Gibraltar_national_under-21_football_team
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.
Association | Gibraltar Football Association | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | David Ochello | ||
Captain | Dylan Borge | ||
Most caps | Dylan Borge (21) | ||
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 |
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.
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
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
The following table shows Gibraltar under-21s all-time international record, correct as of 26 March 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 | 000.00 | 2017 | 2017 |
Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 000.00 | 2017 | 2018 |
Belarus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 000.00 | 2019 | 2019 |
Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 000.00 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | 2019 | 2019 |
Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 000.00 | 2023 | 2024 |
Moldova | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 025.00 | 2021 | 2023 |
Netherlands | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 000.00 | 2019 | 2023 |
North Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 033.33 | 2017 | 2024 |
Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 000.00 | 2020 | 2020 |
Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 000.00 | 2019 | 2020 |
Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 000.00 | 2017 | 2018 |
Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 000.00 | 2017 | 2018 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 | 2023 | 2023 |
Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 000.00 | 2021 | 2021 |
Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 000.00 | 2021 | 2022 |
Total | 36 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 134 | −128 | 005.56 | 2017 | 2024 |
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
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[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3 | 0–1 | 10 Sep '24 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||
5 | North Macedonia (Y) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 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:
2023
28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) 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 (2023-04-27) 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 (2023-05-03) Training Friendly | Gibraltar | 0–2 | Iraq | Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
19:00 |
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Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Antonio Barbadillo |
15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Gibraltar | 1–3 | Moldova | Gibraltar |
13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 637 Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg) |
19 June 2023 (2023-06-19) 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 (2023-08-09) Unofficial Friendly | Gibraltar | 1–1 | Chesterfield Academy | Gibraltar |
Bapodara | Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 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 (2023-10-14) Training Friendly | Gibraltar | 4–0 | Glacis United | Gibraltar |
19:00 | Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) 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 (2023-11-16) 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) |
2024
21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) 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 (2024-03-26) 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Gibraltar | 0–2 | Georgia | Gibraltar |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Stadium Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark) |
6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Sweden | v | Gibraltar | TBC |
Stadium: TBC |
9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Gibraltar | v | North Macedonia | TBC |
Stadium: TBC |
Current squad
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 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification games:[3]
- Match date: 21 and 26 March 2023
- Opposition: North Macedonia and Georgia
- Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2024, after the match against Georgia.
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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1 | 1GK | Bradley Avellano | (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Lynx |
13 | 1GK | Harry Victor | (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Tuffley Rovers |
5 | 2DF | Bilal Douah | (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 20) | 13 | 0 | Lynx |
2 | 2DF | Ryan Azopardi | (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20) | 11 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
4 | 2DF | Julian Britto | (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 19) | 9 | 0 | Free agent |
3 | 2DF | Johnny Rush | (2006-07-04) 4 July 2006 (age 17) | 6 | 0 | Burton Albion |
17 | 2DF | Jay Coombes | (2007-03-09) 9 March 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
12 | 2DF | Kevan Gonzalez | (2005-10-19) 19 October 2005 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 |
14 | 2DF | Javan Peacock | (2006-07-31) 31 July 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
15 | 3MF | Shay Jones | (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 22) | 13 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
8 | 3MF | Kyle Clinton | (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) | 11 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
11 | 3MF | Kye Livingstone | (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 21) | 7 | 0 | Larne |
9 | 3MF | Carlos Richards | (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 (age 18) | 5 | 0 | Derby County |
18 | 3MF | Kiri McGrail | (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Lions Gibraltar |
6 | 3MF | Jeremy Perera | (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Mons Calpe |
19 | 3MF | Karim Bousselham | (2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 16) | 1 | 0 | Linense |
20 | 3MF | Kaleem Smith | (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
10 | 4FW | Dylan Borge (captain) | (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 20) | 21 | 2 | St Joseph's |
7 | 4FW | Julian Del Rio | (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | Europa |
16 | 4FW | Ángel González | (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Glacis United |
Recent call-ups
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 | (2007-09-26) 26 September 2007 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Mons Calpe | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
GK | John Paul Hernandez | (2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Lions Gibraltar | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
GK | Thomas Recagno | (2007-09-11) 11 September 2007 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
GK | Thomas Chakraverty | (2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Otley Town | v. Sweden, 19 June 2023 |
DF | Evan Busto | (2005-06-09) 9 June 2005 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Mons Calpe | v. North Macedonia, 21 March 2024 |
DF | Adam Achhoud | (2006-09-03) 3 September 2006 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Europa Point | v. North Macedonia, 21 March 2024 WD |
DF | Tayler Carrington | (2006-05-28) 28 May 2006 (age 17) | 6 | 1 | Estepona | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Patrick McClafferty | (2004-09-19) 19 September 2004 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Newcastle Benfield | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Jayden Villa | (2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Julian Laguea | (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
DF | Kai Mauro | (2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Atlético Zabal | v. Georgia, 6 September 2023 |
MF | Han Stevens | (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | FCB Magpies | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
MF | James Scanlon | (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | Manchester United | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Jesse Gomez | (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Algeciras | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Evan De Haro | (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 21) | 18 | 0 | FCB Magpies | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Omar Salah | (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Lynx | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Lucas Turrell | (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Boston United | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Rafi Emrani | (2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | FCB Magpies | v. Sweden, 19 June 2023 |
FW | James Caetano | (2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 (age 19) | 10 | 0 | Free agent | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Liam Jessop | (2005-08-13) 13 August 2005 (age 18) | 6 | 0 | Chesterfield | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Jaiden Bartolo | (2006-02-10) 10 February 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Wealdstone | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Ashton Hancock | (2006-10-05) 5 October 2006 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Mons Calpe | v. Netherlands, 17 October 2023 |
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury |
- Up to date as of 26 March 2024[4]
Note: Michael Felice served as caretaker manager in late 2020 while David Ochello was on personal leave, and again in June 2023.
Current technical staff
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 |
Most capped
As of 26 March 2024
# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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1 | Dylan Borge | 2019– | 21 | 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 | |
7 | Bradley Banda | 2017–2020 | 13 | 0 |
Jaylan Hankins | 2019–2022 | 13 | 0 | |
Bilal Douah | 2021– | 13 | 0 | |
Shay Jones | 2021– | 13 | 0 | |
Most goals
As of 26 March 2024
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– | 21 | 2 | 0.095 |
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
As of 26 March 2024
# | 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– | 4 | 21 |
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 |
Jamie Serra | 2017–2020 | 1 | 12 | |
Michael Negrette | 2017–2020 | 1 | 8 | |
Jayce Olivero | 2017–2020 | 1 | 4 | |
Goalkeepers
As of 26 March 2024
# | 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– | 6 | 0 | 15 | 2.5 |
4 | Harry Victor | 2023– | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 |
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
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