Kerrea Gilbert
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| Kerrea Gilbert | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Kerrea Kuche Gilbert[1] | |
| Date of birth | February 28, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Full Back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Arsenal | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2003–2005 | Arsenal | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005– 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 |
Arsenal → Cardiff City (loan) → Southend United (loan) → Leicester City (loan) |
2 (0) 24 (0) 5 (0) 34 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kerrea Kuche Gilbert (born 28 February 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays for Arsenal as a full back. His given name is pronounced /ˈkɛri/ "Kerry".
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[edit] Career
[edit] Arsenal
Gilbert was born in Hammersmith, Greater London, and until the 2005–06 season he usually played in Arsenal's youth and reserve teams. However, after injuries to various members of Arsenal's defence, Gilbert was drafted in as cover. He made his first team debut on 29 November 2005 against Reading in the League Cup, and on 7 December he played in a UEFA Champions League match against Ajax Amsterdam, coming on as a substitute at left back for the injured Lauren.
With Arsenal's injury problems continuing, he started in Arsenal's FA Cup win over Cardiff City on 7 January 2006, which was the start of a six-match run of appearances. He made his FA Premier League debut on 21 January 2006 in a 1–0 away loss at Everton and played in both legs of Arsenal's League Cup semi-final against Wigan Athletic, in which he contributed to the first Arsenal goal by crossing to Thierry Henry, who headed home; Arsenal lost the tie on away goals after drawing 2–2.
However, Gilbert was himself injured in Arsenal's 3–2 home defeat to West Ham United on 1 February 2006, and was ruled out for two months, ending his run in the team. As of April 2006 he has played nine times for Arsenal.
[edit] Cardiff City
On 21 July 2006, Gilbert was loaned to Championship team Cardiff City for the 2006–07 season.[2] Gilbert began the season as the club's first choice right back and was a regular in the team until December. However, he suffered a minor injury which kept him out for several games. He was replaced by Chris Gunter and was unable to force his way back into the starting line-up, meaning he did not feature as much during the second half of the season. Gilbert made 26 appearances for Cardiff, as they narrowly missed out on the play-offs.
[edit] Southend United
He joined Southend United on a six-month loan deal on 30 July 2007.[3] He made six appearances for Southend before falling out of favour with manager Steve Tilson. He returned to Arsenal on 3 January 2008.[4]
[edit] Return to Arsenal
After returning to Arsenal, Gilbert was given the squad number 46 and named as an unused substitute in Arsenal's Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers on February 11, 2008.
[edit] Leicester City
On 10 July 2008, Gilbert joined Leicester City on a season-long loan deal for 2008–09.[5] He scored his first league goal for Leicester in a 1–1 draw with Stockport County.
[edit] Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[6] | Europe | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2005–06 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | spent season out on loan | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 2008–09 | spent season out on loan | ||||||||
| Cardiff City | 2006–07 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 26 | 0 | |
| Southend United | 2007–08 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |
| Leicester City | 2008–09 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | 39 | 1 | |
| Total | 2005– | 65 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 1 |
*NOTE teams in Italics indicates loan spell
[edit] Honours
- Leicester City
[edit] References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved on 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Cardiff sign Glombard and Gilbert". BBC Sport. 2006-07-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/5179472.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Arsenal's Gilbert joins Southend". BBC Sport. 2007-07-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/6923383.stm. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Shrimpers bid Gilbert farewell". Yahoo! Sports. 2008-01-03. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/03012008/1/shrimpers-bid-gilbert-farewell.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Leicester sign Arsenal's Gilbert". BBC Sport. 2008-07-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7500179.stm. Retrieved on 2009-05-04.
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy.
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