{{short description|English footballer (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kerrea Gilbert | image = Kerrea Gilbert.jpg | image_size = 150 | caption = Gilbert playing for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] in 2008 | fullname = Kerrea Kuche Gilbert<ref name="Hugman2010-11">{{Cite book |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |editor-last=Hugman |editor-first=Barry J. |location=Edinburgh |page=167}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|28|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11" /> | birth_place = [[Willesden]], England | height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11" /> | position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Right back]] | youthyears1 = 2003–2005 | youthclubs1 = [[Arsenal F.C. Academy|Arsenal]] | years1 = 2005–2010 | clubs1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2006–2007 | clubs2 = → [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (loan) | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = → [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2008–2009 | clubs4 = → [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (loan) | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2010 | clubs5 = → [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] (loan) | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2012 | clubs7 = [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2013 | clubs8 = [[Maidenhead United F.C.|Maidenhead United]] | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2014 | clubs9 = [[St Albans City F.C.|St Albans City]] | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 2 | totalcaps = 112 | totalgoals = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2002–2003 | nationalteam1 = [[England national under-16 football team|England U16]] | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam2 = [[England national under-17 football team|England U17]] | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Kerrea Kuche Gilbert''' (born 28 February 1987) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right back]].

==Career== ===Arsenal=== Gilbert was born in [[Willesden]], [[London]],<ref name="Hugman2010-11" /> and until the 2005–06 season he usually played in [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s [[Arsenal F.C. Academy|youth]] and [[Arsenal F.C. Reserves|reserve]] teams. However, after injuries to various members of Arsenal's defence, Gilbert was drafted in as cover. He made his [[first team (association football)|first team]] debut on 29 November 2005 against [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2005 |title=Arsenal 3–0 Reading |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4472914.stm |access-date=3 August 2012 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> and on 7 December he played in a [[UEFA Champions League]] match against [[Ajax Amsterdam]], coming on as a [[substitute (association football)|substitute]] at [[left back]] for the injured [[Lauren (Cameroonian footballer)|Lauren]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 December 2005 |title=Arsenal 0–0 Ajax |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4494924.stm |access-date=3 August 2012 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>

With Arsenal's injury problems continuing, he started in Arsenal's [[FA Cup]] win over [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] on 7 January 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 January 2006 |title=Arsenal 2–1 Cardiff |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4565096.stm |access-date=3 August 2012 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> in which he was noted for his pace, which was the start of a six-match run of appearances. He made his [[Premier League]] debut on 21 January 2006 in a 1–0 away loss at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 January 2006 |title=Everton 1–0 Arsenal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4612194.stm |access-date=3 August 2012 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>

On 21 July 2006, Gilbert was [[loan (association football)|loaned]] to [[Football League Championship|Championship]] team [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] for the [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]] season.<ref name="Cardiff sign Glombard and Gilbert">{{Cite news |date=21 July 2006 |title=Cardiff sign Glombard and Gilbert |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/5179472.stm |access-date=4 May 2009}}</ref>

He joined [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] on a six-month loan deal on 30 July 2007.<ref name="Arsenal">{{Cite news |date=30 July 2007 |title=Arsenal's Gilbert joins Southend |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/6923383.stm |access-date=29 September 2007}}</ref> He made six appearances for Southend before falling out of favour with manager [[Steve Tilson]]. He returned to Arsenal on 3 January 2008.<ref name="Shrimpers bid Gilbert farewell">{{Cite news |date=3 January 2008 |title=Shrimpers bid Gilbert farewell |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/03012008/1/shrimpers-bid-gilbert-farewell.html |url-status=dead |access-date=4 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006112024/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/03012008/1/shrimpers-bid-gilbert-farewell.html |archive-date=6 October 2008}}</ref>

On 10 July 2008, Gilbert joined [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] on a season-long loan deal for [[2008–09 in English football|2008–09]].<ref name="Leicester sign Arsenal">{{Cite news |date=10 July 2008 |title=Leicester sign Arsenal's Gilbert |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7500179.stm |access-date=4 May 2009}}</ref> He scored his first league goal for Leicester in a 1–1 draw with [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2009 |title=Leicester 1–1 Stockport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7908301.stm |access-date=17 August 2009 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref>

On 15 January 2010, Gilbert joined Championship side [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] on loan until the end of the season.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

===Portland Timbers=== On 13 December 2010, Gilbert signed with the [[Portland Timbers]], of [[Major League Soccer]];<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timbers Sign Arsenal Defender with Champions League Experience &#124; Prost Amerika Soccer |url=http://www.prostamerika.com/2010/12/13/timbers-signarsenal-defender-33702/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721214454/http://www.prostamerika.com/2010/12/13/timbers-signarsenal-defender-33702/ |archive-date=21 July 2011 |access-date=13 December 2010}}</ref> however, as of March 2011, visa issues prohibited him from obtaining a work permit in the United States and his future with the club remained in question.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosano |first=Nick |title=Former Arsenal Defender Kerrea Gilbert's Transfer To Portland Timbers In Doubt |url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1110/major-league-soccer/2011/03/16/2398336/former-arsenal-defender-kerrea-gilberts-transfer-to-portland |access-date=17 March 2011}}</ref> The Timbers announced on 18 March 2011 that Gilbert's [[P visa|P-1 visa]] had been denied and that they had given up trying to bring the defender to Portland.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arnold |first=Geoffrey C. |date=18 March 2011 |title=Portland Timbers abandon pursuit of Kerrea Gilbert |work=The Oregonian |location=Portland |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2011/03/portland_timbers_abandon_pursu.html |access-date=18 March 2011}}</ref>

===Yeovil Town=== Gilbert was offered a 6-month deal at [[Football League One]] side, [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]], after impressing manager [[Terry Skiverton]] during pre-season, despite only appearing once in this time. Gilbert's signing came after a long period of time due to the contract confusions with Portland Timbers. Gilbert made his first League appearance for the Glovers on 13 August, during their 3–1 victory over [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]], in which Gilbert played 76 minutes before being substituted off. Gilbert was released at the end of his contract in January 2012 after 9 matches for Yeovil Town.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 2012 |title=Yeovil Town release four but re-sign Watford's Gavin Massey |publisher=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16414589.stm}}</ref>

===Later career=== On 1 February 2012, Gilbert signed for [[League of Ireland Premier Division|League of Ireland]] champions [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] for the 2012 season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 February 2012 |title=Hoops sign Kerrea Gilbert |publisher=Shamrock Rovers FC |url=http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/2390-hoops-sign-kerrea-gilbert |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222140721/http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/2390-hoops-sign-kerrea-gilbert |archive-date=22 December 2015}}</ref>

On 21 March 2013, he signed for [[Conference South]] side [[Maidenhead United F.C.|Maidenhead United]] along with ex-QPR trainee [[Romone Rose]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Watts |first=Charles |date=27 March 2013 |title=Maidenhead United swoop for former Arsenal star |publisher=Maidenhead Advertiser |url=http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/Sport/Football/Maidenhead-Utd-FC/Maidenhead-United-swoop-for-former-Arsenal-star-23032013.htm |access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>

Gilbert signed for [[St Albans City F.C.|St Albans City]] on 10 January 2014,<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140110220115/http://www.sacfc.co.uk/index.php/the-club/2012-04-10-18-56-53/latest-club-news/2518-defender-and-striker-become-saints.html Defender and striker become Saints]}}</ref> and helped them earn promotion to [[Conference South]], though he wasn't involved in the club's successful playoff campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Albans City F.C. History & Statistics – Fixtures & Results |url=https://www.saintsstatistics.co.uk/index.php/city-statistics/fixturesandresults/matcheslist/4765 |access-date=18 September 2020 |website=www.saintsstatistics.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=St Albans City F.C. History & Statistics – Fixtures & Results |url=https://www.saintsstatistics.co.uk/index.php/city-statistics/fixturesandresults/matcheslist/4766 |access-date=18 September 2020 |website=www.saintsstatistics.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> He left the Saints by mutual consent at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 June 2014 |title=Saints agree new deal with Corcoran |publisher=St Albans & Harpenden Review |url=http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/sport/11282549.print/ |access-date=9 December 2014}}</ref>

==International career== Gilbert made six appearances for the [[England national under-16 football team|England under-16]] side between 2002 and 2003, scoring once. He featured in the [[Victory Shield]], Walkers International Tournament and in the [[Tournoi de Montaigu]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU16pg3.html|title=Match Results Under 16|publisher=England Football Online|accessdate=16 May 2024}}</ref> He made five appearances for the [[England national under-17 football team|England under-17]] side between 2003 and 2004, playing in the Pepsi International Tournament and the [[2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship]] qualifiers.

== Career statistics == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Europe ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- | rowspan="4" |[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |[[2005–06 Arsenal F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=40439|season=2005|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref> | rowspan="3" |[[Premier League]] |2 |0 |2 |0 |4 |0 |1<ref name="CL" group="lower-alpha">Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]</ref> |0 |0 |0 |9 |0 |- |[[2007–08 Arsenal F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=":0">{{Soccerbase season|id=40439|season=2007|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref> |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |― |0 |0 |- |[[2009–10 Arsenal F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="Soccerbase0910">{{Soccerbase season|id=40439|season=2009|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref> |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |1<ref name="CL" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 | colspan="2" |― |3 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !2 !0 !2 !0 !6 !0 !2 !0 !0 !0 !12 !0 |- |[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (loan) |[[2006–07 Cardiff City F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=40439|season=2006|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref> |[[EFL Championship|Championship]] |24 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― |26 |0 |- |[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] (loan) |[[2007–08 Football League One|2007–08]]<ref name=":0" /> |[[EFL League One|League One]] |5 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― |6 |0 |- |[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] (loan) |[[2008–09 Leicester City F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=40439|season=2008|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref> |League One |34 |1 |2 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |― |1<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha">Appearance in [[Football League Trophy]]</ref> |0 |39 |1 |- |[[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] (loan) |[[2009–10 Peterborough United F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="Soccerbase0910" /> |Championship |10 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― |10 |0 |- |[[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] |[[2011–12 Yeovil Town F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|id=40439|season=2011|access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref> |League One |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |― |1<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" /> |0 |9 |0 |- |[[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] |2012<ref>{{Soccerway|id=15872|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref> |[[League of Ireland Premier Division]] |14 |0 |2 |0 |3 |0 |0 |0 |1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in [[Setanta Sports Cup]]</ref> |0 |20 |0 |- |[[St Albans City F.C.|St Albans City]] |[[2013–14 Southern Football League|2013–14]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=St Albans City F.C. History & Statistics |url=https://www.saintsstatistics.co.uk/index.php/pictures-video/video/player2/playerlisa/1818/?season=95 |access-date=18 September 2020 |website=www.saintsstatistics.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> |[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Premier Division |15 |2 | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― | colspan="2" |― |1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in [[Herts Senior Cup]]</ref> |0 |16 |2 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !112 !3 !8 !0 !12 !0 !2 !0 !4 !0 !138 !3 |} {{notelist}}

== Honours == '''Leicester City''' *[[Football League One]]: [[2008–09 Football League One|2008–09]]<ref name="Hugman2010-11" />

'''Shamrock Rovers''' *[[Leinster Senior Cup (association football)|Leinster Senior Cup]]: 2012

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Soccerbase}}

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