Jamie Bosio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Louis Bosio | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder, defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gibraltar United | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Home Farm | ||
| 1999–2000 | Peterborough United | ||
| 2000–2008 | Glacis United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Glacis United | 73 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | College Europa | 46 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Lincoln Red Imps | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Ashford United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Canterbury City (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2016– | Gibraltar United | 55 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Gibraltar | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2018 | |||
James Louis 'Jamie' Bosio (born 24 September 1991) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays for Gibraltar Premier Division team Gibraltar United and has twelve caps for the Gibraltar national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play at left back or centre back.
Career
Bosio became Gibraltar's first captain in the UEFA Europa League when College Europa took on FC Vaduz of Liechtenstein in July 2014. He was part of the Lincoln Red Imps F.C. squad that made history by qualifying for the second round of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in July 2015.
He is currently a teacher in Gibraltar after completing his teacher training at Canterbury Christ Church University where he was awarded an Elite Sport Scholarship. He also serves as co-president and coach of Bavaria F.C.C.'s futsal team.
International career
Bosio was eligible to represent either Gibraltar or the Republic of Ireland at international level. He decided to pledge his allegiance to Gibraltar and made his debut in their 4–0 defeat to Croatia in Varazdin on 6 June 2015 and his competitive debut against world champions Germany in the UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifiers a week later.
Bosio made his first competitive start for Gibraltar against Greece in the FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifiers in September 2016.
International career statistics
- As of match played 25 March 2018.
| Gibraltar national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 |
External links
- Jamie Bosio at Soccerway
- Jamie Bosio at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jamie Bosio at FootballDatabase.eu
- Jamie Bosio – UEFA competition record
- gibraltarfa.com Gibraltar FA Website
- pitchero.com Canterbury City Player Profile