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Gibson Bardsley
American former professional soccer player and amateur armwrestler.
Gibson Bardsley (born July 23, 1989) is an American soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gibson Theodore Bardsley | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-07-23) July 23, 1989 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | San Clemente, California, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kiruna FF | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Western Washington Vikings | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Abbotsford Mariners | 12 | (5) |
| 2010 | Washington Crossfire | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Charlotte Eagles | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 45 | (14) |
| 2014 | Orange County Blues | 7 | (1) |
| 2014 | Kiruna FF | 7 | (5) |
| 2015 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 17 | (4) |
| 2015 | Pembroke Athleta | 9 | (1) |
| 2016 | Arizona United SC | 9 | (1) |
| 2017 | Kiruna FF | 18 | (13) |
| 2018 | Linköping City | 3 | (1) |
| 2018– | Kiruna FF | 4 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2020 | |||
Youth and College
Bardsley was born in San Clemente, California and attended Mount Si High School, and played four years of college soccer at Western Washington University. Gibson "Giblits" Bardsley was named a first-team GNAC all-star as a sophomore in 2008, and was named to the Daktronics All-American first team and the Daktronics first team, was an NSCAA West Region All-Star, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team all-league selection as senior in 2010. He finished his college career with 41 goals for the Vikings, tied for first in school history.
During his college years Bardsley also played for the Abbotsford Mariners[1] and Washington Crossfire[2] in the USL Premier Development League.
Professional
Bardsley turned professional in 2011 when he signed for USL Professional Division side Charlotte Eagles. He made his professional debut on April 29, in a game against Charleston Battery.[3]
Bardsley moved to USL Professional Division club Dayton Dutch Lions in April 2012.[4] He joined Orange County Blues FC for 2014.[5] Bardsley played for Tulsa Roughneck FC in 2015 before being transferred to Pembroke Athleta FC of the Malta Premier Division.[6] He signed with Arizona United SC on March 19, 2016.[7]
He currently lives in Kiruna in Sweden and works as an English teacher at an elementary school.
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- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- "All-USL PRO Forward Gibson Bardsley Signs with OC Blues FC". 28 February 2014.
- "Gibson Bardsley Leaving for Europe -". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- "Bardsley, Cortez Highlight Arizona's New Signings". United Soccer League (USL). March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- Western Washington bio
- Gibson Bardsley at lagstatistik.se