Association | Gibraltar Football Association | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | David Ochello | ||
Captain | Dylan Borge | ||
Most caps | Dylan Borge (23) | ||
Top scorer | Dylan Borge (2) | ||
Home stadium | Victoria Stadium | ||
FIFA code | GIB | ||
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First international | |||
Austria 3–0 Gibraltar (Ritzing, Austria; 8 June 2017) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Gibraltar 1–0 Macedonia (Faro/Loulé, Portugal; 10 October 2017) Moldova 1–2 Gibraltar (Chișinău, Moldova; 21 November 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Belarus 10–0 Gibraltar (Zhodzina, Belarus; 8 June 2019) | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 0 (first in 0) | ||
Best result | Never Qualified |
The Gibraltar national under-21 football team represents Gibraltar in football competitions at under-21 level and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association. It is a full member of FIFA and is therefore eligible to enter any FIFA-sanctioned tournaments. Gibraltar applied for full UEFA membership and was accepted by the UEFA Congress in May 2013 and can therefore compete in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship beginning with the 2015 edition of the tournament, although they did not participate until 2017, in qualification for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
UEFA Acceptance[edit]
Since being accepted into UEFA in May 2013, they have not formed under-21 team, until announcement in December 2016. The Gibraltar Football Association announced that Gibraltar will be participating in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship for the first time as from 2017 with qualifying games for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, that will take place in Italy. The draw for the qualifiers was in Switzerland on 26 January 2017 and Gibraltar will play in Group 7.[1]
They played their first ever international on 8 June 2017, against Austria, losing 3–0.[2] After losing their next 4 games without scoring, the Gibraltar U21 team secured a historic 1–0 win over Macedonia on 10 October 2017, with a goal from captain Graeme Torrilla meaning that Gibraltar earned their first competitive win at any level since joining UEFA.
Competition history[edit]
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship[edit]
UEFA Euro U-21 Record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1978 to 2013 | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | ||||||||||||
2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
2017 | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Did not qualify | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 36 | |||||||
2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||
2023 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 41 | ||||||||
2025 | In progress | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 | |||||||
Total | 0/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 114 |
Record of matches[edit]
The following table shows Gibraltar under-21s all-time international record, correct as of 8 June 2024. Only official matches are included.
Opponents | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | First | Last |
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Armenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 | 2017 | 2017 |
Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0.00 | 2017 | 2018 |
Belarus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0.00 | 2019 | 2019 |
Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | 2019 | 2019 |
Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 | 2023 | 2024 |
Moldova | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 25.00 | 2021 | 2023 |
Netherlands | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 0.00 | 2019 | 2023 |
North Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 33.33 | 2017 | 2024 |
Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 | 2020 | 2020 |
Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0.00 | 2019 | 2020 |
Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0.00 | 2017 | 2018 |
San Marino | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | 2024 | 2024 |
Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0.00 | 2017 | 2018 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 | 2023 | 2023 |
Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0.00 | 2021 | 2021 |
Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0.00 | 2021 | 2022 |
Total | 38 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 137 | −131 | 5.26 | 2017 | 2024 |
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Netherlands | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 21 | Final tournament | — | 9 Sep '24 | 14 Oct '24 | 3–0 | 5 Sep '24 | 1–0 | |
2 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 13 | Play-offs | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 5 Sep '24 | 15 Oct '24 | 2–0 | |
3 | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | 2–4 | 10 Oct '24 | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 6 Sep '24 | ||
4 | Moldova (Y) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 6[a] | 0–3 | 0–1 | 10 Sep '24 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||
5 | North Macedonia (Y) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 6[a] | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 11 Oct '24 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | Gibraltar (E) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 9 Sep '24 | — |
(E) Eliminated; (Y) Cannot qualify directly, but may still qualify through play-offs
Notes:
Matches[edit]
2023[edit]
28 March 2023 Unofficial Friendly | Gibraltar | 1–1 | Liechtenstein U23 | Gibraltar |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 317 |
27 April 2023 Training Friendly | Uzbekistan | 4–0 | Gibraltar | Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
19:00 |
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Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Antonio Barbadillo |
3 May 2023 Training Friendly | Gibraltar | 0–2 | Iraq | Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
19:00 | Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Antonio Barbadillo |
15 June 2023 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Gibraltar | 1–3 | Moldova | Gibraltar |
13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 637 Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg) |
19 June 2023 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Gibraltar | 0–5 | Sweden | Gibraltar |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 259 Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium) |
9 August 2023 Unofficial Friendly | Gibraltar | 1–1 | Chesterfield Academy | Gibraltar |
Bapodara | Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
6 September 2023 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Georgia | 2–0 | Gibraltar | Kutaisi, Georgia |
18:00 (20:00 GET) |
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Report | Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium Attendance: 5,413 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (Kazakhstan) |
14 October 2023 Training Friendly | Gibraltar | 4–0 | Glacis United | Gibraltar |
19:00 | Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
17 October 2023 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Gibraltar | 0–5 | Netherlands | Gibraltar |
17:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 380 Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus) |
16 November 2023 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Netherlands | 1–0 | Gibraltar | Almere, Netherlands |
20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Attendance: 1,718 Referee: Luis Teixeira (Andorra) |
21 November 2023 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Moldova | 1–2 | Gibraltar | Chișinău, Moldova |
17:00 (18:00 EEST) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Attendance: 759 Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia) |
2024[edit]
21 March 2024 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | North Macedonia | 1–0 | Gibraltar | Skopje, North Macedonia |
14:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Referee: Rob Hennessey (Republic of Ireland) |
26 March 2024 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Gibraltar | 0–2 | Georgia | Gibraltar |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Stadium Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark) |
6 June 2024 Friendly | San Marino | 3–0 | Gibraltar | Acquaviva, San Marino |
15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio di Acquaviva Referee: Mattia Andruccioli (Italy) |
8 June 2024 Friendly | San Marino | 0-0 | Gibraltar | Città di San Marino, San Marino |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Fonte dell'Ovo Referee: Michele Beltrano (Italy) |
6 September 2024 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Sweden | v | Gibraltar | TBC |
Stadium: TBC |
9 September 2024 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Gibraltar | v | North Macedonia | TBC |
Stadium: TBC |
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
For the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible.
The following players were called up for the following friendlies:[3]
- Match date: 6 and 8 June 2024
- Opposition: San Marino
- Caps and goals correct as of: 8 June 2024, after the match against San Marino.
Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Bradley Avellano | 1 November 2002 | 7 | 0 | Lynx | |
GK | Harry Victor | 29 January 2004 | 3 | 0 | Tuffley Rovers | |
DF | Bilal Douah | 25 July 2003 | 15 | 0 | Lynx | |
DF | Julian Britto | 28 June 2004 | 11 | 0 | Free agent | |
DF | Kai Mauro | 30 May 2007 | 2 | 0 | Cádiz | |
DF | Joachim Ostheider | 10 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | Cádiz | |
DF | Sam Yeo | 27 December 2002 | 2 | 0 | Europa | |
DF | Leon Avellano | 25 April 2004 | 1 | 0 | Europa Point | |
MF | Kyle Clinton | 18 March 2004 | 13 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | |
MF | Han Stevens | 16 April 2005 | 7 | 0 | FCB Magpies | |
MF | Kiri McGrail | 22 April 2003 | 6 | 0 | Lions Gibraltar | |
MF | Kaleem Smith | 15 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | |
MF | Carl De Torres | 26 February 2005 | 2 | 0 | Manchester 62 | |
MF | Rafi Emrani | 27 March 2005 | 2 | 0 | FCB Magpies | |
MF | Amos Federico | 23 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | Repton | |
MF | Giovanni Soleci | 2 February 2007 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | |
FW | Dylan Borge (captain) | 15 October 2003 | 23 | 2 | St Joseph's | |
FW | Julian Del Rio | 15 February 2002 | 8 | 0 | Europa | |
FW | Carlos Richards | 30 August 2005 | 7 | 0 | Derby County | |
FW | Ashton Hancock | 5 October 2006 | 2 | 0 | Mons Calpe | |
FW | Leon Mason | 16 May 2007 | 2 | 0 | Atlético Zabal |
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have been called up within the past twelve months or withdrew from the current squad due to injury or suspension, and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Michael Charvetto Parody | 26 September 2007 | 0 | 0 | Mons Calpe | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
GK | John Paul Hernandez | 8 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | Lions Gibraltar | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
GK | Thomas Recagno | 11 September 2007 | 0 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
GK | Thomas Chakraverty | 25 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | Otley Town | v. Sweden, 19 June 2023 |
DF | Ryan Azopardi | 5 May 2003 | 11 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Johnny Rush | 4 July 2006 | 6 | 0 | Burton Albion | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Jay Coombes | 9 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Kevan Gonzalez | 19 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Javan Peacock | 31 July 2006 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Evan Busto | 9 June 2005 | 1 | 0 | Mons Calpe | v. North Macedonia, 21 March 2024 |
DF | Adam Achhoud | 3 September 2006 | 0 | 0 | Europa Point | v. North Macedonia, 21 March 2024 WD |
DF | Tayler Carrington | 28 May 2006 | 6 | 1 | Estepona | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Patrick McClafferty | 19 September 2004 | 4 | 0 | Newcastle Benfield | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Jayden Villa | 12 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Julian Laguea | 27 November 2003 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Shay Jones | 24 February 2002 | 13 | 0 | FCB Magpies | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Kye Livingstone | 9 March 2003 | 7 | 0 | Larne | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Jeremy Perera | 14 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | Mons Calpe | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Karim Bousselham | 7 October 2007 | 1 | 0 | Linense | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
MF | James Scanlon | 28 September 2006 | 4 | 0 | Manchester United | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Jesse Gomez | 11 October 2005 | 0 | 0 | Algeciras | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Evan De Haro | 28 September 2002 | 18 | 0 | FCB Magpies | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Omar Salah | 2 October 2003 | 3 | 0 | Lynx | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Lucas Turrell | 8 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Boston United | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
FW | Ángel González | 19 September 2005 | 1 | 0 | Glacis United | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
FW | James Caetano | 27 September 2004 | 10 | 0 | Free agent | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Liam Jessop | 13 August 2005 | 6 | 0 | Chesterfield | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Jaiden Bartolo | 10 February 2006 | 3 | 0 | Wealdstone | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury |
Gibraltar under-21 managers[edit]
- Up to date as of 8 June 2024[4]
Manager | Nation | Gibraltar u-21 career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % |
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Aaron Asquez | 2017–2019 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 10.00 | |
David Ochello | 2019– | 24 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 82 | 4.17 | |
Michael Felice (caretaker) | 2020, 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.00 |
Note: Michael Felice served as caretaker manager in late 2020 while David Ochello was on personal leave, and again in June 2023.
Personnel[edit]
Current technical staff[edit]
As of 20 March 2019[5]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | David Ochello |
Assistant coach | Michael Felice |
Goalkeeping coach | Jordan Perez |
Physio | Chris Shaw |
Data Analyst | Matthew Langtry |
Player records[edit]
As of 8 June 2024
Most capped[edit]
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Dylan Borge | 2019– | 23 | 2 |
2 | Ayoub El Hmidi | 2019–2022 | 18 | 0 |
Evan De Haro | 2019– | 18 | 0 | |
4 | Dylan Peacock | 2019–2022 | 15 | 1 |
Ethal Llambias | 2019–2022 | 15 | 0 | |
James Parkinson | 2019–2022 | 15 | 0 | |
Bilal Douah | 2021– | 15 | 0 | |
8 | Bradley Banda | 2017–2020 | 13 | 0 |
Jaylan Hankins | 2019–2022 | 13 | 0 | |
Shay Jones | 2021– | 13 | 0 | |
Kyle Clinton | 2022– | 13 | 0 |
Most goals[edit]
Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals | Average |
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1 | Dylan Borge | 2019– | 23 | 2 | 0.087 |
2 | Tayler Carrington | 2023– | 6 | 1 | 0.167 |
Leon Clinton | 2017–2020 | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | |
Graeme Torrilla | 2017–2018 | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | |
Dylan Peacock | 2019–2022 | 15 | 1 | 0.067 |
Captains[edit]
# | Player | Career | Captain Caps | Total Caps |
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1 | Graeme Torrilla | 2017–2018 | 10 | 10 |
2 | Jaylan Hankins | 2019–2022 | 9 | 13 |
3 | Dylan Borge | 2019– | 5 | 22 |
4 | Evan De Haro | 2019– | 4 | 18 |
5 | Andrew Hernandez | 2017–2020 | 3 | 12 |
6 | Kevagn Ronco | 2017–2020 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Dylan Peacock | 2019–2022 | 1 | 15 |
Kyle Clinton | 2022– | 1 | 13 | |
Jamie Serra | 2017–2020 | 1 | 12 | |
Michael Negrette | 2017–2020 | 1 | 8 | |
Jayce Olivero | 2017–2020 | 1 | 4 |
Goalkeepers[edit]
# | Player | Career | Games | Wins | GA | GAA |
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1 | Bradley Banda | 2017–2020 | 13 | 1 | 50 | 3.846 |
2 | Jaylan Hankins | 2019–2022 | 13 | 0 | 51 | 3.923 |
3 | Bradley Avellano | 2023– | 7 | 0 | 15 | 2.143 |
4 | Harry Victor | 2023– | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2.667 |
Christian Lopez | 2021–2022 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
6 | Dayle Coleing | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
- ^1 Players in bold are still actively competing and are available for selection
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gibraltar Under 21s to debut in 2017". Gibraltar Football Association. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Italy to host 2019 Under-21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Gibraltar U21 National Team". Gibraltar Football Association. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Gibraltar Under 21". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Gibraltar Under 21 Head Coach & Assistant Head Coach Announced". Official GFA Website. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.