The Gibraltar national under-19 football team represents Gibraltar in football competitions at under-19 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-19 Championship beginning with the 2014 edition of the tournament.
| Association | Gibraltar Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Ash Taylor | ||
| Captain | Jay Coombes | ||
| Most caps | Rafi Emrani (12) | ||
| Top scorer | Julian Del Rio (4) | ||
| FIFA code | GIB | ||
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| First international | |||
| Croatia 7–0 Gibraltar (Ostrava, Czech Republic; 17 October 2013) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Gibraltar 3–1 San Marino (Gibraltar; 28 August 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Gibraltar 1–16 Switzerland (Straßwalchen, Austria; 19 November 2019) | |||
UEFA Acceptance
Since being accepted into UEFA in May 2013, they have played three competitive matches for the qualifying round of the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. They were drawn into Group 1 with Czech Republic, Cyprus and Croatia. Czech Republic were the hosts of the group and all three games were played in the Městský stadion in Ostrava.
They played their first competitive match on 17 October 2013 against Croatia which ended in a thumping 7-0 victory for the Croats. Two days later they played the Czech Republic which resulted in a 3-0 defeat for the Gibraltarians before being thumped 7-0 yet again although this time by Cyprus. The team went 3 years without scoring a goal from 2016, until 2019 when they played in an under-19 tournament hosted by Chinese Taipei. In the first game on 28 September 2019, a Julian Del Rio hat-trick saw Gibraltar under-19s achieve their first ever victory, against Hong Kong.
Recent results and fixtures
Players
Current squad
For the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship cycle, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible. Players in bold have caps for the under-21 side or higher.
The following players were called up for the following qualification matches:
- Match date: 12, 15 and 18 November 2025
- Opposition: Serbia, Croatia and Georgia
- Caps and goals correct as of: 18 November 2025, after the game against Georgia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | GK | Mikey Charvetto | 26 September 2007 | 6 | 0 | Sutton United |
| 1 | GK | Thomas Recagno | 11 September 2007 | 2 | 0 | Manchester 62 |
| 2 | DF | Joachim Ostheider | 10 April 2007 | 6 | 0 | Cádiz C |
| 5 | DF | Jay Coombes (captain) | 9 March 2007 | 6 | 0 | Sutton United |
| 4 | DF | Jayvan Garro | 1 June 2008 | 4 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 3 | DF | Angelo Parody | 23 June 2007 | 3 | 0 | FC Magpies |
| 18 | DF | Kevan Buckley | 7 April 2008 | 3 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 17 | DF | Owen Fortunato | 27 October 2008 | 2 | 0 | Manchester 62 |
| 19 | DF | Christian Navas | 10 December 2007 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 6 | MF | Tristan Holden | 1 April 2007 | 6 | 0 | Faversham Strike Force |
| 10 | MF | Dani Smith | 1 April 2007 | 3 | 0 | Leeds Beckett University |
| 14 | MF | Lyndon Turrell | 13 October 2009 | 3 | 0 | Leicester City |
| 7 | MF | Leon Ramirez | 23 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 8 | MF | Stefan Desoiza | 15 November 2007 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 11 | MF | Shaun Murien | 9 September 2008 | 2 | 0 | Manchester 62 |
| 12 | MF | Luke Schofield | 24 July 2008 | 2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town |
| 20 | FW | Jonathan Rowbottom | 1 February 2009 | 3 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 16 | FW | Theo Montovio | 29 June 2008 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 9 | FW | Michael Caetano | 27 April 2007 | 1 | 0 | St Joseph's |
| 15 | FW | Adam Aboudi | 1 November 2008 | 0 | 0 | Manchester 62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Kai Mauro | 30 May 2007 | 3 | 0 | Cádiz C | v. Malta, 15 October 2024 |
| MF | Amos Federico | 23 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | Loughborough Students | v. Malta, 15 October 2024 |
| MF | James Stevens | 13 March 2007 | 1 | 0 | Unknown | v. Malta, 15 October 2024 |
| FW | Anthony Avellano | 4 April 2008 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Serbia, 12 November 2025inj |
| FW | Leon Mason | 16 May 2007 | 3 | 0 | Mons Calpe | v. Malta, 15 October 2024 |
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury | ||||||
Managerial history
- Terrence Jolley (2013–2016)
- Jansen Moreno (2016–2017)
- Stephen Head (2017–2018)
- Steve Cummings (2018–2020)
- Malcolm Martin (2020–2023)
- Scott Wiseman (2023–2024)
- Ash Taylor (2025–present)
Top goalscorers
As of 15 October 2024
Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Del Rio | 2019 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 |
| 2 | Rafi Emrani | 2021–2023 | 3 | 12 | 0.3 |
| 3 | Craig Galliano | 2019 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 |
| Anthony Hernandez | 2013 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | |
| Kian Ronan | 2017–2019 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | |
| Leon Clinton | 2015–2016 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | |
| Jayce Consigliero | 2014–2015 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | |
| Jamie Coombes | 2013–2014 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | |
| Lee Chipolina | 2023–2024 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | |
| Francis Huart | 2021–2022 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | |
| Scott Ballantine | 2013–2014 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | |
| Liam Jessop | 2022–2023 | 1 | 8 | 0.125 | |
| Kevan Gonzalez | 2022–2023 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 |
See also
- Football in Gibraltar
- Gibraltar Football Association
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