Kyle Goldwin

Kyle Albert Goldwin (born 24 April 1985), also known as Chino, is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lincoln Red Imps and the Gibraltar national football team.

Kyle Goldwin
Personal information
Full name Kyle Albert Goldwin[1]
Place of birth Gibraltar
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lincoln Red Imps
Number 13
Youth career
Lincoln Red Imps
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2009 Laguna
2009–2013 Sporting Club Gibraltar
2013–2014 Glacis United
2014–2019 Gibraltar United 140 (0)
2019– Lincoln Red Imps 16 (0)
National team‡
2018– Gibraltar 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2020

Club career

Primarily a futsal player after leaving the Lincoln Red Imps youth teams as a youngster, not much is known about Goldwin's career before 2009, when he joined Sporting Club Gibraltar from Laguna. After 4 years with the club, he joined Gibraltar Premier Division side Glacis United in 2013. Chances were limited as the influx of Spanish players after Gibraltar's admission to UEFA, so in 2014 he moved to the newly revived Gibraltar United. At a club with a philosophy of only signing local players, he became first choice as they earned promotion to the Premier Division at the first attempt. In March 2016, he signed a new long term deal to keep him at Gibraltar United for the foreseeable future.[2] In both 2016 and 2017, he was named in Football Gibraltar's Fans XI at the end of season awards.[3][4] In July 2019, Chino signed for Lincoln Red Imps, where he had been a youth player in the early 00s.[5]

International career

Goldwin's impressive form for Gibraltar United saw calls for an international callup begin in late 2015.[6] He was first named in a squad for Gibraltar in March 2016 for the games against Liechtenstein and Latvia,[7] but didn't make his debut until 25 March 2018, when he started in a friendly against Latvia at Victoria Stadium. He played the full 90 minutes and earned a clean sheet as Gibraltar won the game 1–0, a rare win for the country.

On 13 October 2018, Goldwin was in goal as Gibraltar recorded their first competitive win in a 1–0 victory over Armenia in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.[8] This marked his second clean sheet in his first four caps. In keeping the clean sheet Goldwin faced 34 shots including nine by Premier League star Henrik Mkhitaryan who was playing for Armenia.[9]

Career statistics

International
As of 11 November 2020.[10]
International statistics
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
Gibraltar 201860
201980
202030
Total170

References
  1. "UEFA Nations League 2019: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 6 November 2018. p. 16. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. GIBRALTAR UNITED TRIO SIGN NEW DEALS Football Gibraltar. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018
  3. FG AWARDS 2016: THE RESULTS Football Gibraltar. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. PREMIER DIVISION AWARDS ANNOUNCED Football Gibraltar. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. CONFIRMED: Chino back in the Lincoln Family Lincoln Red Imps FC. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. GOLDWIN: “IT WOULD MAKE ME VERY PROUD TO BE CALLED UP TO THE NATIONAL SIDE” Football Gibraltar. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  7. GIBRALTAR ANNOUNCE SQUAD FOR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES Football Gibraltar. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. "Armenia v Gibraltar". BBC Sport. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  9. https://dicodusport.fr/blog/equipe-du-week-end-gibraltar-premiere-historique/
  10. "Kyle Goldwin". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
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