Gibraltar national under-16 football team

Gibraltar Under-16
Association	Gibraltar Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ryan Casciaro
Captain	Ryan Casciaro Jr
Home stadium	Victoria Stadium
FIFA code	GIB
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Gibraltar 2–0 Malta ; (Gibraltar; 29 March 2015)
Biggest win
	San Marino 0–3 Gibraltar ; (Gibraltar; 30 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Northern Ireland 8–0 Gibraltar ; (Ruthin, Wales; 26 August 2025)

The Gibraltar national under-16 football team is the second-youngest active youth football team of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association. Prior to their accession to UEFA, an under-15 team participated in the Rock Cup, but this was scrapped in 2013. The team primarily participates in annual UEFA Development Tournaments, notably scoring an infamous goal through Andrew Hernandez against Macedonia in 2015.^[1]

Recent results and fixtures

24 February 2025 (2025-02-24) 2025 UEFA Development Tournament	Gibraltar	1–1	Faroe Islands	Ta' Qali, Malta
10:00	Achhoud 15'		Tróndargjógv 51'	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 65 Referee: Abbas Faron (Netherlands) ^[2]^[3]

26 February 2025 (2025-02-26) 2025 UEFA Development Tournament	Malta	3–0	Gibraltar	Ta' Qali, Malta
10:00	Clinton 10' Tanti 19' Nwoko 60'			Stadium: Centenary Stadium

1 March 2025 (2025-03-01) 2025 UEFA Development Tournament	Armenia	1–0	Gibraltar	Ta' Qali, Malta
10:00	Vuvunikyan 36'			Stadium: Centenary Stadium

26 August 2025 (2025-08-26) Cwpan Gary Speed	Northern Ireland	8–0	Gibraltar	Ruthin, Wales
12:00	Doyle 16', 59' (pen.) Kelly 39' Hughes 46' McHugh Forsythe			Stadium: Memorial Playing Fields

28 August 2025 (2025-08-28) Cwpan Gary Speed	Wales	3–0	Gibraltar	Buckley, Wales
19:00	Lewis 45' Beckwith 51' Peyton 83'			Stadium: The Globe Attendance: 343

31 August 2025 (2025-08-31) Cwpan Gary Speed	Gibraltar	0–6	Japan	Ruthin, Wales
11:30			Shuto 33' Hayato 47', 86' Rento 55' Kitto 84'	Stadium: Memorial Playing Fields

4 March 2026 (2026-03-04) 2026 UEFA Development Tournament	Malta	7–0	Gibraltar	Ta' Qali, Malta
13:30	Wright 5', 78' Roe 22', 39' Vella 28' Higgans 71' Zefara 89'			Stadium: Centenary Stadium

6 March 2026 (2026-03-06) 2026 UEFA Development Tournament	Gibraltar	0–4	Andorra	Ta' Qali, Malta
				Stadium: Centenary Stadium

9 March 2026 (2026-03-09) 2026 UEFA Development Tournament	Gibraltar	v	San Marino	Ta' Qali, Malta
				Stadium: Centenary Stadium

Squad

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2026 UEFA Development Tournament in Malta:^[4]

Match date: 4–9 March 2026
Opposition: Malta, Andorra and San Marino
Caps and goals correct as of: 4 March, after the match against Malta.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
13	1GK	Lucas Becerra-Lopez	(2010-12-12) 12 December 2010 (age 15)	6	0	Lincoln Red Imps
1	1GK	Julian Guillem		3	0	St Joseph's

4	2DF	Julian Lima		7	0	Atlético Zabal
5	2DF	Ryan Casciaro (captain)	(2010-05-04) 4 May 2010 (age 15)	4	0	Lincoln Red Imps
2	2DF	Filipe Hill de Oliveira	(2010-02-19) 19 February 2010 (age 16)	4	0	Lincoln Red Imps
3	2DF	Leon Martinez	(2010-02-23) 23 February 2010 (age 16)	4	0	Lincoln Red Imps
8	2DF	Aaron Cordon		4	0	Lincoln Red Imps
6	2DF	Kaion Drakes	(2010-05-24) 24 May 2010 (age 15)	4	0	Lincoln Red Imps

10	3MF	Liam Payas	(2010-06-17) 17 June 2010 (age 15)	7	0	Lincoln Red Imps
14	3MF	James Pincho Ríos		4	0	Algeciras
11	3MF	Robert Guiling		4	0	RB Linense
12	3MF	Matthew Sanchez		1	0	Lincoln Red Imps
15	3MF	Imran El Hana		1	0	Recreativo
20	3MF	Jayron Hernandez		1	0	St Joseph's

7	4FW	Ilies Achhoud		7	1	Atlético Zabal
17	4FW	Joshua Villa Lopes		4	0	Atlético Zabal
19	4FW	Jaxsen Ramirez Alman	(2010-01-03) 3 January 2010 (age 16)	4	0	Lincoln Red Imps
9	4FW	Lucas Hill de Oliveira	(2010-02-19) 19 February 2010 (age 16)	1	0	Lincoln Red Imps
16	4FW	Callum Gomez		1	0	St Joseph's

Notes

^ Gibraltar U16s score tournament-winning goal while opponents celebrate The Guardian. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ Abbas Faron
^ Abbas Faron KNVB
^ U16 Development Squad Gibraltar FA. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.

External links

Gibraltar Football Association

[1] Gibraltar U16s score tournament-winning goal while opponents celebrate The Guardian. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[2] Abbas Faron

[3] Abbas Faron KNVB

[4] U16 Development Squad Gibraltar FA. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.

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