David John Hibbert (born 28 January 1986) is an English former footballer who played as a forward; he is now working as a coach at Stoke City.

Born in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, Hibbert started his career at League One Port Vale, rising through the ranks from the age of nine years old.

Vale chairman Bill Bratt was highly disappointed with the news and stated: "I believe he has potential, and he is worth a lot more than we have ended up with.

"[7] He started just one game for Preston in 2005–06, playing the full ninety minutes of a 1–1 draw with Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.

[11] During his prolonged stay at Valley Parade, however, Hibbert suffered an ankle injury on 28 February[12] and did not feature again for the "Bantams" after tests revealed he had ruptured ligaments.

[19] With four goals in five games in September he was a contender for the award for a second-successive month, though this time he lost out to Hereford United's Trevor Benjamin.

[20] Despite suffering from a hamstring injury in mid-season,[21] Hibbert finished the 2007–08 season as Shrewsbury's top goalscorer with twelve goals in 46 games.

[28] He then scored five on the trot against Macclesfield Town, Bradford City, Chesterfield, Burton Albion and Dagenham & Redbridge; eventually hitting six goals in eight games.

The success of Aaron McLean and Craig Mackail-Smith's strike partnership restricted to a cameo role in the club's promotion out of League One,[34][35][36] before a serious knee injury sustained in November kept him sidelined for eight months and threatened to end his whole career.

[39] In October 2013, Hibbert made a return to playing football in the Conference Premier with Nuneaton Town after joining on non-contract terms.

In June 2014, Hibbert signed a contract with Conference North side Tamworth, and was joined at the club on the same day by former Nuneaton Town colleagues Kevin Thornton and Danny Sleath.

[46] In May 2013, he was studying for a sports science degree at Loughborough University, taking his UEFA B coaching badge, and playing cricket for Eccleshall.