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Roy Chipolina
Chipolina with Gibraltar in 2014
Personal information
Full name Roy Alan Chipolina
Date of birth (1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Enfield, England
Position(s) Defender
Team 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 108 (21)
International career‡
2009–2013 Gibraltar XI (Non-FIFA) 8 (3)
2013– Gibraltar 46 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

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]

International career

Chipolina made his international debut with Gibraltar on 18 November 2013 in a 0–0 home draw with Slovakia,[3] Gibraltar's first game since being admitted to UEFA.[4] 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.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Gibraltar's goal tally first.[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 1 March 2014 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar  Faroe Islands 1–0 1–4 Friendly
2
 15 October 2019 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar  Georgia 2–2 2–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

International statistics

As of 17 November 2020
Gibraltar national team
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 0
2014 8 1
2015 6 0
2016 6 0
2017 6 0
2018 5 0
2019 10 0
2020 4 0
Total 46 2

Honors

Club

Lincoln Red Imps

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.[6]

References

  1. ^ Pre-UEFA. Lincoln stats before 2013 are unknown
  1. ^ "Interview #3 (January 2013) – Gibraltar captain Roy Chipolina". nonfifafootball.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "NFT Profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. ^ Challies, Josh (20 November 2013). "Gibraltar 0–0 Slovakia – extended match report". footballgibraltar.wordpress.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Gibraltar hold Slovakia in maiden international". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Gibraltar 1–4 Faroe Islands". Football Gibraltar. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Gibraltar v Poland: Starting XIs by professional occupation". The Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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