Chipolina playing against Slovakia in Gibraltar's UEFA debut, 2013
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Louis Chipolina[1][2]
Date of birth
(1987-12-14) 14 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth
Gibraltar
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)
Left back, Winger
Team information
Current team
FCB Magpies
Number
3
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2007–2012
Linense
108
(17)
2011–2012
→ San Roque (loan)
24
(2)
2012
Real Colorado Foxes
15
(5)
2013
St Joseph's
–
(–)
2013–2023
Lincoln Red Imps
123
(73)
2022–2023
→ Glacis United (loan)
16
(1)
2023–
FCB Magpies
14
(1)
International career‡
2009–2013
Gibraltar XI (Non-FIFA)
8
(5)
2013–
Gibraltar
60
(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024
Joseph Louis Chipolina (born 14 December 1987) is a Gibraltar international footballer who plays for Bruno's Magpies of the Gibraltar Football League as a left back or left winger.[3]
He is his nation's third most-capped player of all time, having also played the first 27 official matches after Gibraltar were accepted into UEFA.
^"La prensa ceutí sitúa al gibraltareño Joseph Chipolina en la órbita del equipo caballa". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 19 May 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^Mamrud, Roberto (16 December 2020). "Gibraltar – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
^"GFA Announces A Team Line Up for First UEFA Friendly Against Slovakia". Your Gibraltar TV. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
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