George Cabrera
{{short description|Gibraltarian footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = George Cabrera
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = George Cabrera
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gibraltar
| height = 1.70 m
| currentclub = College 1975
| clubnumber = 20
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Atlético Zabal
| years1 = 2007–2008 | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Atlético Sanluqueño
| years2 = 2008–2012 | caps2 = 106 | goals2 = 30 | clubs2 = Algeciras
| years3 = 2012–2013 | caps3 = – | goals3 = – | clubs3 = Lincoln Red Imps{{efn|Pre-UEFA. Lincoln stats before 2013 are unknown}}
| years4 = 2013–2021 | caps4 = 87 | goals4 = 63 | clubs4 = Lincoln Red Imps
| years5 = 2021–2022 | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 1 | clubs5 = Bruno's Magpies
| years6 = 2022–2023 | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 1 | clubs6 = Lynx
| years7 = 2023 | caps7 = 4 | goals7 = 1 | clubs7 = Mons Calpe
| years8 = 2024– | caps8 = 3 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = College 1975
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2018 | nationalteam1 = Gibraltar
| nationalcaps1= 8 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate = 24 February 2024
| ntupdate = 16 October 2018
}}
George Cabrera (born 14 December 1988) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays for Gibraltar Football League side College 1975 and the Gibraltar national team, where he plays as a striker.
International career
Cabrera was first called up to the Gibraltar senior team in February 2014 for friendlies against Faroe Islands and Estonia on 1 and 5 March 2014.{{cite web|title=GFA reveals squads for upcoming friendlies |url=http://www.gbc.gi/news/3190/gfa-reveals-squads-for-upcoming-friendlies |publisher=GBC |accessdate=4 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222015049/http://www.gbc.gi/news/3190/gfa-reveals-squads-for-upcoming-friendlies |archivedate=22 February 2014 |df=dmy }}{{cite web|title=Squad for Faroe Islands and Estonia friendlies announced|url=http://footballgibraltar.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/squad-for-faroe-islands-and-estonia-friendlies-announced/|publisher=footballgibraltar.wordpress.com|accessdate=4 March 2014}} He made his international début with Gibraltar on 26 May 2014 in a 1–1 home draw against Estonia, when he substituted Kyle Casciaro in the 83rd minute.{{cite web|title=Estonia and Gibraltar national football teams played to a 1–1 draw on 26 May, 2014|url=http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=671|publisher=eu-football.info|accessdate=7 June 2014}} His second appearance came in a 1–0 home victory over Malta on 4 June 2014.{{cite web|title=Gibraltar football team defeated Malta 1:0, 4 June 2014|url=http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=1478|publisher=eu-football.info|accessdate=7 June 2014}}
On 16 October 2018, Cabrera scored the equaliser as Gibraltar came from behind to beat Liechtenstein 2–1. This was his first goal for his country.{{cite web|title=Gibraltar v Liechtenstein |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45871728|accessdate= 16 October 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 October 2018}}
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Gibraltar's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/55549/George_Cabrera.html|title=Cabrera, George|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=21 October 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!width="20"|# !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| {{Center|1}} | 16 October 2018 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | {{fb|LIE}} | {{Center|1–1}} | {{Center|2–1}} | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
Personal life
On Christmas Day 2023, he had been accused of sending messages described as "menacing" to one victim over a space of 1.5 hours. Some of these messages were read out to court ("Open or I break", "It's gonna be bad", "You want trouble" & "I'm killing that guy"). He pleaded guilty to the charge. He also previously stood trial for similar offences in 2023, in which he was found not guilty by a jury.
When he was initially charged, the court heard that he had engaged in controlling and coercive behaviour to the complainant several months before the incident took place in February 2024, in which he was said to have attacked the woman and prevented her from leaving a house
On the morning of 13 January 2025, he was issued Not Guilty verdicts for the charges by the Puisne Judge Liam Yeats, after the Crown told the court it hadn't offered any evidence regarding the player.
The judge said that the given time Cabrera served on remand, he would no longer issue any further penalty for the abusive messages, giving out the quote "You're free to go".
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|55549}}
- {{UEFA player|250057150}}
- {{LaPreferente|19204}}
- {{Soccerway|george-cabrera/322368}}
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Category:Gibraltarian men's footballers
Category:Gibraltar men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Algeciras CF footballers
Category:Lincoln Red Imps F.C. players
Category:F.C. Bruno's Magpies players
Category:Gibraltar Premier Division players
Category:21st-century British sportsmen
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