Adrian Gill (soccer)

Adrian Gill
Personal information
Full name Adrian Simon Gill[1]
Date of birth (2006-01-03) January 3, 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Denver, Colorado, United States[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Youth career
2017–2018 Cornellà
2018– Barcelona
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– United States U17 10 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 18, 2023

Adrian Simon Gill (born January 3, 2006) is an American professional soccer player currently playing as a midfielder for Barcelona.

Club career

Born in Denver, Colorado, Gill moved to Catalonia as a child due to his parents' work commitments.[3] In 2017, shortly after moving to Spain, he joined Cornellà, before a move to Spanish giants Barcelona the following year.[4]

Having progressed through Barcelona's La Masia academy, he signed his first professional contract with the club in March 2022.[5][6][7]

International career

Gill has represented the United States at youth international level.[2] He is also eligible to play for Spain, but declined an invitation by the Spanish FA to represent them in April 2022, expressing his desire to represent the United States at senior international level.[8]

References

  1. ^ "National team roster – 2023 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. February 5, 2023. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Adrian Gill at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Sanderson, Tom (26 March 2022). "Meet Adrian Gill: FC Barcelona's American 'Pearl' Compared To Andres Iniesta". forbes.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ^ Bona, German (25 March 2022). "¿Quién es Adrian Gill, otra de las 'perlas' que se asegura el Barça?" [Who is Adrian Gill, another of the 'pearls' that Barça ensures?]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ^ Marsden, Sam (25 March 2022). "United States youth star Adrian Simon Gill signs three-year Barcelona deal". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ^ Serrano, Rodrigo (26 March 2022). "USYNT player Adrian Gill signs three-year contract with Barcelona". en.as.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. ^ "El prometedor juvenil Adrian Gill renueva con el Barcelona tres años" [Promising youth Adrian Gill renews with Barcelona for three years]. us.marca.com (in Spanish). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  8. ^ Serrano, Rodrigo (6 April 2022). "Barcelona's Adrian Simon Gill knocks back Spain interest to commit to USMNT". en.as.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022.