Jamie Bosio
James Louis "Jamie" Bosio (born 24 September 1991) is an Irish born Gibraltarian footballer who plays for Gibraltar National League team Lincoln Red Imps, primarily for their Gibraltar Intermediate League side, and has twelve caps for the Gibraltar national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play at left back or centre back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Louis Bosio | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lincoln Red Imps | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Home Farm | ||
| 1999–2000 | Peterborough United | ||
| 2000–2008 | Glacis United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Glacis United | 73 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | College Europa | 46 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Lincoln Red Imps | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Ashford United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Canterbury City (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Gibraltar United | 55 | (10) |
| 2019– | Lincoln Red Imps | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Gibraltar | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2018 | |||
Career
Bosio became Gibraltar's first captain in the UEFA Europa League when College Europa took on FC Vaduz of Liechtenstein in July 2014. He was part of the Lincoln Red Imps F.C. squad that made history by qualifying for the second round of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in July 2015. In 2016 he joined Gibraltar United, where he served as vice-captain. After Gibraltar United folded in 2019, he rejoined Lincoln Red Imps to play for their under-23 side in the Gibraltar Intermediate League, while he recovers from an ACL injury he suffered in October 2018.[1] He will also assist the development of youth players in the team.
He is currently a teacher in Gibraltar after completing his teacher training at Canterbury Christ Church University where he was awarded an Elite Sport Scholarship. He also serves as co-president and coach of Bavaria F.C.C.'s futsal team, and in 2019 joined the coaching staff of the Gibraltar women's futsal team.[2] He is also a player for his futsal team as a player manager. After recovering from an ACL injury
International career
Bosio was eligible to represent either Gibraltar or the Republic of Ireland at international level. He decided to pledge his allegiance to Gibraltar and made his debut in their 4–0 defeat to Croatia in Varazdin on 6 June 2015 and his competitive debut against world champions Germany in the UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers a week later.
Bosio made his first competitive start for Gibraltar against Greece in the FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers in September 2016.
International career statistics
- As of match played 25 March 2018.
| Gibraltar national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 |
References
- Experience added to Intermediate League team Lincoln Red Imps. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- Bosio: “The Gibraltar girls put on two gutsy performances” Football Gibraltar. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
External links
- Jamie Bosio at Soccerway
- Jamie Bosio at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jamie Bosio at FootballDatabase.eu
- Jamie Bosio – UEFA competition record
- gibraltarfa.com Gibraltar FA Website
- pitchero.com Canterbury City Player Profile