Joseph Chipolina

Joseph Chipolina

Chipolina playing against Slovakia in Gibraltar's UEFA debut, 2013
Personal information
Full name Joseph Louis Chipolina
Date of birth (1987-12-14) 14 December 1987
Place of birth Gibraltar
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Left back, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lincoln Red Imps
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Linense 108 (17)
2011–2012 → San Roque (loan) 24 (2)
2013– Lincoln Red Imps 16 (5)
National team‡
2013– Gibraltar 22 (0)
2013– Gibraltar futsal 3 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2014.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2016

Joseph Louis Chipolina (born 14 December 1987) is a Gibraltar international footballer who plays for Lincoln Red Imps of the Gibraltar Premier Division as a left back or left winger.[1]

He is his nation's most-capped player of all time, having played all 22 of their matches.

Club career

Chipolina began his career with Linense of the Spanish Segunda División B and Tercera División, the third and fourth tier of the Spanish football league system respectively, between 2007 and 2012. In 2011–12, Chipolina played one season at CD San Roque of the Tercera División. In March 2012, Chipolina earned a week-long trial at Leyton Orient of England's League One.[2][3] Chipolina and San Roque terminated his contract by mutual consent in April 2012. In total, Chipolina made 26 appearances for the club.[4]

On 2 July 2014, Chipolina scored the first goal for a Gibraltarian club in the UEFA Champions League, with a penalty to give Lincoln Red Imps the lead over HB Tórshavn of the Faroe Islands in a 1–1 draw.[5]

In December 2015 Chipolina was offered trials with three Scottish clubs, including Hibernian. However, the trials were cancelled at the last moment because of apparent contract complications with his club at the time, Lincoln Red Imps F.C..[6]

International career

Between 2007 and 2013, Chipolina appeared in seven matches for Gibraltar and scored five goals before Gibraltar applied for and was granted UEFA membership.[7] One of his caps came in a friendly match against England C[8] which garnered interest in the player from Leyton Orient and Scotland's Livingston.[9] He was also a part of the squad that competed in the 2011 Island Games.[10] Chipolina made history by being the first Gibraltarian player to score in an official UEFA match when he scored for the Gibraltar national futsal team in a UEFA Futsal Championship match against Montenegro in 2013.[11][12]

After Gibraltar was accepted as a member of UEFA, Chipolina was selected as part of the 23-man squad for Gibraltar's official debut against Slovakia on 19 November 2013.[1] Chipolina made his international debut in the match, a start in the eventual 0–0 draw.[13]

International career statistics

As of match played 10 October 2016.[14]
Gibraltar national team
YearAppsGoals
201310
201490
201560
201660
Total220

Personal life

Chipolina works as an admin clerk in Gibraltar.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "GFA Announces A Team Line Up for First UEFA Friendly Against Slovakia". Your Gibraltar TV. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Joseph Luis Chipolina Profile". lapreferente.com. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Chipolina to go on trial at Leyton Orient". footballgibraltar.wordpress.com. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Gonzalez, Alessio. "Joseph se desvincula del CD San Roque" (in Spanish). europasur.es. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Lincoln Red Imps 1-1 HB Tórshavn". BBC Sport. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Johnstone, Darren. "Defender admits Celtic fans blaring out 'You'll Never Walk Alone' inspired Li". Deadline News. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "National Football Team Profile". National Football Team. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "England C Report". Gibraltar FA. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  9. ↑ Gonzalez, Alessio. "Joseph regresa para acabar la campaña con el San Roque" (in Spanish). europasur.es. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  10. ↑ Almagro, R. "Joseph y Liam participan en los Island Games sin permiso de los albinegros" (in Spanish). europasur.es. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "Gib's first UEFA goal scorer". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Chief Minister Presented with Chipolina GFA Shirt". younggibraltartv.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Gibraltar 0-0 Slovakia". Football Gibraltar. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  14. ↑ Joseph Chipolina at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ↑ "Gibraltar v Poland: Starting XIs by professional occupation". The Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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