Roy Chipolina
![]() Chipolina with Gibraltar in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Alan Chipolina | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lincoln Red Imps | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
199?–2000 | Southgate Saints | ||
2000–2003 | Lincoln Red Imps | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Lynx | – | (–) |
2006–2013 | Lincoln Red Imps[a] | – | (–) |
2013– | Lincoln Red Imps | 125 | (22) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2013 | Gibraltar XI (Non-FIFA) | 8 | (3) |
2013– | Gibraltar | 57 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 |
Roy Alan Chipolina (born 20 January 1983) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as a defender for Gibraltar Premier Division side Lincoln Red Imps and the Gibraltar national football team, for which he serves as captain.[1]
Club career[]
Chipolina has played for Gibraltar Premier Division side Lincoln Red Imps since 2006.[2] He became the first Gibraltarian, and oldest player, to score in the fledgling UEFA Europa Conference League when he scored in a 4–1 defeat to ŠK Slovan Bratislava on 4 November 2021.[3]
International career[]
Chipolina made his international debut with Gibraltar on 18 November 2013 in a 0–0 home draw with Slovakia,[4] Gibraltar's first game since being admitted to UEFA.[5] Chipolina scored Gibraltar's first UEFA goal, in their second official game, on 1 March 2014 against the Faroe Islands at Victoria Stadium, which they lost 1–4.[6]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Gibraltar's goal tally first.[2]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1
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1 March 2014 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–4 | Friendly |
2
|
15 October 2019 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
International statistics[]
- As of 16 November 2021
Gibraltar national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2013 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 8 | 1 |
2015 | 6 | 0 |
2016 | 6 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 0 |
2019 | 10 | 1 |
2020 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 57 | 2 |
Honours[]
Club[]
Lincoln Red Imps
- Gibraltar Premier Division (11): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Rock Cup (6): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14
- Gibraltar League Senior Cup (5): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
Personal life[]
Chipolina was born in Enfield, North London, but moved to Gibraltar at age 4. He moved back to England aged 12, and attended Southgate School, where he featured heavily for the school football team and their offshoot, the Southgate Saints. During his time at Southgate, he had a trial period of 3 months at Luton Town, as well as playing in a single trial game for Leyton Orient. He moved back to Gibraltar at age 18. Chipolina works as a Customs Officer in Gibraltar.[7]
References[]
- ^ Pre-UEFA. Lincoln stats before 2013 are unknown
- ^ "Interview #3 (January 2013) – Gibraltar captain Roy Chipolina". nonfifafootball.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ a b "NFT Profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ Reaction: Captain's Role for Roy Lincoln Red Imps. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021
- ^ Challies, Josh (20 November 2013). "Gibraltar 0–0 Slovakia – extended match report". footballgibraltar.wordpress.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Gibraltar hold Slovakia in maiden international". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Gibraltar 1–4 Faroe Islands". Football Gibraltar. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Gibraltar v Poland: Starting XIs by professional occupation". The Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
External links[]
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- Roy Chipolina – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Roy Chipolina at Soccerway
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Gibraltarian footballers
- Gibraltar international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Lynx F.C. players
- Lincoln Red Imps F.C. players
- People from Enfield, London
- Gibraltar Premier Division players
- Gibraltar pre-UEFA international footballers
- Gibraltar National League players
- European football biography stubs
- Gibraltarian sportspeople stubs