Danny Gabbidon

Daniel Leon “Danny” Gabbidon is a Welsh international football player who currently features for the English Premier League club West Ham United. He plays as a centre-half and is one of the most talented Welsh players at the moment.

Danny Gabbidon started his professional club football at West Bromwich Albion in 1998 and played for them for two seasons and played in just 20 league matches. He was sent on loan to Cardiff City for a short period of time and was signed by Cardiff on a permanent contract in September 2000. He quickly became a first team player and played for Cardiff between 2000 and 2005 and scored 10 goals in 190 league matches. Gabbidon established himself as one of the best centre-backs in the UK in his time at Cardiff and in 2005 was signed by Premiership side West Ham United.

Danny Gabbidon has gone onto carve out a first team regular spot for himself in the West Ham first team. He has featured in over 50 league matches and is now considered as one of the most accomplished centre-bacs in the Premiership.

Danny Gabbidon made his international debut for Wales in 2002 and has played 40 international matches for his nation so far. His first match for Wales was against the Czech Republic in March 2002.