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11 Facts About Deren Ibrahim

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Deren Ibrahim was born on 9 March 1991 and is a retired Gibraltarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Deren Ibrahim is currently goalkeeping coach at Gillingham and the Wales U19 national team.

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Between the ages of eight and eleven, Ibrahim was a member of the academy of Queens Park Rangers.

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Deren Ibrahim has had loan spells with Sittingbourne, Margate, Maidstone United, Leatherhead, and Phoenix Sports.

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Deren Ibrahim made a total of eight appearances for Margate.

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At the age of 24 in 2015, Deren Ibrahim was named Dartford's first-choice goalkeeper after making 37 appearances for the club since his league debut in 2008.

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Deren Ibrahim scored his first goal for Dartford on 27 August 2016 with a free kick from his own half against Hungerford Town and his second against Chippenham Town on 13 October 2018 again from a free kick in his own half.

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In October 2018, Deren Ibrahim departed Dartford to take up an academy goalkeeping coach role at Charlton Athletic.

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In March 2019, Deren Ibrahim played one FA Vase game for Cray Valley PM.

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Deren 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.

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On 14 February 2022, Deren Ibrahim was announced to have joined the coaching staff of League One side Gillingham.