Tayler Carrington

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Tayler Carrington
Personal information
Full name Tayler Carrington Barden
Date of birth (2006-05-28) 28 May 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Gibraltar
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Lincoln Red Imps
Number 16
Youth career
2014–2017 Unión Manilva
2017–2023 Estepona
2023–2024 Algeciras
2024 Estepona
2024–2025 Vázquez Cultural
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Estepona B 1 (0)
2025– Lincoln Red Imps 0 (0)
International career
2022 Gibraltar U16 3 (0)
2021–2022 Gibraltar U17 5 (0)
2023– Gibraltar U21 6 (1)
2025– Gibraltar 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025

Tayler Carrington Barden (born 28 May 2006) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as a defender for Lincoln Red Imps and the Gibraltar national team.

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Club career

Initially playing football for local Spanish side Unión Manilva, Carrington spent the majority of his youth career at CD Estepona. In October 2022 he was named in a senior team for the first time, as an unused substitute for Estepona B against Costa Unida. [1] After a brief stint with the Juvenil side of Algeciras in the 2023–24 season, he returned again to Estepona in March 2024 and made is B team debut on 24 April, against CDF Banús. [2] He joined academy side Vázquez Cultural in July 2024 División de Honor, the top division of youth football in Spain. [3]

International career

Carrington made his first international appearance for Gibraltar in 2021, for the Gibraltar national under-17 football team against Switzerland. [4] After first playing for them in an unofficial friendly against Iraq under-20s, he made his under-21 debut on 15 June 2023 against Moldova, forming a defensive partnership with Paddy McClafferty that proved difficult to break down throughout the campaign. He scored his first international goal against the same opposition on 21 November with what proved to be the winner in a famous 2–1 victory in Chișinău. [5] He received his first senior call-up in March 2024 for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League play-out against Lithuania, but did not play. [6] He made his senior debut on 6 June 2025, coming on as a substitute against Croatia.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 August 2025 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estepona B 2023–24 Tercera Andaluza 1010
Lincoln Red Imps 2025–26 Gibraltar Football League 0000001010
Career total100000001020

International

As of match played 6 June 2025.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gibraltar U16
202230
Total30
Gibraltar U17
202120
202230
Total50
Gibraltar U21
202361
Total61
Gibraltar
202510
total10

References

  1. Partido Costa Unida C.F. - C.D. Estepona F.S. B LaPreferente. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  2. Partido C.D.F. Banús - C.D. Estepona F.S. B LaPreferente. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. OFICIAL FICHAJES CD Vázquez Cultural. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. Switzerland U17 vs Gibraltar U17 UEFA.com. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. Gibraltar U21s win in Moldova Gibraltar Chronicle. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. Gibraltar men's national team gearing up for Nations League playoff Gibraltar FA. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  7. Tayler Carrington LaPreferente. Retrieved 24 March 2025