Alex Gilbert (footballer)

For other people named Alex Gilbert, see Alex Gilbert (disambiguation).
Alex Gilbert
Personal information
Full name Alexander George Henry Gilbert[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2020 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Brentford 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Swindon Town (loan) 8 (0)
2023– Middlesbrough 13 (1)
International career
2019 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2021 Republic of Ireland U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:44, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Alexander George Henry Gilbert (born 28 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.

Gilbert is a graduate of the West Bromwich Albion Academy and began his professional career with Brentford in 2020. After failing to break into the first team, he transferred to Middlesbrough in 2023. Gilbert has been capped by the Republic of Ireland at youth level.

  1. ^ "EFL club list of registered players as at 23rd June 2020" (PDF). p. 27. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Alex Gilbert". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 25 May 2023.