Roy Chipolina
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]
![]() Chipolina with Gibraltar in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Alan Chipolina | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club 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[lower-alpha 1] | – | (–) |
2013– | Lincoln Red Imps | 108 | (21) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2013 | Gibraltar XI (Non-FIFA) | 8 | (3) |
2013– | Gibraltar | 46 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020 |
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]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
1 March 2014 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–4 | Friendly |
2 |
15 October 2019 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
International statistics
- As of 17 November 2020
Gibraltar national team | ||
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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
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
- Pre-UEFA. Lincoln stats before 2013 are unknown
- "Interview #3 (January 2013) – Gibraltar captain Roy Chipolina". nonfifafootball.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- "NFT Profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- Challies, Josh (20 November 2013). "Gibraltar 0–0 Slovakia – extended match report". footballgibraltar.wordpress.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- "Gibraltar hold Slovakia in maiden international". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- "Gibraltar 1–4 Faroe Islands". Football Gibraltar. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- "Gibraltar v Poland: Starting XIs by professional occupation". The Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roy Chipolina. |
- Roy Chipolina at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roy Chipolina – UEFA competition record
- Roy Chipolina at Soccerway