Lewis Gibson joined Argyle in the summer of 2023 on a permanent basis, having left Premier League side Everton. 

Durham-born Gibson’s youth career began at Newcastle United, but he switched to Everton close to his 17th birthday. 

In 2017, Gibson was part of the England squad that included players such as Phil Foden, Conor Gallagher and Emile Smith Rowe that won the Under-17 World Cup, during a time when current Argyle Director of Football Neil Dewsnip was England’s Technical Lead. Gibson subsequently played for the Three Lions at under-18 and under-20 level. 

After four games for Everton Under-21s in the EFL Trophy, Lewis headed to Fleetwood Town, managed at the time by Joey Barton, for the conclusion of the Sky Bet League One 2019/20 season. 

Gibson spent the following season at Reading, playing 13 games in the Championship, before a season with Sheffield Wednesday was limited to a handful of games because of injury. 

In 2022/23, Lewis linked up with Barton once more, this time at Bristol Rovers, for whom he played 33 games, scoring one goal – the first in his career - coincidentally against Fleetwood.