Jerel Christopher Ifil (born 27 June 1982) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a defender who plays for Swindon Supermarine. He is the elder brother of fellow footballer Philip Ifil. Born in

Wembley Wembley () is a large suburbIn British English, "suburb" often refers to the secondary urban centres of a city. Wembley is not a suburb in the American sense, i.e. a single-family residential area outside of the city itself. in north-west Londo ...

, Greater London, to a

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mother and father from the

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, Ifil started his career at

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...

where he made his debut in the 2002–03 season. Initially, he went on loan to

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. Th ...

where he played four times. Ifil originally signed for

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

on a three-month loan deal from Watford in January 2003, returning to the club in September later that year where he further impressed, prompting manager

Andy King Andrew or Andy King may refer to: * Andrew King (astrophysicist) (born 1947), British astrophysicist * Andrew King (architect), Canadian architect and cross-disciplinary artist * Andrew King (mayor) (born 1960 or 1961), former mayor of Hamilton, Ne ...

to request Ifil's loan to be extended but this was refused by Watford. However, Ifil returned on another three-month loan just over a week later in January 2004. After a drawn out transfer saga, the two clubs agreed a £70,000 bid for the player, Ifil signed a two-year deal at Swindon in July 2004. By the time of his departure from the club in 2009, he was Swindon's longest serving player. In August 2009 Ifil appeared as a trialist for Scottish Premier League side

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

in their 1–0 win over

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...

in a testimonial for Dean Windass. He subsequently signed a two-year deal with the club on 12 August 2009. He made his debut in a 3–1 loss to Celtic on the opening day of the 2009–10 SPL season. On 31 January 2011, Ifil was released by Aberdeen. On 24 February, Ifil signed for

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been ...

on non-contract terms until the end of the 2010–2011 season. He was one of seventeen players released by the team in May 2011. On 25 July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Kettering Town. Having trialled with Torquay United earlier in the summer, he signed for

Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional football club in Sutton, South London, England, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They play home games at Gander Green Lane in Sutton about 11 miles so ...

at the start of September 2012 and then moved to

Boreham Wood Borehamwood (, historically also Boreham Wood) is a town in southern Hertfordshire, England, from Charing Cross. Borehamwood has a population of 31,074, and is within the London commuter belt. The town's film and TV studios are commonly known ...

shortly afterwards. In November 2012 he joined

Staines Town Staines Town Football Club was a semi-professional Association football, football club based in Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex. History Early days Staines Town FC was founded in 1892 and was known under various names including ''Staines F.C ...

, playing for them until December 2014. In 2018, after four years out of the game, Ifil joined Swindon Supermarine.Ex-Swindon Town ace Jerel Ifil enjoys Supermarine stint , Swindon Advertiser
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ifil, Jerel 1982 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Brent People from Wembley Men's association football defenders English men's footballers Watford F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Staines Town F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Premier League players National League (English football) players