Jerel Christopher Ifil (born 27 June 1982 in Wembley, Greater London) is an English professional footballer. He is a defender and plays for Aberdeen. He is the elder brother of Colchester United defender Philip Ifil.

[edit] Career

Ifil started his career at Watford where he made his debut in the 2002-03 season. Initially, he went on loan to Huddersfield Town where he played four times.

Ifil originally signed for Swindon Town 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 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 and despite rumours of higher bids from other clubs, Ifil signed a two year deal at Swindon in July 2004.

As of the start of the 2009-10 season he was Swindon's longest serving player.

In August 2009 Jerel appeared as a trialist for Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen.

On 12 August 2009, he signed for Aberdeen on a two-year deal. He made his debut in a 3-1 loss to Celtic on the opening day of the 09/10 SPL season, and has since picked up several man of the match awards with impressive performances for the club.

[edit] External links

• Jerel Ifil career stats at Soccerbase
• Jered Ifil at 4thegame.com