Lee Casciaro

Lee Casciaro
Casciaro with Lincoln Red Imps in 2015
Personal information
Full name Lee Henry Casciaro
Date of birth (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981
Place of birth Gibraltar
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lincoln Red Imps
Number 7
Youth career
1988–1998 Lincoln Red Imps
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–[a] Lincoln Red Imps 190+ (72+)
International career
2002–2011[1] Gibraltar XI (Non-FIFA) 12 (12)
2014–2026 Gibraltar 67 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026

Lee Henry Casciaro (born 29 September 1981) is a Gibraltarian footballer and police officer who plays as a forward for Gibraltar Premier Division club Lincoln Red Imps.

With 62 titles won with Lincoln recognized by UEFA, Casciaro has the record for most titles with one club, most club titles, and most titles in association football.[2] From 2019 to 2022, he was also the Gibraltar national team's all-time leading scorer since joining UEFA, with three goals.

A one-club man, Casciaro also has the joint-record for the player with most years at the same club, alongside Said Altınordu, with 27 years at Lincoln.

Club career

Lee Casciaro joined the youth team of Lincoln Red Imps in 1988 and he made his senior debut for Lincoln Red Imps in 1998.[1] His highest scoring seasons were 2014–15 and 2015–16 when he scored 20 goals.

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.[3] 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.[4]

On 12 July 2022, he became the oldest player to score in any round of the Champions League or European Cup at the age of 40 years and 286 days. His record-breaking goal came against KF Shkupi in the first qualifying round.[5]

He has extended his availability to play for Lincoln Red Imps into the 2026–27 season.[6]

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.[7] 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 6–1 European qualification loss at Hampden Park, Glasgow.[8] For his services to sport in Gibraltar, he was awarded the Gibraltar Medallion of Distinction in August 2019.[9] He captained Gibraltar for the first time against Liechtenstein on 10 October 2020, aged 39.

On 24 March 2023, a 41-year-old Casciaro became the oldest ever player to appear at a UEFA European Championship qualifying match in a 3–0 defeat to Greece, although the record had initially been misattributed to Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimović, who played the same day yet is 4 days younger than Casciaro,[10] but a 43-year-old Ildefons Lima of Andorra broke his record on 16 June 2023.[11]

On 21 May 2026 it was announced that Casciaro would play his final international match for Gibraltar on 3 June, in a friendly against the British Virgin Islands which Gibraltar won 4–0.[12]

Personal life

Casciaro is a policeman for the Gibraltar Defence Police.[13] His brothers Kyle and Ryan have also played with Gibraltar's national side.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 April 2026
Known appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1][a]
Club Season League Rock Cup Pepe Reyes Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln Red Imps 1998–99 to 2013–14[a] Gibraltar Premier Division ??????—??
2014–15 201941002[b]02620
2015–16 181720124[b]12520
2016–17 251342104[b]13416
2017–18 13530102[c]0195
2018–19 17410103[d]0224
2019–20 Gibraltar Football League 142200000162
2020–21 7143002[c]1125
2021–22 18430009[e]0304
2022–23 14230104[f]1223
2023–24 21331102[b]0274
2024–25 17100007[g]0241
2025–26 6110102[h]0101
Total 190+72+30+7+7+2+414268+85+
Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate 2018–19 Gibraltar Intermediate League 10———10
2020–21 10———10
2023–24 1[i]2———12
Total 32———32
Career total 193+74+30+7+7+2+414271+87+
  1. 1 2 3 Pre-UEFA Gibraltar football stats before 2013 are unknown
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
  8. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Conference League
  9. ↑ Appearance in Gibraltar Intermediate Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1][15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Gibraltar XI (non-FIFA) 200211
200312
200400
200500
200620
200700
200800
200935
201000
201154
Total1212
Gibraltar 201440
201561
201641
201740
201870
201981
202040
202160
2022100
202380
202450
202500
202610
Total673
Career total7915
Scores and results list Gibraltar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Casciaro goal.[1]
List of non-FIFA international goals scored by Lee Casciaro
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 February 2002 Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail, Cap-d'Ail, France 1  Monaco 2–2 2–2 Friendly
2 29 June 2006 Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin, Guernsey 2  Sark 4–0 19–0 2003 Island Games
3 8–0
4 29 June 2009 Solvallen, Eckerö, Åland 6  Frøya 1–0 8–0 2009 Island Games
5 4–0
6 5–0
7 3 July 2009 Vikingavalenn, Jomala, Åland 7  Isle of Wight 1–0 3–0
8 2–0
9 26 June 2011 St George's Park, Newport, Isle of Wight 9  Alderney 4–0 6–1 2011 Island Games
10 5–0
11 28 June 2011 Vicarage Lane, Brading, Isle of Wight 10  Ynys Môn 2–0 6–3
12 6–3
Scores and results list Gibraltar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Casciaro goal.[15]
List of international goals scored by Lee Casciaro
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2014 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 5  Scotland 1–1 1–6 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2 29 March 2014 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus 14  Cyprus 1–1 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 15 October 2019 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus 31  Georgia 1–2 2–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Lincoln Red Imps[16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Casciaro, Lee". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Casciaro and Ibrahimović become oldest players in EURO qualifying history". UEFA. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Fortuna, Julian (8 July 2015). "Historic win helps Lincoln's dream come true". UEFA. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Donohoe, Eamonn (12 July 2016). "Lincoln Red Imps 1 0 Celtic". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Lincoln Red Imps-Shkupi". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ↑ ""The importance is winning the game because it's a football game. It's not a farewell...." - Lee Casciaro says before match against BVI". Gibraltar Chronicle. 3 June 2026. Archived from the original on 3 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026. His loyalty to the club was evident as he confirmed that, at least for the next year, he remained available if Lincoln needed him.
  7. ↑ "Gibraltar 0 - Poland 7". Sky Sports News. 7 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Scotland v Gibraltar". BBC Sport. 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  9. ↑ 2019 recipients of Gibraltar Medallions of Honour and Distinction announced Archived 23 June 2025 at the Wayback Machine Gibraltar Chronicle. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Sweden 0–3 Belgium". BBC Sport. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ildefons Lima becomes oldest player in EURO qualifying history". UEFA. 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Lee Casciaro retires as Gibraltar enjoy 4–0 win". GBC. 3 June 2026. Archived from the original on 14 August 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Gibraltar v Poland: Starting XIs by professional occupation". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  14. ↑ "A policeman goes down in Gibraltar history". Marca. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Lee Casciaro". EU-Football.info. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  16. ↑ "History – Senior Cup TITLES". Lincoln Red Imps FC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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