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Liam Gibbs

Squad depthPreston · 23 yrsFringe playerOn loan from Norwich

Profile

Full nameLiam Geoffrey Gibbs
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age23
Date of birth16 Dec 2002
BirthplaceBury St Edmunds
Height178 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubPreston
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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5
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
142
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Preston.

Also this season

Parent club Norwich — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 100 min

Parent club Norwich — FA Cup: 3 apps, 0g 1a, 91 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Preston; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cupat Norwich100906.9
Championship100166.41

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

L. Gibbs is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Preston, rated 51.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gibbs.

On the season, Gibbs graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.169 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52. At 23 Gibbs is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 23.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
51.5
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
1.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
6.9%
Minutes
limited game time
3.17
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Preston finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

5
Apps
3.17
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
3
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 5 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 6.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 51.5 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.