Gibraltar national under-21 football team
| Association | Gibraltar Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | David Ochello | ||
| Captain | Dylan Borge | ||
| Most caps | Dylan Borge (25) | ||
| Top scorer | Dylan Borge (2) | ||
| Home stadium | Victoria Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | GIB | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
| Austria 3–0 (Ritzing, Austria; 8 June 2017) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 1–0 Macedonia (Faro/Loulé, Portugal; 10 October 2017) Moldova 1–2 (Chișinău, Moldova; 21 November 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Belarus 10–0 (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
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
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
| UEFA Euro U-21 Record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 31 | ||||||||
| 2027 | In progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 0/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 145 | |
Record of matches
The following table shows Gibraltar under-21s all-time international record, correct as of 21 June 2025. Only official matches are included.
| Opponents | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | 2025 | 2025 |
| 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 25.00 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0.00 | 2023 | 2024 |
| 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 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 150 | −143 | 4.88 | 2017 | 2025 |
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament | — | 6 Oct '26 | 10 Oct | 31 Mar '26 | 5 Sep | 30 Sep '26 | |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs | 18 Nov | — | 30 Sep '26 | 5 Sep | 10 Oct | 31 Mar '26 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 Sep '26 | 14 Oct | — | 6 Oct '26 | 31 Mar '26 | 5 Sep | ||
| 4 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 Sep | 27 Mar '26 | 18 Nov | — | 30 Sep '26 | 10 Oct | ||
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 Mar '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 9 Sep | 14 Oct | — | 6 Oct '26 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 Sep '26 | 9 Sep | 26 Mar '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 18 Nov | — |
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2025. Source: UEFA
Matches
2024
| 21 March 2024 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | North Macedonia | 1–0 | Skopje, North Macedonia | |
| 14:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena Attendance: 471 Referee: Rob Hennessey (Republic of Ireland) |
| 26 March 2024 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | 0–2 | Georgia | Gibraltar | |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 211 Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark) |
| 6 June 2024 Friendly | San Marino | 3–0 | Acquaviva, San Marino | |
| 15:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadio di Acquaviva Referee: Mattia Andruccioli (Italy) |
| 8 June 2024 Friendly | San Marino | 0-0 | 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 | 9–0 | Jönköping, Sweden | |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadsparksvallen Attendance: 1,382 Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia) |
| 9 September 2024 2025 UEFA U-21 Qualification | 0–2 | North Macedonia | Europa Point, Gibraltar | |
| 13:00 | Report |
|
Stadium: Europa Point Stadium Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Croatia) |
2025
| 20 March 2025 Training Friendly | 0–3 | St Joseph's | Europa Point, Gibraltar | |
| Stadium: Europa Point Stadium |
| 21 June 2025 Friendly | Liechtenstein | 3–1 | Eschen, Liechtenstein | |
| 17:00 |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Sportpark Eschen-Mauren Referee: Déborah Anex (Switzerland) |
| 5 September 2025 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Bulgaria | v |
| 9 September 2025 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | v | Czech Republic | Europa Point, Gibraltar | |
| Stadium: Europa Point Stadium |
| 10 October 2025 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Scotland | v |
| 14 October 2025 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | v | Portugal | Europa Point, Gibraltar | |
| Stadium: Europa Point Stadium |
| 15 November 2025 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | v | Scotland | Europa Point, Gibraltar | |
| Stadium: Europa Point Stadium |
| 18 November 2025 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | v | Azerbaijan | Europa Point, Gibraltar | |
| Stadium: Europa Point Stadium |
| 27 March 2026 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | v | Bulgaria | Europa Point, Gibraltar | |
| Stadium: Europa Point Stadium |
| 31 March 2026 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Czech Republic | v |
| 30 September 2026 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Portugal | v |
| 6 October 2026 2027 UEFA U-21 Qualification | Azerbaijan | v |
Players
Current squad
For the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible.
The following players were called up for the following 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification games:[3]
- Match date: 21 June 2025
- Opposition: Liechtenstein
- Caps and goals correct as of: 21 June 2025, after the match against Liechtenstein.
Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Victor Huart | 5 September 2008 | 1 | 0 | Lynx |
| 13 | GK | Thomas Recagno | 11 September 2007 | 1 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
| 4 | DF | Julian Britto | 28 June 2004 | 13 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
| 5 | DF | Paddy McClafferty | 19 September 2004 | 5 | 0 | Northumbria University |
| 19 | DF | Kai Mauro | 30 May 2007 | 5 | 0 | Cádiz C |
| 2 | DF | Jay Coombes | 9 March 2007 | 3 | 0 | Sutton United |
| 7 | DF | Javan Peacock | 31 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 16 | DF | Owen Fortunato | 27 October 2008 | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 |
| 10 | MF | Kyle Clinton (captain) | 18 March 2004 | 16 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 8 | MF | Han Stevens | 16 April 2005 | 10 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
| 6 | MF | Jeremy Perera | 14 January 2006 | 4 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
| 12 | MF | Amos Federico | 23 April 2007 | 4 | 0 | Repton |
| 14 | MF | Karim Bousselham | 7 October 2007 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 15 | MF | Jesse Gomez | 11 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | Northumbria University |
| 17 | MF | Max Bautista | 7 May 2008 | 1 | 0 | Lions Gibraltar |
| 18 | MF | Matthew Plumb | 25 October 2004 | 1 | 0 | Europa Point |
| 20 | MF | Lee Chipolina | 27 February 2006 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 9 | FW | James Caetano | 27 September 2004 | 12 | 1 | College 1975 |
| 11 | FW | Leon Mason | 16 May 2007 | 3 | 0 | Linense B |
| 3 | FW | Angelo Parody | 23 June 2007 | 1 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up within the past twelve months of the last match, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Harry Victor | 29 January 2004 | 4 | 0 | Oldland Abbotonians | v. North Macedonia, 9 September 2024 |
| GK | Michael Charvetto Parody | 26 September 2007 | 0 | 0 | Sutton United | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Joachim Ostheider | 10 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | Cádiz | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024 |
| DF | Jayden Villa | 12 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024PRE |
| DF | Leon Avellano | 25 April 2004 | 1 | 0 | Europa Point | v. San Marino, 8 June 2024 |
| DF | Johnny Rush | 4 July 2006 | 6 | 0 | KHFC Columbus | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Kevan Gonzalez | 19 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Evan Busto | 9 June 2005 | 1 | 0 | FCB Magpies | 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 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Nicholas Pozo | 19 January 2005 | 4 | 0 | Linoln Red Imps | v. North Macedonia, 9 September 2024 |
| MF | Kaleem Smith | 15 January 2006 | 4 | 0 | Wealdstone | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024 |
| MF | Carl De Torres | 26 February 2005 | 2 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024PRE |
| MF | Rafi Emrani | 27 March 2005 | 2 | 0 | Europa Point | v. San Marino, 8 June 2024 |
| MF | Giovanni Soleci | 2 February 2007 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. San Marino, 8 June 2024 |
| MF | James Scanlon | 28 September 2006 | 4 | 0 | Manchester United | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Carlos Richards | 30 August 2005 | 9 | 0 | Dorking Wanderers B | v. North Macedonia, 9 September 2024 |
| FW | Liam Jessop | 13 August 2005 | 7 | 0 | Chesterfield | v. North Macedonia, 9 September 2024 |
| FW | Jonathan Sciortino | 29 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024PRE |
| FW | Ashton Hancock | 5 October 2006 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. San Marino, 8 June 2024 |
| FW | Ángel González | 19 September 2005 | 1 | 0 | Newent Town | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
| FW | Jaiden Bartolo | 10 February 2006 | 3 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury | ||||||
Gibraltar under-21 managers
- Up to date as of 21 June 2025[4]
Note: Michael Felice served as caretaker manager in late 2020 while David Ochello was on personal leave, and again in June 2023.
Personnel
Current technical staff
As of 20 March 2019[5]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | David Ochello |
| Assistant coach | Michael Felice |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jordan Perez |
| Physio | Chris Shaw |
| Data Analyst | Matthew Langtry |
Player records
As of 21 June 2025
Most capped
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Borge | 2019–2024 | 25 | 2 |
| 2 | Evan De Haro | 2019–2024 | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | Ayoub El Hmidi | 2019–2022 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | Kyle Clinton | 2022– | 16 | 0 |
| 5 | Dylan Peacock | 2019–2022 | 15 | 1 |
| Ethal Llambias | 2019–2022 | 15 | 0 | |
| James Parkinson | 2019–2022 | 15 | 0 | |
| Bilal Douah | 2021–2024 | 15 | 0 | |
| Shay Jones | 2021–2024 | 15 | 0 | |
| 10 | Bradley Banda | 2017–2020 | 13 | 0 |
| Jaylan Hankins | 2019–2022 | 13 | 0 | |
| Ryan Azopardi | 2021–2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| Julian Britto | 2021– | 13 | 0 |
Most goals
Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Borge | 2019–2024 | 25 | 2 | 0.08 |
| 2 | Tayler Carrington | 2023– | 6 | 1 | 0.167 |
| Leon Clinton | 2017–2020 | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Graeme Torrilla | 2017–2018 | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | |
| James Caetano | 2021– | 12 | 1 | 0.083 | |
| Dylan Peacock | 2019–2022 | 15 | 1 | 0.067 |
Captains
| # | Player | Career | Captain Caps | Total Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme Torrilla | 2017–2018 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Jaylan Hankins | 2019–2022 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Dylan Borge | 2019–2024 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Evan De Haro | 2019–2024 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Andrew Hernandez | 2017–2020 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Kevagn Ronco | 2017–2020 | 2 | 5 |
| Kyle Clinton | 2022– | 2 | 16 | |
| 8 | 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
| # | Player | Career | Games | Wins | GA | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Banda | 2017–2020 | 13 | 1 | 50 | 3.846 |
| 2 | Jaylan Hankins | 2019–2022 | 13 | 0 | 51 | 3.923 |
| 3 | Bradley Avellano | 2023–2024 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Harry Victor | 2023– | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 5 | Christian Lopez | 2021–2022 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Victor Huart | 2025– | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Recagno | 2025– | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Dayle Coleing | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
- ^1 Players in bold are still actively competing and are available for selection
See also
References
- ^ "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. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 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.