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Shania Caroline Robba (born 19 December 2001) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays for Lions Gibraltar the Gibraltar women's national team as a striker.

Shania Robba

Personal information
Full name	Shania Caroline Robba
Date of birth	(2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth	Gibraltar
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Lions Gibraltar
Youth career
	Lincoln Red Imps
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Loughborough University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2020	Lincoln Red Imps	64	(39)
2020–	Lions Gibraltar	3	(0)
National team‡
2018–2019	Gibraltar U16
2021–	Gibraltar	6	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2022

Club career

Robba began her career at the women's team of Lincoln Red Imps, playing with the boys' team at first until she stepped up to senior football at the age of 14.[1] In 2018 and 2019, she attended trials at Everton,[2] FC Twente[3] and Liverpool[4] alongside Red Imps teammate Tiffany Viagas. When Lincoln folded their women's team in 2020, Robba signed for Lions Gibraltar for the 2020–21 season, before heading off to Loughborough University that summer. In 2021 she appeared in the second season of the BT Sport series Ultimate Goal.[5] She remains registered with Lions, making her first appearance of the 2021–22 season on 15 December 2021.[6]

International career

Having represented the Gibraltar U16s in two development tournaments in Malta in 2018 and 2019,[7][8] Robba made her senior debut for Gibraltar on 24 June 2021 in a 1–4 friendly away loss to Liechtenstein, scoring Gibraltar's first ever goal in a FIFA-sanctioned match in the process.[9]

Personal life

Shania Robba is the twin sister of Gibraltar netball and futsal international Caitlin Robba, who has also played as a goalkeeper in association football and studies with her at Loughborough University. She is also a futsal player, representing Loughborough's women's team with her sister while also earning caps for Gibraltar's national futsal team, scoring twice on her debut against Belgium in a UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2022 qualifier which ended 3-3.[10]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 20 February 2022.

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Gibraltar
	2021	4	2
	2022	2	0
Total		6	2

International goals

Gibraltar score listed first, score column indicates score after each Robba goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 June 2021	Freizeitpark Widau, Ruggell, Liechtenstein	1	Liechtenstein	1–4	1–4	Friendly
2	29 November 2021	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	4	Liechtenstein	1–2	2–3	Friendly

References

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