# Roy Chipolina
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{{Short description|Gibraltarian footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roy Chipolina
| image = Roy Chipolina vs. Estonia.jpg
| caption = Chipolina with Gibraltar in 2014
| fullname = Roy Alan Chipolina
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|1|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Enfield](/source/London_Borough_of_Enfield), England
| height =
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(association_football))
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Southgate Saints
| youthyears2 = 2000–2003
| youthclubs2 = [Lincoln Red Imps](/source/Lincoln_Red_Imps_F.C.)
| years1 = 2003–2006 | caps1 = | goals1 = | clubs1 = Rock Wolves
| years2 = 2006–2024 | caps2 = 153 | goals2 = 24 | clubs2 = [Lincoln Red Imps](/source/Lincoln_Red_Imps_F.C.){{efn|Lincoln stats before 2013 are unknown}}
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2013 | nationalteam1 = Gibraltar XI ([Non-FIFA](/source/Non-FIFA_international_football))
| nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2024 | nationalteam2 = [Gibraltar](/source/Gibraltar_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 75 | nationalgoals2 = 5
| club-update = 10 May 2024
| nationalteam-update = 23:44, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
}}
'''Roy Alan Chipolina''' (born 20 January 1983) is a [Gibraltar](/source/Gibraltar)ian former [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [defender](/source/defender_(association_football)) for [Lincoln Red Imps](/source/Lincoln_Red_Imps_F.C.) and the [Gibraltar national team](/source/Gibraltar_national_football_team), for which he served as [captain](/source/Captain_(association_football)).[{{cite web|title=Interview #3 (January 2013) – Gibraltar captain Roy Chipolina.|date=14 January 2013 |url=http://nonfifafootball.blogspot.com/2013/01/interview-3-january-2013-gibraltar.html|publisher=nonfifafootball.blogspot.com|accessdate=4 March 2014}}]
==Club career==
Chipolina has played for Rock Wolves between 2003 and 2006, and then [Gibraltar Premier Division](/source/Gibraltar_Premier_Division) side [Lincoln Red Imps](/source/Lincoln_Red_Imps_F.C.) since 2006.[{{cite web|title=NFT Profile|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/8713/Roy_Chipolina.html|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=4 March 2014}}] He became the first Gibraltarian, and oldest player, to score in the fledgling [UEFA Europa Conference League](/source/UEFA_Europa_Conference_League) when he scored in a 4–1 defeat to [Slovan Bratislava](/source/%C5%A0K_Slovan_Bratislava) on 4 November 2021.[[https://www.lincolnredimpsfc.co.uk/news/reaction--captain's-role-for-roy Reaction: Captain's Role for Roy] Lincoln Red Imps. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021]
He announced his retirement from football on 9 October 2024.[[https://x.com/RoyC14/status/1844064188249055563 Statement] Roy Chipolina on Twitter. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.]
==International career==
Chipolina made his international debut with the [Gibraltar national team](/source/Gibraltar_national_football_team) on 18 November 2013 in a [0–0 home draw](/source/2013_Gibraltar_v_Slovakia_football_match) with [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia_national_football_team),[{{cite web | url=http://footballgibraltar.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/gibraltar-0-0-slovakia-extended-match-report/ |date=20 November 2013 | title=Gibraltar 0–0 Slovakia – extended match report | publisher=footballgibraltar.wordpress.com |first=Josh |last=Challies | accessdate=21 November 2013}}] Gibraltar's first game since being admitted to [UEFA](/source/UEFA).[{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0253-0d7eefa3a836-5b37f29bb5fa-1000--gibraltar-hold-slovakia-in-maiden-international/ | title=Gibraltar hold Slovakia in maiden international | date=19 November 2013 | publisher=[UEFA](/source/UEFA) | access-date=21 November 2013}}] Chipolina scored Gibraltar's first UEFA goal, in their second official game, on 1 March 2014 against the [Faroe Islands](/source/Faroe_Islands_national_football_team) at [Victoria Stadium](/source/Victoria_Stadium_(Gibraltar)), which they lost 4–1.[{{cite web|title=Gibraltar 1–4 Faroe Islands|date=March 2014 |url=http://footballgibraltar.wordpress.com/2014/03/02/gibraltar-1-4-faroe-islands/|publisher=Football Gibraltar|accessdate=3 March 2014}}]
==Personal life==
Chipolina was born in [Enfield, London](/source/Enfield%2C_London), but moved to [Gibraltar](/source/Gibraltar) at age four. He moved back to England aged 12, and attended [Southgate School](/source/Southgate_School), where he featured heavily for the school football team and their offshoot, the Southgate Saints. During his time in [Southgate](/source/Southgate%2C_London), he had a trial period of three months at [Luton Town](/source/Luton_Town_F.C.). He moved back to Gibraltar at age 18. Chipolina works as a [Customs](/source/Customs) Officer in Gibraltar.[{{Cite web |last=Bartlett |first=Evan |date=8 September 2014 |title=Gibraltar v Poland: Starting XIs by professional occupation {{!}} indy100 {{!}} indy100 |url=https://www.indy100.com/sport/gibraltar-v-poland-starting-xis-by-professional-occupation-7246006 |access-date=2026-05-31 |website=[The Independent](/source/The_Independent) |language=en}}]
Roy is a cousin of fellow [Gibraltar](/source/Gibraltar_national_football_team) footballers [Joseph](/source/Joseph_Chipolina) (born 1987) and [Kenneth](/source/Kenneth_Chipolina) (born 1994) Chipolina.[{{cite web |url=https://www.skysportaustria.at/fussballzwerg-gibraltar-traeumt-von-em-eine-woche-voller-geschichte/|title=Fußballzwerg Gibraltar träumt von EM: "Eine Woche voller Geschichte"|date=17 October 2018 |publisher=skysportaustria|accessdate=26 April 2022}}]{{citation needed|date=September 2025}}
==Career statistics==
===International===
{{updated|match played 21 March 2024}}