| Deren Ibrahim | |
| Fullname: | Deren Ibrahim[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1991 3, df=y[2] |
| Birth Place: | Sidcup, England[3] |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Gillingham (goalkeeping coach) |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2001 |
| Youthclubs1: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Youthyears2: | 2001–2003 |
| Youthclubs2: | Dartford |
| Youthyears3: | 2003–2006 |
| Youthclubs3: | Corinthian-Casuals |
| Years1: | 2008–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Dartford |
| Caps1: | 176 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Sittingbourne (loan) |
| Caps2: | 38 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2010 |
| Clubs3: | → St. Andrews (loan) |
| Caps3: | ? |
| Goals3: | ? |
| Years4: | 2011 |
| Clubs4: | → Margate (loan) |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs5: | → Maidstone United (loan) |
| Caps5: | 32 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs6: | → Leatherhead (loan) |
| Caps6: | ? |
| Goals6: | ? |
| Years7: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs7: | → Tonbridge Angels (loan) |
| Caps7: | ? |
| Goals7: | ? |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Clubs8: | Cray Valley PM |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2019 |
| Clubs9: | Tonbridge Angels |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2019 |
| Clubs10: | Cray Valley PM |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Gibraltar |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2022– |
| Managerclubs1: | Gillingham (goalkeeping coach) |
Deren Ibrahim (born 9 March 1991) is a retired Gibraltarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[4] [5] He is currently goalkeeping coach at Gillingham and the Wales U19 national team.
Between the ages of eight and eleven, 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 three-month loan contract with Maltese club St. Andrews.[7] He has also had loan spells with Sittingbourne, Margate, Maidstone United, Leatherhead,[6] and Phoenix Sports.[8] He made a total of eight 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 with 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]
