Deren Ibrahim
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Deren Hulusi Ibrahim[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sidcup, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dartford | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2001–2003 | Dartford | ||
| 2003–2006 | Corinthian-Casuals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008– | Dartford | 73 | (1) |
| 2010–11 | → Sittingbourne (loan) | ||
| 2010 | → St. Andrews (loan) | ||
| 2011 | → Margate (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Maidstone United (loan) | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Leatherhead (loan) | ||
| 2014–2015 | → Tonbridge Angels (loan) | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Gibraltar | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:31, 10 October 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:31, 10 October 2016 (UTC) | |||
Deren Ibrahim (born 9 March 1991) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays for English club Dartford of the National League South, and the Gibraltar national team as a goalkeeper.[2][3]
Career
Club
Between the ages of 8 and 11, Ibrahim was a member of the academy of Queens Park Rangers.[4] Ibrahim advanced through the youth levels of Dartford F.C. beginning in 2001 before making his debut on 13 March 2008.[2] In 2010, he signed a 3-month loan contract with St. Andrews F.C. of Malta.[5] He has also had loan spells with Sittingbourne, Margate, Maidstone United, Leatherhead,[4] and Phoenix Sports.[6] He made a total of 8 appearances for Margate.[5] In 2014 he signed a short-term loan with Tonbridge Angels.[7] At the age of 24 in 2015, Ibrahim was named Dartford's first-choice goalkeeper after making 37 appearances for the club since his league debut in 2008.[6] Ibrahim scored his first goal for Dartford on 27 August 2016 on a free-kick from his own half against Hungerford Town.[8]
International
Ibrahim was called up to the Gibraltar national football team for the first time in October 2016 for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Belgium.[9] He made his international in the match against Belgium, an eventual 0–6 defeat.[10][11] In the match, Ibrahim and Gibraltar gave up the fastest-ever goal in a World Cup qualifier, a 7th-second strike from Christian Benteke.[12]
International career statistics
- As of match played 10 October 2016[13]
| Gibraltar national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ "List of Players". The FA. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Dartford profile". Dartford F.C. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Deflect DK Coaches". Deflect GK. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ a b "INTERVIEW: Deren Ibrahim". tscnuk.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ a b Tervet, Steve. "Dartford FC manager Tony Burman confirms Deren Ibrahim will be his first-choice goalkeeper this season". Kent Online. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Burman, Tony. "DEREN IBRAHIM ON DUAL-REGISTRATION AT TONBRIDGE ANGELS". Dartford F.C. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Tervet, Steve. "Dartford FC goalkeeper Deren Ibrahim scored against Hungerford Town with a free-kick from inside his own half". Kent Online. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Rodriguez and Ibrahim handed first Gibraltar callups". Football Gibraltar. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "PLAYER NEWS: DEREN IBRAHIM". Dartford F.C. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Gibraltar vs. Belgium". GibFootballTalk. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Hekmat, Arash. "Christian Benteke scores quickest-ever World Cup goal in Belgium's qualifier against Gibraltar". Mirror. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
