Full name Deren Hulusi Ibrahim Playing position 1999–2001 Queens Park Rangers Weight 71 kg Position Goalkeeper | Place of birth Sidcup, England Number 21 Height 1.81 m Current team Dartford F.C. | |
Date of birth (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 25) |
Deren ibrahim goal vs hungerford
Deren Ibrahim (born 9 March 1991) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays for English club Dartford of the National League South, and the Gibraltar national team as a goalkeeper.
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Deren ibrahim making a great save
Club
Between the ages of 8 and 11, Ibrahim was a member of the academy of Queens Park Rangers. Ibrahim advanced through the youth levels of Dartford F.C. beginning in 2001 before making his debut on 13 March 2008. In 2010, he signed a 3-month loan contract with St. Andrews F.C. of Malta. He has also had loan spells with Sittingbourne, Margate, Maidstone United, Leatherhead, and Phoenix Sports. He made a total of 8 appearances for Margate. In 2014 he signed a short-term loan with Tonbridge Angels. At the age of 24 in 2015, Ibrahim was named Dartford's first-choice goalkeeper after making 37 appearances for the club since his league debut in 2008. Ibrahim scored his first goal for Dartford on 27 August 2016 on a free-kick from his own half against Hungerford Town.
International
Ibrahim was called up to the Gibraltar national football team for the first time in October 2016 for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Belgium. He made his international in the match against Belgium, an eventual 0–6 defeat. In the match, Ibrahim and Gibraltar gave up the fastest-ever goal in a World Cup qualifier, a 7th-second strike from Christian Benteke.