List of Gibraltar national football team captains

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This is a list of all the players who have captained the Gibraltar national football team since its full UEFA membership in May 2013.

Roy Chipolina is the first captain of the Gibraltar national football team. [1]

He wore the captain band the most times (73), and is the current captain of the national team.

List of captains

Roy Chipolina is the first and the current captain and a player with the most captaincies for Gibraltar with 73 matches. Roy Chipolina vs. Estonia.jpg
Roy Chipolina is the first and the current captain and a player with the most captaincies for Gibraltar with 73 matches.

List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years. [2]

As of 4 September 2024, after the game against Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra

Players in bold are still active. Years in italics indicate last year, when still an active player was a captain.

#NameCaptainAppearancesGoalsNational yearsCaptaincy years
1 Roy Chipolina 737552013–2013–2024
2 Liam Walker 68052013–2015–2024
3= Lee Casciaro 36432014–2020–2022
Joseph Chipolina 36122013–2014–2018
5= Jack Sergeant 16102013–2021
Jayce Olivero 15902016–2020
Scott Wiseman 13802013–20232021
Ryan Casciaro 12402013–20182016
Total8 players892013–20242013–2024

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References

  1. "Gibraltar's rock-solid family". Official FIFA Website. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. Gibraltar national football team at EU-football.info