He was also one of three Brown soccer players, including Matthew Cross (Kansas City Wizards) and Scott Powers (Columbus Crew), to be drafted in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft.

Gibbs decided to leave St. Pauli during 2003 due to the low level of play and lack of exposure needed to secure a spot on the United States national team.

Gibbs returned to the United States and play in Major League Soccer, where he would be easily visible and available for international matches.

After injuring his knee in a U.S. national team friendly against England on May 28, 2005, Gibbs rehabbed, under the direction of Dr. Daniel Kalbac in Miami, Florida, and came back from his injury on January 19, 2006.

Gibbs signed a pre-contract agreement with English Premier League club Charlton Athletic in May 2006[3] just before Alan Curbishley's departure.

Gibbs was transferred to New England Revolution on January 21, 2010, in a trade that involved four players, MLS SuperDraft picks and allocation money.

[1] Gibbs's return to the U.S. helped his national team career, as he received frequent callups for 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Gibbs was initially a part of the United States' 2006 FIFA World Cup team, but he reinjured his right knee in a friendly with Morocco on May 23, 2006, and was replaced by Gregg Berhalter.

Gibbs returned to international soccer when he was selected by Bob Bradley for the United States' March 26 match against Poland.