Real Gill

Real Gill
Personal information
Full name	Real Nijn Gill
Date of birth	23 January 2003 (age 21)
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
2022–2023	La Horquetta Rangers F.C.
2023	Club Sando
2024–	Northern Colorado Hailstorm
International career‡
2022	Trinidad and Tobago U20
2023–	Trinidad and Tobago
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 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]

Early life

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]

Career

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]

International career

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]