Tayler Carrington Barden (born 28 May 2006) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as a defender for side Calamocha and the Gibraltar national team.
Club career Initially playing football for local Spanish side Unión Manilva, Carrington spent the majority of his youth career at CD Estepona. In October 2022 he was named in a senior team for the first time, as an unused substitute for Estepona B against Costa Unida.Partido Costa Unida C.F. - C.D. Estepona F.S. B LaPreferente. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2024. After a brief stint with the Juvenil side of Algeciras in the 2023–24 season, he returned again to Estepona in March 2024 and made is B team debut on 24 April, against CDF Banús.Partido C.D.F. Banús - C.D. Estepona F.S. B LaPreferente. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024. He joined academy side Vázquez Cultural in July 2024 División de Honor, the top division of youth football in Spain.OFICIAL FICHAJES CD Vázquez Cultural. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024. The nex summer, he joined Gibraltar Football League champions Lincoln Red Imps, but after struggling for game time, he moved to Mons Calpe in January 2026. In July 2026, he moved again to Spanish side CF Calamocha.
International career Carrington made his first international appearance for Gibraltar in 2021, for the Gibraltar national under-17 football team against Switzerland.Switzerland U17 vs Gibraltar U17 UEFA.com. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2024. After first playing for them in an unofficial friendly against Iraq under-20s, he made his under-21 debut on 15 June 2023 against Moldova, forming a defensive partnership with Paddy McClafferty that proved difficult to break down throughout the campaign. He scored his first international goal against the same opposition on 21 November with what proved to be the winner in a famous 2–1 victory in Chișinău.Gibraltar U21s win in Moldova Gibraltar Chronicle. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024. He received his first senior call-up in March 2024 for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League play-out against Lithuania, but did not play.Gibraltar men's national team gearing up for Nations League playoff Gibraltar FA. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025. He made his senior debut on 6 June 2025, coming on as a substitute against Croatia.
Career statistics
Tayler Carrington LaPreferente. Retrieved 24 March 2025
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEstepona B2023–24Tercera Andaluza10————10Lincoln Red Imps2025–26Gibraltar Football League1000—001020Mons Calpe2025–26Gibraltar Football League6010——0070Calamocha2026–27Segunda Federación1000——0010Career total9010000010110
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGibraltar U16202230Total30Gibraltar U17202120202230Total50Gibraltar U21202381202560202640Total181Gibraltar202510total10
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