Lee Gibson Explained

Lee Gibson
Fullname:Lee Helen Gibson[1]
Birth Date:1991 9, df=y
Birth Place:Rutherglen, Scotland[2]
Height:169cm
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Glasgow City
Clubnumber:29
Clubs1:Hamilton Academical
Years1:2007–2011
Caps1:10+
Goals1:0
Clubs2:Glasgow City
Years2:2011–2015
Caps2:42
Goals2:0
Clubs3:Mallbackens IF
Years3:2016
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Clubs4:Glasgow City
Years4:2017–
Caps4:43+
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2009–2010
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2017–
Nationalcaps3:54
Nationalgoals3:0
Pcupdate:1 May 2023
Ntupdate:16 May 2024

Lee Helen Gibson (née Alexander; born 23 September 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Women's Premier League club Glasgow City and the Scotland women's national team.

Early life

Gibson was born in Rutherglen and grew up in the Stewartfield area of East Kilbride. She attended Claremont High School.[3]

Playing career

Club

Gibson played for Glasgow City for five years, winning fourteen trophies including four consecutive domestic trebles, before signing a full-time professional contract with Swedish Damallsvenskan club Mallbackens IF in December 2015. She rejoined Glasgow City in December 2016.[4]

She helped City progress to the quarter-finals of the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League by saving three of four kicks in a penalty shootout against Brondby.[5]

International

Gibson was first called up to the full Scotland squad in November 2015 for a Euro 2017 qualifying match against Macedonia.[6] Still uncapped, she was named in the Scotland squad for the Euro 2017 finals.[7] Alexander became the first choice goalkeeper for Scotland after Euro 2017, when Gemma Fay retired.[8]

Her international debut came in a 3–0 friendly victory over Hungary in Telki on 14 September 2017,[9] and she helped the team qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8] An important moment in the qualifying group was when Gibson saved a penalty kick against Poland.[8] Scotland were eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup, with Gibson playing in all three matches. In the third match, which Scotland had to win to progress, she initially saved a penalty but a retake was ordered by VAR.[5] The retaken penalty was scored and Scotland, who had led 3–0, could only draw 3–3 with Argentina.[5]

Personal life

She married David Gibson in May 2022, and adopted her husband's name for her next international appearance.[10] The marriage had originally been scheduled for the summer of 2020.[11]

Career statistics

International appearances

Scotland statistics accurate as of 16 May 2024.

Year Scotland
AppsGoals
201730
2018100
201990
202050
202180
202270
2023100
202420
Total540

Honours

Glasgow City

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players – Scotland . . 27 May 2019 . 19 . PDF . 27 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Lee Alexander . . 8 April 2019.
  3. News: Thomson. Paul. Goalkeeper Lee Alexander signs first pro contract with Swedish side Mallbackens. 13 January 2018. Daily Record. 17 December 2015. Glasgow.
  4. News: Lee Alexander returns to Glasgow. 13 January 2018. Glasgow City F.C.. 13 December 2016. 11 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711140819/https://www.glasgowcityfc.co.uk/latest/2016/12/13/lee-alexander-returns-to-glasgow. dead.
  5. Web site: Women's Champions League: Glasgow City hero Lee Alexander still pained by World Cup exit . Heather . Dewar . BBC Sport . 1 November 2019 . 1 November 2019.
  6. News: Lee Alexander in Scotland women's squad to face Macedonia. 13 January 2018. BBC Sport. 19 November 2015.
  7. News: Thomson. Paul. East Kilbride's Lee Alexander off to Women's Euros with Scotland. 13 January 2018. Daily Record. 10 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Lee Alexander: 'It's been a rollercoaster at times for Scotland' . Amy . MacBeath . 11 September 2018 . 16 September 2018 . BBC Sport.
  9. News: Kerr begins reign with resounding victory. 14 January 2018. Scottish Football Association. 14 September 2017.
  10. ScotlandNT . Our Number 1 wears a new name on the back of her shirt this evening, following her wedding last month. #SWNT . 1540386327459414016 . 24 June 2022 . 24 June 2022.
  11. News: Scots women's football star Lee Alexander finds love match - with men's team kitman . Daily Record . Paul . Thomson . 5 June 2019 . 24 June 2022.
  12. Web site: Scottish Women's Cup: Glasgow City 4–3 Hibernian . Heather . Dewar . BBC Sport . 24 November 2019 . 13 January 2020 .