# Gibraltar national under-21 football team

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.
They played their first ever international on 8 June 2017, against Austria, losing 3–0. 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 | UEFA Euro U-21 Record | UEFA Euro U-21 Record | UEFA Euro U-21 Record | UEFA Euro U-21 Record | UEFA Euro U-21 Record | UEFA Euro U-21 Record | UEFA Euro U-21 Record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification 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 | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 36 |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 41 |
| 2025 | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 31 |
| Total | 0/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 145 |

### Record of matches

The following table shows Gibraltar under-21s all-time international record, correct as of 9 September 2024. Only official matches are included.
| Opponents | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | First | Last |
| Armenia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 000.00 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 000.00 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Belarus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 000.00 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 000.00 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 000.00 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 025.00 | 2021 | 2023 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 000.00 | 2019 | 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 025.00 | 2017 | 2024 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 000.00 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 000.00 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 000.00 | 2017 | 2018 |
| San Marino | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 000.00 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 000.00 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 000.00 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 000.00 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 6 | 147 | −141 | 005.00 | 2017 | 2024 |

### 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Final tournament | — | 6 Oct '26 | 10 Oct | 31 Mar '26 | 5 Sep | 30 Sep '26 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-offs | 18 Nov | — | 30 Sep '26 | 5 Sep | 10 Oct | 31 Mar '26 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 25 Sep '26 | 14 Oct | — | 6 Oct '26 | 31 Mar '26 | 5 Sep |
| 4 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 9 Sep | 27 Mar '26 | 18 Nov | — | 30 Sep '26 | 10 Oct |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 27 Mar '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 9 Sep | 14 Oct | — | 6 Oct '26 |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 30 Sep '26 | 9 Sep | 26 Mar '26 | 25 Sep '26 | 18 Nov | — |

## Players
### Current squad

For the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible.
The following players were called up for the following 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification games:
* Match date: 6 and 9 September 2024
* Opposition: Sweden and North Macedonia
* Caps and goals correct as of: 9 September 2024, after the match against North Macedonia.
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 | Bradley Avellano | (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 (age 22) | 8 | 0 | Lynx |
| 13 | 1GK | Harry Victor | (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Oldland Abbotonians |
| 5 | 2DF | Bilal Douah | (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 21) | 15 | 0 | Lions Gibraltar |
| 2 | 2DF | Ryan Azopardi | (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21) | 13 | 0 | College 1975 |
| 4 | 2DF | Julian Britto | (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 20) | 12 | 0 | College 1975 |
| 3 | 2DF | Sam Yeo | (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Europa |
| 17 | 2DF | Kai Mauro | (2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | Cádiz |
| 18 | 2DF | Javan Peacock | (2006-07-31) 31 July 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 14 | 3MF | Evan De Haro | (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22) | 19 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
| 8 | 3MF | Kyle Clinton | (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) | 15 | 0 | College 1975 |
| 15 | 3MF | Shay Jones | (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 23) | 15 | 0 | Europa |
| 6 | 3MF | Han Stevens | (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19) | 9 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
| 11 | 3MF | Kiri McGrail | (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | College 1975 |
| 19 | 3MF | Kye Livingstone | (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 22) | 8 | 0 | Lions Gibraltar |
| 12 | 3MF | Nicholas Pozo | (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Europa |
| 16 | 3MF | Jeremy Perera | (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Heaton Stannington |
| 10 | 4FW | Dylan Borge (captain) | (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 21) | 25 | 2 | FCB Magpies |
| 7 | 4FW | Julian Del Rio | (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 23) | 10 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
| 9 | 4FW | Carlos Richards | (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 (age 19) | 9 | 0 | Dorking Wanderers B |
| 20 | 4FW | Liam Jessop | (2005-08-13) 13 August 2005 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Worksop Town |

### 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 | Michael Charvetto Parody | (2007-09-26) 26 September 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Sutton United | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Joachim Ostheider | (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Cádiz | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024 |
| DF | Jayden Villa | (2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024$^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Leon Avellano | (2004-04-25) 25 April 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Europa Point | v. San Marino, 8 June 2024 |
| DF | Johnny Rush | (2006-07-04) 4 July 2006 (age 18) | 6 | 0 | Ohio State Buckeyes | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Jay Coombes | (2007-03-09) 9 March 2007 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Sutton United | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Kevan Gonzalez | (2005-10-19) 19 October 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Evan Busto | (2005-06-09) 9 June 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Europa Point | v. North Macedonia, 21 March 2024 |
| DF | Adam Achhoud | (2006-09-03) 3 September 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Atlético Zabal | v. North Macedonia, 21 March 2024 $^{WD}$ |
| DF | Tayler Carrington | (2006-05-28) 28 May 2006 (age 18) | 6 | 1 | Vázquez Cultural | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Patrick McClafferty | (2004-09-19) 19 September 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Blyth Spartans | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Kaleem Smith | (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Wealdstone | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024 |
| MF | Amos Federico | (2007-04-23) 23 April 2007 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Repton | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024 |
| MF | Carl De Torres | (2005-02-26) 26 February 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024$^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Rafi Emrani | (2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Europa Point | v. San Marino, 8 June 2024 |
| MF | Giovanni Soleci | (2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. San Marino, 8 June 2024 |
| MF | Karim Bousselham | (2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Linense | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | James Scanlon | (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | Manchester United | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Jesse Gomez | (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Blyth Spartans | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | James Caetano | (2004-09-27) 27 September 2004 (age 20) | 11 | 0 | College 1975 | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024 |
| FW | Leon Mason | (2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Atlético Zabal | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024$^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Jonathan Sciortino | (2005-12-29) 29 December 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Sweden, 6 September 2024$^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Ashton Hancock | (2006-10-05) 5 October 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. San Marino, 8 June 2024 |
| FW | Ángel González | (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Newent Town | v. Georgia, 26 March 2024 |
| FW | Jaiden Bartolo | (2006-02-10) 10 February 2006 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Wycombe Wanderers | v. Moldova, 21 November 2023 |
| $^{INJ}$ 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 9 September 2024
| Manager | Gibraltar u-21 career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % |
| Aaron Asquez | 2017–2019 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 010.00 |
| David Ochello | 2019–2024 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 93 | 003.85 |
| Michael Felice (caretaker) | 2020, 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 000.00 |
Note: Michael Felice served as caretaker manager in late 2020 while David Ochello was on personal leave, and again in June 2023.

## Personnel
### Current technical staff

As of 20 March 2019
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jordan Perez |
| Physio | Chris Shaw |
| Data Analyst | Matthew Langtry |

## Player records

As of 9 September 2024

### Most capped

| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
| 1 | Dylan Borge | 2019– | 25 | 2 |
| 2 | Evan De Haro | 2019– | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | Ayoub El Hmidi | 2019–2022 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | Dylan Peacock | 2019–2022 | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | Ethal Llambias | 2019–2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | James Parkinson | 2019–2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | Bilal Douah | 2021– | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | Shay Jones | 2021– | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | Kyle Clinton | 2022– | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | Bradley Banda | 2017–2020 | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Jaylan Hankins | 2019–2022 | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Ryan Azopardi | 2021– | 13 | 0 |

### Most goals

Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals | Average |
| 1 | Dylan Borge | 2019– | 25 | 2 | 0.08 |
| 2 | Tayler Carrington | 2023– | 6 | 1 | 0.167 |
| 2 | Leon Clinton | 2017–2020 | 10 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2 | Graeme Torrilla | 2017–2018 | 10 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2 | Dylan Peacock | 2019–2022 | 15 | 1 | 0.067 |

### Captains

| # | Player | Career | Captain Caps | Total Caps |
| 1 | Graeme Torrilla | 2017–2018 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Jaylan Hankins | 2019–2022 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Dylan Borge | 2019– | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Evan De Haro | 2019– | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Andrew Hernandez | 2017–2020 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Kevagn Ronco | 2017–2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Dylan Peacock | 2019–2022 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Kyle Clinton | 2022– | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Jamie Serra | 2017–2020 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Michael Negrette | 2017–2020 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Jayce Olivero | 2017–2020 | 1 | 4 |

### Goalkeepers

| # | Player | Career | Games | Wins | GA | GAA |
| 1 | Bradley Banda | 2017–2020 | 13 | 1 | 50 | 3.846 |
| 2 | Jaylan Hankins | 2019–2022 | 13 | 0 | 51 | 3.923 |
| 3 | Bradley Avellano | 2023– | 8 | 0 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Harry Victor | 2023– | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4.25 |
| 4 | Christian Lopez | 2021–2022 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Dayle Coleing | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
* ^1 Players in bold are still actively competing and are available for selection