Real Gill

Real Gill

Personal information
Full name	Real Nijn Gill
Date of birth	(2003-01-23) 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	Huntsville City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	La Horquetta Rangers
2023	Club Sando
2024	Northern Colorado Hailstorm	13	(2)
2025–	Huntsville City	0	(0)
International career^‡
2022	Trinidad and Tobago U20	4	(1)
2023–	Trinidad and Tobago	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 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 MLS Next Pro club Huntsville City 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]

Gill joined Huntsville City of MLS Next Pro on 16 December 2024.^[6]

International career

Gill had his debut call-up for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in May 2022.^[7] He scored his first senior international goal in a friendly match against Saint Martin on 29 January 2023.^[8][9] He was named in the Trinidad and Tobago squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, one of only six domestic-based players called up.^[10]

References

1. "Real Gill". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
2. Ramphal, Vidia (26 May 2022). "Gill eyes place in T&T team for Concacaf U20". tt.loopnews.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
3. "Rising Star Gill says…thank you!". Ascensiontournament.com. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
4. Prescott, Ian (18 May 2023). "Real Gill leaves Rangers for Sando". Trinidad Express. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
5. Freemyer, J. "Hailstorm Sign Trinidad and Tobago International Real Gill". HailstormFC.com. Northern Colorado Hailstorm. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
6. "Huntsville City Football Club Signs Forward Real Gill". MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
7. "Rangers Trio selected in national senior squad". theascensiontournament. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
8. "Corbin and Gill strike as T&T manage stuttering 2-0 win over Saint Martin". Wired868. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
9. "T+T VS. SAINT MARTIN 2-0". Soccerway. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
10. "Molino, Malcolm and Molik are there but no Moore, in Eve's 23-man Gold Cup squad". wired868.com. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.