Name Lee Casciaro Playing position Role Footballer | Years Team Date joined 2006 2014– Gibraltar | |
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Date of birth (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 (age 34) Similar People | ||
Lee Henry Casciaro (born 29 September 1981) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays for Lincoln Red Imps and the Gibraltar national team, as a forward. With two international goals, he is currently Gibraltar's joint all-time leading scorer since joining UEFA, along with Jake Gosling.
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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. On 12 July 2016, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 Red Imps victory over Celtic in the first leg of the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
International career
On 7 September 2014, Casciaro made his international debut for Gibraltar in a UEFA Euro 2016 Group D qualifying match against Poland with Gibraltar losing 7–0 at the Estádio Algarve. He had played for the official team since 2007, scoring 9 goals in 7 appearances, but these appearances were considered unofficial upon Gibraltar's entry to UEFA in 2013. 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.
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Personal life
Casciaro is a Policeman for the Gibraltar Defence Police. His brothers Kyle and Ryan have also played with Gibraltar's national side.