Lee Casciaro

Lee Casciaro
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981
Place of birth Gibraltar
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lincoln Red Imps
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006– Lincoln Red Imps 59 (20)
National team‡
2014– Gibraltar 5 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 9 September 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2015

Lee Casciaro (born 29 September 1981) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays for Lincoln Red Imps and the Gibraltar national team, as a forward.

Club career

On 7 July 2015, Casciaro scored the winning goal as Lincoln Red Imps came from behind to win 2–1 away to FC Santa Coloma in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, advancing on aggregate by the same score to become the first Gibraltarian team to advance into the second qualifying round.[1]

International career

On 7 September 2014, Casciaro made his international début for Gibraltar in a UEFA Euro 2016 Group D qualifying match against Poland with Gibraltar losing 7–0 at the Estádio Algarve.[2] On 29 March 2015, he scored Gibraltar's first ever goal in a full international competitive match; netting an equaliser against Scotland in a 1–6 European qualification loss at Hampden Park, Glasgow.[3]

International statistics

As of 29 March 2015.
National team Season Apps Goals
Gibraltar 2014 4 0
2015 1 1
Total 5 1

Personal life

Casciaro is a Policeman for the Gibraltar Defence Police.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Fortuna, Julian (8 July 2015). "Historic win helps Lincoln's dream come true". UEFA. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gibraltar 0 - Poland 7". Sky Sports News. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Scotland v Gibraltar". BBC Sport. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gibraltar v Poland: Starting XIs by professional occupation". The Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

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