Chipolina with Gibraltar in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Alan Chipolina | ||
Date of birth | 20 January 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Lincoln Red Imps | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006– | Lincoln Red Imps | ||
National team‡ | |||
2009–2013 | Gibraltar XI (Non-FIFA) | 8 | (3) |
2013– | Gibraltar | 21 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2016 |
Roy 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.
Chipolina has played for Gibraltar Premier Division side Lincoln Red Imps since 2006.
Chipolina made his international debut with Gibraltar on 19 November 2013 in a 0–0 home draw with Slovakia, Gibraltar's first game since being admitted to UEFA. 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.
Chipolina works as a Customs Officer in Gibraltar.