actions / 904.432

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.123

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 33, Gibson sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Gibson's projected Rating — 15.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions14

Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€26.7M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Stoke CityJun 2024 – nowFree

Norwichuntil Jun 2024

Burnley(back from loan)Jun 2021 – Jun 2024

NorwichJul 2021 – Jun 2021€ 9.9M

Norwich(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2021

BurnleyAug 2018 – Sept 2020€ 16.8M

Middlesbrough(back from loan)May 2013 – Aug 2018

Tranmere(on loan)until May 2013

Plymouth(on loan)Aug 2011 – May 2013

Middlesbroughuntil Aug 2011

About B. Gibson

Benjamin James Gibson is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for Stoke City, born on January 15, 1993 in Nunthorpe, standing 185 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, B. Gibson has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Gibson at 15.1 with a Season form score of 9.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Championship and the FA Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, B. Gibson has totalled 388 club appearances with 8 goals and 8 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 47 appearances for Middlesbrough.

B. Gibson's career has also included time at Norwich, Burnley, Middlesbrough, Tranmere and Plymouth.

On the international stage, B. Gibson has represented England U21 — 10 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.