Dayle Coleing
International career
International career
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Despite being involved with the senior team since 2014 (and appearing with the team in [Non\-FIFA football](/wiki/Non-FIFA_football "Non-FIFA football") since the age of 15\), Coleing made his international debut for Gibraltar on 5 September 2019, starting in the [UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying](/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2020_qualifying_Group_D "UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group D") match against [Denmark](/wiki/Denmark_national_football_team "Denmark national football team"). While studying in England, he also represented the England Universities North squad.[Glentoran set to sign Gibraltar international keeper Dayle Coleing](https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/irish-league/glentoran/glentoran-set-to-sign-gibraltar-international-goalkeeper-dayle-coleing-39425561.html) Belfast Telegraph. 5 August 2020\. Retrieved 5 August 2020\. Throughout the [2020–21 UEFA Nations League](/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_UEFA_Nations_League "2020–21 UEFA Nations League") campaign, Coleing shared goalkeeping duties with [Kyle Goldwin](/wiki/Kyle_Goldwin "Kyle Goldwin") as Gibraltar earned an historic promotion in a group with [Liechtenstein](/wiki/Liechtenstein_national_football_team "Liechtenstein national football team") and [San Marino](/wiki/San_Marino_national_football_team "San Marino national football team").[Gibraltar seal Promotion to League C of the UEFA Nations League](https://www.gibraltarfa.com/news/gibraltar-seal-promotion-to-league-c-of-the-uefa-nations-league-222) Gibraltar FA. 18 November 2020\. Retrieved 20 November 2020\. In March 2021, after making a string of impressive saves despite a 3–0 loss to [Norway](/wiki/Norway_national_football_team "Norway national football team") in a [2022 FIFA World Cup qualification](/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%28UEFA%29 "2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)") game, Coleing earned a number of plaudits from commentators including former Norway striker [Jan Åge Fjørtoft](/wiki/Jan_%C3%85ge_Fj%C3%B8rtoft "Jan Åge Fjørtoft"), who compared his performance to [Manuel Neuer](/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") and [Jan Oblak](/wiki/Jan_Oblak "Jan Oblak").[Former Norway striker compares Glentoran keeper to Manual Neuer and Jan Oblak](https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-norway-striker-compares-glentoran-20253914) Belfast Live. 25 March 2021\. Retrieved 25 March 2021\.


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