The Gibraltar national football team is the representative association football team of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. It is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), the governing body of the sport there. It competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). They first applied for UEFA membership in 1997 which was rejected, as UEFA would only allow membership for applicants recognised as sovereign states by the United Nations.[1] In October 2012, Gibraltar reapplied for membership and it was granted in March 2013.[2][3] Gibraltar played their first official international fixture on 13 November 2013, a 0–0 draw with Slovakia in the Estádio Algarve, Portugal.[4]
As of the match played on 8 September 2024, Gibraltar have competed in 90 matches, winning 9, drawing 11 and losing 70. They have played more matches against Liechtenstein more than any other international side, with seven meetings between them. In global and continental competitions, the team has competed in qualification groups for both the FIFA World Cup since 2018, and the UEFA European Championship since 2016; but have failed to qualify for any tournament finals. They have competed in the UEFA Nations League since the inaugural season in 2018–19.
Midfielder Liam Walker is the nation's most capped player, accumulating 81 appearances since his international debut in November 2013 against Slovakia. Walker is also the nation's leading goalscorer of all time with six goals. Dayle Coleing is the most capped goalkeeper in Gibraltar's history having appeared 32 times for the national side. Defender Joseph Chipolina and forward Lee Casciaro have received the most yellow cards (cautions), with eleven each. Defender Jayce Olivero has received the most red cards (dismissals), with two sending offs. Since their official debut in 2013, 75 players have made at least one international appearance for Gibraltar.
Players
editAppearances and goals are composed of UEFA Nations League, UEFA European Championship qualification, FIFA World Cup qualification, and international friendly matches. Players are listed by number of caps. If number of caps are equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics correct as of match played on the 8 September 2024.
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| # | Name | Position | Caps | Goals | Discipline | First match | Last match | |
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| 1 | Liam Walker | Midfielder | 81 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 19 November 2013 | 8 September 2024 |
| 2 | Roy Chipolina | Defender | 75 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 21 March 2024 |
| 3 | Lee Casciaro | Forward | 65 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 September 2014 | 8 September 2024 |
| 4= | Joseph Chipolina | Defender | 61 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 19 November 2013 | 4 September 2024 |
| Jack Sergeant | Defender | 61 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 3 June 2024 | |
| 6 | Jayce Olivero | Defender | 60 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 23 March 2016 | 8 September 2024 |
| 7 | Louie Annesley | Defender | 45 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 25 March 2018 | 8 September 2024 |
| 8 | Tjay De Barr | Forward | 44 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 25 March 2018 | 8 September 2024 |
| 9 | Ethan Britto | Defender | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 October 2018 | 8 September 2024 |
| 10 | Scott Wiseman | Defender | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 19 June 2023 |
| 11 | Aymen Mouelhi | Defender | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 November 2018 | 21 November 2023 |
| 12 | Kian Ronan | Midfielder | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 September 2020 | 6 June 2024 |
| 13= | Dayle Coleing | Goalkeeper | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 September 2019 | 21 March 2024 |
| Jamie Coombes | Forward | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2015 | 21 November 2023 | |
| Ethan Jolley | Defender | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 March 2019 | 8 September 2024 | |
| 16 | Reece Styche | Forward | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 March 2014 | 27 March 2023 |
| 17 | Anthony Bardon | Midfielder | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 May 2014 | 10 June 2019 |
| 18= | Anthony Hernandez | Midfielder | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 March 2014 | 2 June 2022 |
| Graeme Torrilla | Midfielder | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 September 2020 | 8 September 2024 | |
| 20= | Erin Barnett | Defender | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 September 2015 | 13 November 2021 |
| Kyle Casciaro | Forward | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 14 November 2020 | |
| Jean-Carlos Garcia | Defender | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 May 2014 | 6 September 2018 | |
| Alain Pons | Midfielder | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2017 | 7 September 2021 | |
| 24= | Ryan Casciaro | Defender | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 25 March 2018 |
| Julian Valarino | Midfielder | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 March 2021 | 8 September 2024 | |
| 26= | Kyle Goldwin | Goalkeeper | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 March 2018 | 8 October 2021 |
| Bernardo Lopes | Defender | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 March 2022 | 8 September 2024 | |
| 28 | Adam Priestley | Forward | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 14 November 2020 |
| 29 | Jordan Perez | Goalkeeper | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 7 October 2016 |
| 30 | Mohamed Badr Hassan | Midfielder | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 October 2019 | 21 November 2023 |
| 31 | Robert Guiling | Midfielder | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 10 October 2017 |
| 32= | Jamie Bosio | Defender | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 June 2015 | 25 March 2018 |
| Jake Gosling | Midfielder | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 May 2014 | 25 March 2018 | |
| Aaron Payas | Midfielder | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 March 2014 | 25 March 2017 | |
| 35= | John-Paul Duarte | Forward | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 March 2014 | 3 September 2017 |
| Andrew Hernandez | Midfielder | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 October 2018 | 27 March 2021 | |
| Nicholas Pozo | Midfielder | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 June 2022 | 21 November 2023 | |
| 38= | Bradley Banda | Goalkeeper | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 October 2021 | 8 September 2024 |
| Evan De Haro | Midfielder | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 October 2023 | 4 September 2024 | |
| Michael Yome | Forward | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 September 2015 | 10 October 2017 | |
| 41= | Jay Bosio | Defender | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 March 2021 | 11 October 2021 |
| George Cabrera | Forward | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 May 2014 | 16 October 2018 | |
| Ayoub El Hmidi | Midfielder | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 June 2023 | 6 June 2024 | |
| Deren Ibrahim | Goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 October 2016 | 10 October 2017 | |
| Jeremy Lopez | Midfielder | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 10 October 2017 | |
| Jamie Robba | Goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 June 2014 | 1 September 2016 | |
| Ethan Santos | Defender | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 March 2021 | 6 June 2024 | |
| 48= | David Artell | Defender | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 March 2014 | 29 March 2015 |
| Niels Hartman | Defender | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 March 2023 | 26 March 2024 | |
| 50= | Brian Perez | Midfielder | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 September 2014 | 11 October 2015 |
| James Scanlon | Midfielder | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 March 2024 | 8 September 2024 | |
| 52= | Jaiden Bartolo | Forward | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 March 2024 | 8 September 2024 |
| Daniel Duarte | Midfielder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 11 October 2015 | |
| Yogan Santos | Defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 March 2014 | 14 November 2014 | |
| 55 | Jason Pusey | Defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 March 2017 | 7 October 2017 |
| 56= | Kenneth Chipolina | Defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 March 2017 | 7 June 2021 |
| Sykes Garro | Forward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 November 2016 | 9 September 2018 | |
| Danny Higginbotham | Defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 5 March 2014 | |
| Kelvin Morgan | Forward | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 June 2021 | 19 November 2022 | |
| 60= | Rafael Bado | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 September 2014 | 11 October 2014 |
| Dan Bent | Forward | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 September 2024 | 8 September 2024 | |
| Matt Cafer | Goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2018 | 10 October 2019 | |
| Jaylan Hankins | Goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 June 2024 | 6 June 2024 | |
| Robert Montovio | Forward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 March 2016 | 29 March 2016 | |
| Antony Moulds | Defender | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 March 2021 | 30 March 2021 | |
| 66= | Julio Bado | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 19 November 2013 |
| Scott Ballantine | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 June 2023 | 19 June 2023 | |
| Dylan Borge | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 March 2021 | 27 March 2021 | |
| Evan Green | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 September 2017 | 3 September 2017 | |
| Al Greene | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2013 | 19 November 2013 | |
| Dylan Peacock | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 November 2023 | 21 November 2023 | |
| Matt Reoch | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 March 2014 | 5 March 2014 | |
| Justin Rovegno | Defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2015 | 7 June 2015 | |
| Michael Ruiz | Forward | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 March 2024 | 21 March 2024 | |
| Tyson Ruiz | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 October 2017 | 10 October 2017 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rose, Gary (18 November 2013). "Gibraltar: Can Uefa's newest football nation rock Europe?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Gibraltar given full Uefa membership at London Congress". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Congress decisions bring Gibraltar on board" (Press release). UEFA. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Richards, Chris (20 November 2013). "Gibraltar earn goalless draw against Slovakia in their first international match since joining UEFA". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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