Deren Ibrahim (born 9 March 1991) is a retired Gibraltarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[4][5] He is currently goalkeeping coach at Gillingham and the Wales U19 national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Deren Ibrahim[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1991[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sidcup, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gillingham (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2001–2003 | Dartford | ||
| 2003–2006 | Corinthian-Casuals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2018 | Dartford | 176 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Sittingbourne (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| 2010 | → St. Andrews (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2011 | → Margate (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Leatherhead (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2014–2015 | → Tonbridge Angels (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2019 | Cray Valley PM | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Tonbridge Angels | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Cray Valley PM | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Gibraltar | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | Gillingham (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editClub
editBetween the ages of eight and eleven, Ibrahim was a member of the academy of Queens Park Rangers.[6] Ibrahim advanced through the youth levels of Dartford beginning in 2001 before making his debut on 13 March 2008.[4] In 2010, he signed a three-month loan contract with Maltese club St. Andrews.[7] He has also had loan spells with Sittingbourne, Margate, Maidstone United, Leatherhead,[6] and Phoenix Sports.[8] He made a total of eight appearances for Margate.[7] In 2014, he signed a short-term loan with Tonbridge Angels.[9] At the age of 24 in 2015, Ibrahim was named Dartford's first-choice goalkeeper after making 37 appearances for the club since his league debut in 2008.[8] Ibrahim scored his first goal for Dartford on 27 August 2016 with a free kick from his own half against Hungerford Town[10] and his second against Chippenham Town on 13 October 2018 again from a free kick in his own half.[11]
In October 2018, Ibrahim departed Dartford to take up an academy goalkeeping coach role at Charlton Athletic.[12]
In March 2019, Ibrahim played one FA Vase game for Cray Valley PM.[13]
On 30 March 2019, Ibrahim joined Tonbridge Angels until the end of the 2018–19 season.[14] However, he returned to Cray Valley PM in May 2019 to sit on the bench in the 2019 FA Vase Final.[15]
International
editIbrahim was called up to the Gibraltar national football team for the first time in October 2016 for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Belgium.[16] He made his international debut in the match against Belgium, an eventual 0–6 defeat.[17][18]
International career statistics
edit- As of match played 11 October 2017[19]
| Gibraltar national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Coaching career
editOn 14 February 2022, Ibrahim was announced to have joined the coaching staff of League One side Gillingham.[20]
References
edit- ^ "Составы командо, тборочный раунд – Group H – тур 2: Эстония–Гибралтар" [Lineups, Qualifying round – Group H – Matchday 2: Estonia v Gibraltar] (PDF). UEFA (in Russian). 7 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Dartford FC (9 March 2017). "Happy Birthday to our shotstopper @Derenibrahim who is 29 today!!!..." Twitter. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Cawdell, Luke (30 September 2016). "Dartford searching for goalkeeper to replace Deren Ibrahim after call-up to Gibraltar's World Cup qualifying squad". Kent Online. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Dartford profile". Dartford F.C. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Deflect DK Coaches". Deflect GK. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ a b "INTERVIEW: Deren Ibrahim". tscnuk.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ a b Tervet, Steve (22 July 2015). "Dartford FC manager Tony Burman confirms Deren Ibrahim will be his first-choice goalkeeper this season". Kent Online. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Burman, Tony (21 October 2014). "DEREN IBRAHIM ON DUAL-REGISTRATION AT TONBRIDGE ANGELS". Dartford F.C. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Tervet, Steve (27 August 2016). "Dartford FC goalkeeper Deren Ibrahim scored against Hungerford Town with a free-kick from inside his own half". Kent Online. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Non-league day: A prolific keeper, BBC 13 October 2018
- ^ "Dartford FC goalkeeper Deren Ibrahim leaving the club to coach at Charlton Athletic". Kent Online. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "CANTERBURY CITY 1-1 CRAY VALLEY (PAPER MILLS)". Kentish Football. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "McKimm strengthens as run in begins #Project650". Tonbridge Angels F.C. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Chertsey Town lift the Buildbase FA Vase after extra-time victory over Cray Valley TheFA.com. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Rodriguez and Ibrahim handed first Gibraltar callups". Football Gibraltar. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "PLAYER NEWS: DEREN IBRAHIM". Dartford F.C. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Gibraltar vs. Belgium". GibFootballTalk. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Deren Ibrahim appointed as Goalkeeping Coach". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 14 February 2022.
External links
edit- Deren Ibrahim at Soccerway
- Deren Ibrahim at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dartford F.C. profile
- Deflect GK profile