Personal information | |||
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Full name | Real Nijn Gill | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | La Horquetta Rangers F.C. | ||
2023 | Club Sando | ||
2024– | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Trinidad and Tobago U20 | 4 | (1) |
2023– | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 |
Real Nijn Gill (born 23 January 2003) is a Trinidadian footballer who plays for USL League One club Northern Colorado Hailstorm and the Trinidad and Tobago national team.[1]
Gill was quoted as saying that in his early life he “didn't have any time to go football or study in school. Where I lived was like a ghetto. It was a very hard place” but that he “ used to try to keep out of it and stay on the straight road” and that “ Football has helped me a lot to come out of this. To be honest, there are gang wars going on, and it (football) has saved my life”.[2]
Gill began playing regularly for La Horquetta Rangers F.C. in the Ascension League whilst still a teenager.[3] In May, 2023 he signed for Club Sando.[4]
Gill signed with USL League One club Northern Colorado Hailstorm on 16 January 2024.[5]
Gill had his debut call-up for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in May 2022.[6] He scored his first senior international goal in a friendly match against Saint Martin on 29 January 2023.[7][8] He was named in the Trinidad and Tobago squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, one of only six domestic-based players called up.[9]