Place of birth Gibraltar Years Team Height 1.82 m | Playing position Apps (Gls) Current team Abingdon United F.C. | |
Full name Jayce Olivero-Mascarenhas Date of birth (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 18) | ||
Jayce Olivero-Mascarenhas (born 2 July 1998), also known as Jayce Olivero, is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as a defender for Abingdon United F.C..
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Club career
Olivero is a product of the Lions Gibraltar youth academy, and broke into the team during the 2014-15 season at the age of 16. In summer 2015 he had a trial at West Ham United to gain experience of professional training. He returned to the revamped Lions team for the coming season and became a regular in the side, playing an important role as the previous season's bottom side made an early challenge for European qualification. In February 2016, he had a short trial at Leicester City, playing in a youth team game watched by scouts from other professional teams, before returning to Gibraltar. In 2016, he moved to Abingdon United.
International career
He made his debut for the Gibraltar national football team aged 17 on 23 March 2016, starting in a goalless draw against Liechtenstein at the Victoria Stadium - making him the territory's youngest UEFA era player. His addition into a five-man defence by manager Jeff Wood allowed the formerly defensive Joseph Chipolina to attack. In the 69th-minute, shortly after being booked, Olivero was substituted for Jeremy Lopez.