Deren Hulusi Ibrahim (born 9 March 1991) is a retired Gibraltarian footballer who mostly played for English club Dartford and the Gibraltar national team as a goalkeeper.[4][5] He is currently goalkeeping coach at Gillingham and Wales U19.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Deren Hulusi Ibrahim[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 31)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sidcup, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gillingham (Goalkeeping Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2001–2003 | Dartford | ||
| 2003–2006 | Corinthian-Casuals | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2018 | Dartford | 176 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Sittingbourne (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| 2010 | → St. Andrews (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2011 | → Margate (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Leatherhead (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2014–2015 | → Tonbridge Angels (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2019 | Cray Valley PM | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Tonbridge Angels | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Cray Valley PM | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Gibraltar | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2022– | Gillingham (goalkeeping coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:04, 21 April 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:15, 31 October 2018 (UTC) | |||
Between the ages of 8 and 11, Ibrahim was a member of the academy of Queens Park Rangers.[6] Ibrahim advanced through the youth levels of Dartford beginning in 2001 before making his debut on 13 March 2008.[4] In 2010, he signed a 3-month loan contract with St. Andrews of Malta.[7] He has also had loan spells with Sittingbourne, Margate, Maidstone United, Leatherhead,[6] and Phoenix Sports.[8] He made a total of 8 appearances for Margate.[7] In 2014, he signed a short-term loan with Tonbridge Angels.[9] 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.[8] Ibrahim scored his first goal for Dartford on 27 August 2016 on a free-kick from his own half against Hungerford Town[10] and his second against Chippenham Town on 13 October 2018 again from a free kick in his own half.[11]
In October 2018, Ibrahim departed Dartford to take up an academy goalkeeping coach role at Charlton Athletic.[12]
In March 2019, Ibrahim played one FA Vase game for Cray Valley PM.[13]
On 30 March 2019, Ibrahim joined Tonbridge Angels until the end of the 2018–19 season.[14] However, he returned to Cray Valley PM in May 2019 to sit on the bench in the 2019 FA Vase Final.[15]
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.[16] He made his international debut in the match against Belgium, an eventual 0–6 defeat.[17][18]
| Gibraltar national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
On 14 February 2022, Ibrahim was announced to have joined the coaching staff of League One side Gillingham.[20]
