Gibraltar national under-21 football team

Gibraltar Under-21
Association	Gibraltar Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach
Captain	Jaylan Hankins
Most caps	Bradley Banda (13)
Top scorer	Graeme Torrilla, Leon Clinton (1)
Home stadium	Victoria Stadium
FIFA code	GIB
First international
	Austria 3–0 Gibraltar ; (Ritzing, Austria; 8 June 2017)
Biggest win
	Gibraltar 1–0 North Macedonia ; (Faro/Loulé, Portugal; 10 October 2017)
Biggest defeat
	Belarus 10–0 Gibraltar ; (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	Did Not Enter							Did Not Enter
2019	Did Not Qualify							10	1	0	9	2	36
2021	Did Not Qualify							8	0	0	8	0	37
Total	0/23	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	1	0	17	2	73

Record of matches[]

The following table shows Gibraltar under-21s all-time international record, correct as of 7 September 2021. Only official matches are included.

Opponents	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	First	Last
Armenia	2	0	2	0	4	−4	000.00	2017	2017
Austria	2	0	2	0	8	−8	000.00	2017	2018
Belarus	2	0	2	0	12	−12	000.00	2019	2019
Cyprus	1	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00	2019	2019
Netherlands	2	0	2	0	11	−11	000.00	2019	2020
North Macedonia	2	1	1	2	6	−4	050.00	2017	2018
Norway	1	0	1	0	6	−6	000.00	2020	2020
Portugal	2	0	2	0	7	−7	000.00	2019	2020
Russia	2	0	2	0	8	−8	000.00	2017	2018
Serbia	2	0	2	0	10	−10	000.00	2017	2018
Switzerland	2	0	2	0	8	−8	000.00	2021	2021
Total	20	1	19	2	79	−77	005.00	2017	2021

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	6	Final tournament	—	25 Mar '22	8 Oct	4 Jun '22	12 Nov	4–0
2	Wales	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	4	Play-offs	16 Nov	—	11 Jun '22	29 Mar '22	0–0	14 Jun '22
3	Netherlands	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3		29 Mar '22	12 Oct	—	12 Nov	3–0	7 Jun '22
4	Bulgaria	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	3		12 Oct	0–4	25 Mar '22	—	16 Nov	11 Jun '22
5	Moldova	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5	1		8 Jun '22	8 Oct	3 Jun '22	0–2	—	12 Oct
6	Gibraltar	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0		0–4	12 Nov	15 Nov	8 Oct	29 Mar '22	—

Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2021. Source: UEFA

Matches[]

8 October 2020 (2020-10-08) 2021 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Netherlands	5–0	Gibraltar	showVenlo, Netherlands
20:00	de Wit 7', 24' Kadioglu 39' Zeefuik 70' Ekkelenkamp 78'	Report		Stadium: De Koel Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Jaeger (Austria)

13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) 2021 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Gibraltar	0–3	Portugal	showGibraltar
19:00		Report	Jota 16' Pote 50', 80'	Stadium: Victoria Stadium Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)

13 November 2020 (2020-11-13) 2021 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Gibraltar	cancelled	Norway	showGibraltar
				Stadium: Victoria Stadium

17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) 2021 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Gibraltar	cancelled	Cyprus	showGibraltar
				Stadium: Victoria Stadium

3 September 2021 (2021-09-03) 2023 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Switzerland	4–0	Gibraltar	showSion, Switzerland
19:00	Jankewitz 4' Kronig 25' Mambimbi 36' Amdouni 77'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)

7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) 2023 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Gibraltar	0–4	Switzerland	showGibraltar
18:00		Report	Bares 24' Mambimbi 44' Amdouni 86', 90+4'	Stadium: Victoria Stadium Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)

8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) 2023 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Bulgaria	v	Gibraltar	showSofia, Bulgaria
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Slavia

12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2023 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Moldova	v	Gibraltar	showChișinău, Moldova
		Report		Stadium: Stadionul Zimbru

12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) 2023 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Gibraltar	v	Wales	showGibraltar
		Report		Stadium: Victoria Stadium

15 November 2021 (2021-11-15) 2023 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Gibraltar	v	Netherlands	showGibraltar
		Report		Stadium: Victoria Stadium

29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) 2023 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Gibraltar	v	Moldova	showGibraltar
		Report		Stadium: Victoria Stadium

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 2023 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Netherlands	v	Gibraltar	show
		Report

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) 2023 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Gibraltar	v	Bulgaria	showGibraltar
		Report		Stadium: Victoria Stadium

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14) 2023 UEFA U-21 Qualification	Wales	v	Gibraltar	show
		Report

Players[]

Current squad[]

For the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible.

The following players were called up for the following 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers:^[3]

Match date: 3 September and 7 September 2021
Opposition: Switzerland
Caps and goals correct as of: 7 September 2021, after the match against Switzerland.

Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jaylan Hankins (captain)	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 20)	6	0	Córdoba B
13	1GK	Christian Lopez	(2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Europa
23	1GK	Bradley Avellano	(2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 (age 18)	0	0	Lynx

4	2DF	Ethan Llambias	(2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 20)	8	0	Glacis United
5	2DF	James Parkinson	(2000-05-21) 21 May 2000 (age 21)	7	0	Mons Calpe
2	2DF	Sean Montovio	(2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps
18	2DF	Niall Serra	(2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Glacis United
19	2DF	Ryan Azopardi	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 18)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps
12	2DF	Jemar Matto	(2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 20)	0	0	College 1975
17	2DF	Kivan Ramos	(2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 18)	0	0	College 1975

6	3MF	Evan De Haro	(2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 18)	7	0	Europa
3	3MF	Luke Bautista	(2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 (age 19)	3	0	Europa
15	3MF	Shay Jones	(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps
21	3MF	Bilal Douah	(2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 18)	2	0	Mons Calpe
8	3MF	Kadrian Verjaque	(2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 17)	1	0	Lions Gibraltar
14	3MF	Mitchell Gibson	(2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 19)	1	0	Europa
20	3MF	Craig Galliano	(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 19)	1	0	Glacis United
22	3MF	Davan Martin	(2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Lincoln Red Imps

11	4FW	Ayoub El Hmidi	(2000-09-30) 30 September 2000 (age 20)	10	0	Mons Calpe
7	4FW	Dylan Peacock	(2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 20)	8	0	Lincoln Red Imps
10	4FW	Dylan Borge	(2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 17)	6	0	Europa
16	4FW	Michael Ruiz	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 20)	4	0	Lynx
9	4FW	Adam Gracia	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 20)	1	0	College 1975

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
GK	Harry Victor	(2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 17)	0	0	St Joseph's	v. Switzerland, 3 September 2021^PRE

DF	Tyronne Avellano	(2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Lynx	v. Switzerland, 3 September 2021^PRE

MF	Julian Valarino	(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 21)	4	0	St Joseph's	v. Switzerland, 3 September 2021^PRE
MF	Richard Felipes	(2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Lions Gibraltar	v. Switzerland, 3 September 2021^PRE
MF	Kaylan Franco	(2001-08-13) 13 August 2001 (age 20)	0	0	College 1975	v. Switzerland, 3 September 2021^PRE
MF	Louis Parral	(2002-03-13) 13 March 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Whickham	v. Switzerland, 3 September 2021^PRE
MF	Kian Ronan	(2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 20)	7	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v. Portugal, 13 October 2020

FW	Julian Del Rio	(2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Bruno's Magpies	v. Switzerland, 3 September 2021^PRE
FW	Tjay De Barr	(2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 21)	4	0	Wycombe Wanderers	v. Portugal, 13 October 2020
^INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^WD Withdrew for other reasons

Gibraltar under-21 managers[]

Up to date as of 7 September 2021^[4]

Manager	Gibraltar u-21 career	Played	Won	Lost	GF	GA	Win %
	2017–2019	10	1	9	2	36	010.00
	2019–	8	0	8	0	34	000.00
(caretaker)	2020	2	0	2	0	11	000.00

Note: Michael Felice served as caretaker manager in late 2020 while David Ochello was on personal leave.

Personnel[]

Current technical staff[]

As of 20 March 2019^[5]

Position	Name
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeping Coach	Jordan Perez
Physio	Chris Shaw
Data Analyst	Matthew Langtry

Players record[]

Most capped[]

As of 7 September 2021

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Bradley Banda	2017–2020	13	0
2	Andrew Hernandez	2017–2020	12	0
2	Jamie Serra	2017–2020	12	0
4	Jack Breed	2017–2020	11	0
5	Leon Clinton	2017–2020	10	1
	Graeme Torrilla	2017–2018	10	1
	Ayoub El Hmidi	2019–	10	0
8	Shaun De Los Santos	2017–2020	9	0
8	Jaron Vinet	2017–2018	9	0
10	Louie Annesley	2017–	8	0
	Scott Ballantine	2017–2018	8	0
	Michael Negrette	2017–2020	8	0
	Ethal Llambias	2019–	8	0
	Dylan Peacock	2019–	8	0

Most goals[]

As of 13 Octoberber 2020

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

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	Average
1	Leon Clinton	2017–2020	10	1	0.1
1	Graeme Torrilla	2017–2018	10	1	0.1

Captains[]

As of 7 September 2021

#	Player	Career	Captain Caps	Total Caps
1	Graeme Torrilla	2017–2018	10	10
2	Andrew Hernandez	2017–2020	3	12
3	Kevagn Ronco	2017–2020	2	5
3	Jaylan Hankins	2019–	2	6
5	Jamie Serra	2017–2020	1	12
	Michael Negrette	2017–2020	1	8
	Jayce Olivero	2017–2020	1	4

Goalkeepers[]

As of 7 September 2021

#	Player	Career	Games	Wins	GA	GAA
1	Bradley Banda	2017–2020	13	1	50	3.846
2	Jaylan Hankins	2019–	6	0	26	4.333
3	Dayle Coleing	2018	1	0	5	5

^1 Players in bold are still actively competing and are available for selection

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 Squad Announcement". Gibraltar Football Association. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^ "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.

External links[]

[1] "Gibraltar Under 21s to debut in 2017". Gibraltar Football Association. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[2] "Italy to host 2019 Under-21 EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[Gibraltar_U21_squad-3] "Gibraltar Squad Announcement". Gibraltar Football Association. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[4] "Gibraltar Under 21". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[Under_21-5] "Gibraltar Under 21 Head Coach & Assistant Head Coach Announced". Official GFA Website. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

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Contents

UEFA Acceptance[]

Competition history[]

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship[]

Record of matches[]

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification[]

Matches[]

Players[]

Current squad[]

Recent call-ups[]

Gibraltar under-21 managers[]

Personnel[]

Current technical staff[]

Players record[]

Most capped[]

Most goals[]

Captains[]

Goalkeepers[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

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