Gibraltar national under-19 football team

Gibraltar Under 19
AssociationGibraltar Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMalcolm Martin
CaptainKevan Gonzalez
Most capsRafi Emrani (12)
Top scorerJulian Del Rio (4)
FIFA codeGIB
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Croatia 7–0 Gibraltar 
(Ostrava, Czech Republic; 17 October 2013)
Biggest win
 Gibraltar 3–1 San Marino 
(Gibraltar; 28 August 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Gibraltar 1–16 Switzerland 
(Straßwalchen, Austria; 19 November 2019)

The Gibraltar national under-19 football team represents Gibraltar in football competitions at under-19 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-19 Championship beginning with the 2014 edition of the tournament.

UEFA Acceptance

Since being accepted into UEFA in May 2013, they have played three competitive matches for the qualifying round of the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. They were drawn into Group 1 with Czech Republic, Cyprus and Croatia. Czech Republic were the hosts of the group and all three games were played in the Městský stadion in Ostrava.

They played their first competitive match on 17 October 2013 against Croatia which ended in a thumping 7-0 victory for the Croats. Two days later they played the Czech Republic which resulted in a 3-0 defeat for the Gibraltarians before being thumped 7-0 yet again although this time by Cyprus.[1] The team went 3 years without scoring a goal from 2016, until 2019 when they played in an under-19 tournament hosted by Chinese Taipei. In the first game on 28 September 2019, a Julian Del Rio hat-trick saw Gibraltar under-19s achieve their first ever victory, against Hong Kong.

Recent results and fixtures

3 August 2023 (2023-08-03) Unofficial Friendly Gibraltar  3–0 England Chesterfield Academy Gibraltar
  • Jessop
Stadium: Victoria Stadium
7 August 2023 (2023-08-07) Unofficial Friendly Gibraltar  1–2 England Chesterfield Academy Gibraltar
  • Gomez (p)
  • Bapodara
  • Rossiter
Stadium: Victoria Stadium
5 September 2023 (2023-09-05) Friendly Gibraltar  1–3  Malta Gibraltar
19:00
  • Rafi Emrani 33'
 Report
Stadium: Victoria Stadium
11 October 2023 (2023-10-11) 2024 UEFA U-19 Qualification Norway  10–0  Gibraltar Riga, Latvia
13:00
Report Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks 2
Attendance: 25
Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) 2024 UEFA U-19 Qualification Hungary  6–0  Gibraltar Riga, Latvia
13:00
  • Szűcs 2'
  • Vingler 12'
  • Mohos 29' (pen.), 68'
  • Klausz 83', 84'
 Report Stadium: LNK Sporta Parks 2
Attendance: 37
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) 2024 UEFA U-19 Qualification Gibraltar  0–8  Latvia Riga, Latvia
13:00 Report
  • Grabovskis 2', 22', 31', 74'
  • Bočs 6'
  • Patrikejevs 40', 54' (pen.)
  • Evelons 64'
 Stadium: SB Arkadija
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

Players

Current squad

For the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible. Players in bold have caps for the under-21 side.

The following players were called up for the following qualification matches:[2]

  • Match date: 11, 14 and 17 October 2023
  • Opposition:  Norway,  Hungary and  Latvia
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 17 October 2023, after the game against  Latvia.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
13 1GK Michael Charvetto Parody (2007-09-26) 26 September 2007 (age 16) 3 0 Gibraltar Mons Calpe
1 1GK Logan Williams-Owen (2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0 England Horbury Town
16 2DF Evan Busto (2005-06-09) 9 June 2005 (age 18) 10 0 Gibraltar Mons Calpe
2 2DF Jayden Villa (2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 (age 18) 9 0 Gibraltar Manchester 62
14 2DF Javan Peacock (2006-07-31) 31 July 2006 (age 17) 4 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
15 2DF Jayron Negron (2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 (age 18) 4 0 Gibraltar Manchester 62
6 2DF Omar Errouas (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Gibraltar St Joseph's
4 3MF Kevan Gonzalez (captain) (2005-10-19) 19 October 2005 (age 18) 9 1 Gibraltar Manchester 62
8 3MF Han Stevens (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 18) 8 0 Gibraltar FCB Magpies
3 3MF Kaleem Smith (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 18) 4 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
17 3MF Lee Chipolina (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 18) 4 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
18 3MF Carl De Torres (2005-02-26) 26 February 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Gibraltar Manchester 62
7 3MF Carlos Richards (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 (age 18) 3 0 England Derby County
12 3MF Dylan Duo (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 18) 3 0 Gibraltar College 1975
5 3MF Jeremy Perera (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18) 2 0 Gibraltar Mons Calpe
10 4FW Rafi Emrani (2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 19) 12 3 Gibraltar Bruno's Magpies
11 4FW Liam Jessop (2005-08-13) 13 August 2005 (age 18) 8 1 England Chesterfield
19 4FW Jaiden Bartolo (2006-02-10) 10 February 2006 (age 18) 4 0 England Wealdstone
9 4FW Javier Martinez (2006-09-13) 13 September 2006 (age 17) 3 0 Gibraltar Manchester 62
20 4FW Jonathan Sciortino (2005-12-29) 29 December 2005 (age 18) 2 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps

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
MF Jesse Gomez (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 18) 3 0 Spain Algeciras v.  Malta, 5 September 2023
MF Lucas Turrell (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 18) 2 0 England Boston United v.  Malta, 5 September 2023
MF Sebastian Diaz (2006-03-29) 29 March 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Gibraltar St Joseph's v.  Malta, 5 September 2023
FW Ángel González (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 18) 1 0 Gibraltar Glacis United v.  Malta, 5 September 2023

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury
PRE Preliminary squad
WD Withdrew for other reasons

Managerial history

  • Gibraltar Terrence Jolley (2013–2016)
  • Gibraltar Jansen Moreno (2016–2017)
  • Gibraltar Stephen Head (2017–2018)
  • Gibraltar Steve Cummings (2018–2020)
  • Gibraltar Malcolm Martin (2020–)

Top Goalscorers

As of 17 October 2023

Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.

# Name Career Goals Caps Average
1 Julian Del Rio 2019 4 6 0.667
2 Rafi Emrani 2021–2023 3 12 0.3
3 Craig Galliano 2019 1 3 0.333
Anthony Hernandez 2013 1 4 0.25
Kian Ronan 2017–2019 1 5 0.2
Leon Clinton 2015–2016 1 6 0.167
Jayce Consigliero 2014–2015 1 6 0.167
Jamie Coombes 2013–2014 1 6 0.167
Francis Huart 2021–2022 1 7 0.143
Scott Ballantine 2013–2014 1 7 0.143
Liam Jessop 2022–2023 1 8 0.125
Kevan Gonzalez 2022–2023 1 9 0.111

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Gibraltar Under-19 Matches". UEFA. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/GibraltarFA/status/1710322074739220957 U19 Squad] Gibraltar FA. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

External links

  • Official site of the Gibraltar Football Association
  • UEFA Under-19 Profile
  • Unofficial website about Gibraltarian football, futsal and national team
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