Lee Henry Casciaro (born 29 September 1981) is a Gibraltarian footballer and police officer who plays as a forward for Gibraltar Premier Division club Lincoln Red Imps.
With 62 titles won with Lincoln recognized by UEFA, Casciaro has the record for most titles with one club, most club titles, and most titles in association football. From 2019 to 2022, he was also the Gibraltar national team's all-time leading scorer since joining UEFA, with three goals.
A one-club man, Casciaro also has the record for the player with most years at the same club, with 28 years at Lincoln.
Club career Lee Casciaro joined the youth team of Lincoln Red Imps in 1988 and he made his senior debut for Lincoln Red Imps in 1998. His highest scoring seasons were 2014–15 and 2015–16 when he scored 20 goals.
On 7 July 2015, Casciaro scored the winning goal as Lincoln Red Imps came from behind to win 2–1 away to FC Santa Coloma in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, advancing on aggregate by the same score to become the first Gibraltarian team to advance into the second qualifying round. On 12 July 2016, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 Red Imps victory over Celtic in the first leg of the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
On 12 July 2022, he became the oldest player to score in any round of the Champions League or European Cup at the age of 40 years and 286 days. His record-breaking goal came against KF Shkupi in the first qualifying round.
He has extended his availability to play for Lincoln Red Imps into the 2026–27 season.
International career On 7 September 2014, Casciaro made his international debut for Gibraltar in a UEFA Euro 2016 Group D qualifying match against Poland with Gibraltar losing 7–0 at the Estádio Algarve. He had played for the official team since 2007, scoring 9 goals in 7 appearances, but these appearances were considered unofficial upon Gibraltar's entry to UEFA in 2013. On 29 March 2015, he scored Gibraltar's first ever goal in a full international competitive match; netting an equaliser against Scotland in a 6–1 European qualification loss at Hampden Park, Glasgow. For his services to sport in Gibraltar, he was awarded the Gibraltar Medallion of Distinction in August 2019.2019 recipients of Gibraltar Medallions of Honour and Distinction announced Gibraltar Chronicle. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019. He captained Gibraltar for the first time against Liechtenstein on 10 October 2020, aged 39.
On 24 March 2023, a 41-year-old Casciaro became the oldest ever player to appear at a UEFA European Championship qualifying match in a 3–0 defeat to Greece, although the record had initially been misattributed to Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimović, who played the same day yet is 4 days younger than Casciaro, but a 43-year-old Ildefons Lima of Andorra broke his record on 16 June 2023.
On 21 May 2026 it was announced that Casciaro would play his final international match for Gibraltar on 3 June, in a friendly against the British Virgin Islands which Gibraltar won 4–0.
Personal life Casciaro is a policeman for the Gibraltar Defence Police. His brothers Kyle and Ryan have also played with Gibraltar's national side.
Career statistics Club
+ Known appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueRock CupPepe Reyes CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLincoln Red ImpsGibraltar Premier Division??????—??2014–15201941002026202015–16181720124125202016–17251342104134162017–181353010201952018–191741010302242019–20Gibraltar Football League1422000001622020–21714300211252021–221843000903042022–231423010412232023–242133110202742024–251710000702412025–2661101020101Total190+72+30+7+7+2+414268+85+Lincoln Red Imps Intermediate2018–19Gibraltar Intermediate League10———102020–2110———102023–2412———12Total32———32Career total193+74+30+7+7+2+414271+87+
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGibraltar XI (non-FIFA)200211200312200400200500200620200700200800200935201000201154Total1212Gibraltar2014402015612016412017402018702019812020402021602022100202380202450202500202610Total673Career total7915
Scores and results list Gibraltar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Casciaro goal. + List of non-FIFA international goals scored by Lee CasciaroNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition128 February 2002Stade Municipal Cap-d'Ail, Cap-d'Ail, France12–22–2Friendly229 June 2006Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin, Guernsey24–019–02003 Island Games38–0429 June 2009Solvallen, Eckerö, Åland61–08–02009 Island Games54–065–073 July 2009Vikingavalenn, Jomala, Åland71–03–082–0926 June 2011St George's Park, Newport, Isle of Wight94–06–12011 Island Games105–01128 June 2011Vicarage Lane, Brading, Isle of Wight102–06–3126–3
Scores and results list Gibraltar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Casciaro goal. + List of international goals scored by Lee CasciaroNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition129 March 2014Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland51–11–6UEFA Euro 2016 qualification213 November 2016GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus141–11–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification315 October 2019GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus311–22–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
Honours Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar League (23): 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Rock Cup (16): 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2025–26 Pepe Reyes Cup (13): 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2025 Gibraltar Premier Cup (11): 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
See also List of world association football records List of one-club men in football
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