Domestic-league season · Preston.
Missed 14 of Preston's ~46 games this season through 14 injury absences (injury, shoulder). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2208 | 6.84 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.2 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.3 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.3 |
Gibson's current-season form is level with last season (Season 29→27), while his Rating held around 65. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 37).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Preston · 14th | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6.84 | 65 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | Preston · 20th | 38 | 2 | 2 | 7.01 | 65 | 29 |
| 2023/24 | Plymouth · 21st | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | 68 | 37 |
| 2022/23 | Bristol Rovers · 17th | 30 | 1 | 0 | 6.83 | 46 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | Sheffield Wednesday · 4th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6.74 | 44 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | Reading · 7th | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 62 | 12 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
L. Gibson is a 25-year-old central defender at Preston, rated 65.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 118th of 493 in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (76.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.14 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gibson.
Judged on this season alone, Gibson graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 5 clean sheets and 3.139 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 65, top 22% of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 25 Gibson is in his prime years, and a market index of 83.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Gibson missed 14 games through injury (injury, shoulder) out of roughly 46 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 65.4, Gibson carries the 18th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship (top 22%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~84), then tapers with age. At 25, Gibson sits on 83.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Gibson's projected Rating — 65.4 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.
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