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List of Malta international footballers

The Malta national football team represents the country of Malta in international association football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association (MFA), the local governing body of football which was founded in 1900.[1] The MFA became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1959 and a year later joined the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).[2] Prior to that, on 24 February 1957, the team played its first official international match at the Empire Stadium against Austria, suffering a 3–2 defeat. The first goal was scored by Tony Cauchi.[3]

Michael Mifsud is Malta's most-capped player and also the nation's record goalscorer.

As of September 2021, Malta has played 418 international fixtures, winning 54, drawing 70 and losing 294.[4][5] The team's most frequent opponent has been Iceland, meeting the side 15 times, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 11.[6] In global and continental competitions, Malta has competed in qualification groups for both the UEFA European Championship, since 1962, and the FIFA World Cup, since 1974, but has failed to qualify for any tournament finals.[2]

Michael Mifsud is Malta's most capped player, accumulating 143 appearances as of November 2020. He made his debut on 10 February 2000 in a 1–0 defeat against Albania. He broke the record previously held by David Carabott of 122 appearances on 15 November 2016 against Iceland.[7] Mifsud is also Malta's leading goalscorer with 42 goals as of November 2020.[8] He surpassed Carmel Busuttil's record of 23 goals on 3 March 2010.[9]

Since 1957, more than 300 players have made at least one international appearance for the team.[10] Of these, seven have achieved more than 100 caps. Carmel Busuttil was the first to reach this milestone on 6 February 2000 against Azerbaijan.[11]

Key edit

Positions key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the player's preferred position, and not based on tactical formations that were employed at the time.
Caps and goals
Caps and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.

Players edit

Player Position Caps Goals Date of debut Debut against Date of last match Last match against Ref
Michael Mifsud FW 143 42 10 February 2000   Albania 11 November 2020   Liechtenstein [12]
David Carabott MF 122 11 15 November 1987    Switzerland 9 February 2005   Norway [13]
Gilbert Agius MF 120 8 7 November 1993   Gabon 18 November 2009   Bulgaria [14]
Carmel Busuttil FW 113 23 5 June 1982   Iceland 25 April 2001   Iceland [15]
Joe Brincat MF 103 6 14 October 1987   England B[a] 14 February 2004   Moldova [16]
Andrei Agius DF 101 6 25 February 2006   Moldova 7 September 2021   Russia [17]
Roderick Briffa DF 100 1 11 December 2003   Poland 17 November 2018   Kosovo [18]
John Buttigieg DF 97 1 23 March 1984   Sweden 3 June 2000   England [19]
André Schembri MF 94 3 4 June 2006   Japan 20 November 2018   Faroe Islands [20]
Brian Said DF 91 5 14 August 1996   Iceland 18 November 2009   Bulgaria [21]
Silvio Vella DF 90 1 18 November 1988   Israel 3 June 2000   England [22]
Michael Degiorgio MF 78 4 7 December 1980   Poland 24 March 1993   Italy [23]
Luke Dimech DF 78 1 28 April 1989   Iceland 11 November 2003   Czech Republic [24]
Hubert Suda FW 71 8 18 October 1988   Israel 14 November 2001   Canada [25]
Jeffrey Chetcuti DF 69 0 30 March 1994   Slovakia 9 February 2005   Norway [26]
David Cluett GK 69 0 29 February 1987   Portugal 2 June 1996   Yugoslavia [27]
Nicky Saliba MF 68 4 23 November 1988   Cyprus 14 November 2011   Canada [28]
Andrew Cohen FW 68 1 18 August 2004   Faroe Islands 7 September 2018   Faroe Islands [29]
Mario Muscat GK 68 0 15 November 1996   United Arab Emirates 12 August 2009   Georgia [30]
Raymond Vella MF 67 1 23 May 1984   Sweden 16 February 1994   Belgium [31]
Andrew Hogg GK 67 0 15 November 2006   Lithuania 20 November 2018   Faroe Islands [32]
Kristian Laferla MF 65 6 16 November 1986   Sweden 8 February 1998   Latvia [33]
Charles Scerri MF 65 3 12 November 1985   Portugal 14 December 1994   Norway [34]
George Mallia MF 64 5 6 August 1997   Hungary 18 November 2009   Bulgaria [35]
Martin Gregory FW 64 1 12 October 1985   Portugal 6 September 1995   Luxembourg [36]
Noel Turner MF 63 2 9 February 1996   Slovenia 27 May 2004   Germany [37]
Steve Borg DF 61 3 7 October 2011   Latvia 7 September 2021   Russia [38]
Paul Fenech MF 61 2 18 November 2009   Bulgaria 18 November 2019   Norway [39]
Jonathan Holland MF 61 0 24 August 1974   Libya 24 May 1987   Sweden [40]
Joe Galea DF 61 0 24 January 1987   Italy 2 September 1998   Germany [41]
Clayton Failla MF 58 2 19 November 2008   Iceland 20 November 2018   Faroe Islands [42]
Darren Debono DF 56 0 7 February 1996   Russia 16 October 2002   France [43]
Justin Haber GK 56 0 9 October 2004   Iceland 31 May 2016   Austria [44]
Richard Buhagiar DF 55 0 7 June 1991   Indonesia 31 March 2004   Finland [45]
Rowen Muscat MF 52 1 14 November 2012   Liechtenstein 4 June 2021   Kosovo [46]
Gareth Sciberras MF 52 0 11 December 2003   Poland 26 March 2017   Slovakia [47]
Ivan Woods FW 49 1 11 December 2003   Poland 11 October 2011   Israel [48]
Edwin Camilleri DF 49 0 17 November 1985   Sweden 7 June 1995   Norway [49]
Jamie Pace MF 48 3 9 February 2005   Norway 7 October 2011   Latvia [50]
Ryan Fenech MF 48 1 2 February 2008   Armenia 10 September 2018   Azerbaijan [51]
Zach Muscat DF 47 1 4 September 2014   Slovakia 7 September 2021   Russia [52]
Jonathan Caruana DF 46 2 30 May 2008   Austria 15 November 2019   Spain [53]
Chucks Nwoko MF 46 1 6 February 1998   Albania 10 September 2003   Israel [54]
Antoine Zahra MF 46 1 11 February 1996   Iceland 12 October 2005   Bulgaria [55]
Raymond Xuereb FW 45 6 18 December 1971   Algeria 21 April 1985   Czechoslovakia [56]
Alex Azzopardi DF 45 0 26 December 1982   Bulgaria 13 March 1991   Netherlands [57]
Stefan Giglio MF 44 2 1 June 1997   Scotland 4 June 2005   Sweden [58]
Ian Azzopardi DF 42 1 11 December 2003   Poland 14 October 2009   Portugal [59]
Ryan Camilleri DF 42 0 14 August 2012   San Marino 17 November 2018   Kosovo [60]
Daniel Bogdanović FW 41 1 9 February 2002   Jordan 11 September 2012   Italy [61]
Joe Camilleri DF 38 1 16 November 1986   Sweden 25 March 1998   Finland [62]
Edwin Farrugia DF 38 0 11 November 1973   Sweden 17 December 1983   Netherlands [63]
Alfred Effiong FW 37 4 25 March 2015   Georgia 18 November 2019   Norway [64]
Kevin Sammut MF 37 0 9 February 2005   Norway 9 February 2011    Switzerland [65]
Alex Muscat DF 36 0 16 February 2004   Estonia 4 September 2017   Scotland [66]
Joseph Zerafa DF 36 0 9 February 2011    Switzerland 18 November 2019   Norway [67]
David Camilleri MF 35 0 9 February 1996   Slovenia 15 August 2001   Bosnia and Herzegovina [68]
Shaun Bajada MF 35 0 2 February 2008   Armenia 4 June 2014   Gibraltar [69]
Stefan Sultana FW 33 4 7 May 1991   Iceland 21 August 1999   Croatia [70]
Joseph Mbong MF 32 2 29 May 2018   Armenia 7 September 2021   Russia [71]
Emanuel Farrugia DF 32 1 6 September 1977   Tunisia 27 March 1985   West Germany [72]
Etienne Barbara FW 31 3 10 September 2003   Israel 14 August 2012   San Marino [73]
George Xuereb MF 31 2 31 October 1976   Turkey 17 November 1985   Sweden [74]
Luke Gambin MF 31 1 27 May 2016   Czech Republic 4 September 2021   Slovenia [75]
Henry Bonello GK 31 0 29 February 2012   Liechtenstein 7 September 2021   Russia [76]
Stephen Pisani MF 31 0 28 March 2015   Azerbaijan 7 September 2021   Russia [77]
Daniel Theuma DF 30 1 30 June 1998   Wales 11 December 2003   Poland [78]
Bjorn Kristensen MF 30 0 29 February 2012   Liechtenstein 4 June 2021   Kosovo [79]
Emanuel Fabri MF 29 3 28 September 1973   Canada 21 December 1983   Spain [80]
John Bonello GK 29 0 28 August 1979   Tunisia 24 January 1987   Italy [81]
Willie Vassallo MF 28 2 4 January 1970   Luxembourg 27 November 1977   Turkey [82]
Edward Darmanin DF 28 0 27 April 1969   Austria 27 November 1977   Turkey [83]
Kenneth Scicluna DF 27 0 17 August 2005   Northern Ireland 13 May 2010   Germany [84]
Reginald Cini GK 26 0 18 October 1988   Israel 14 October 1998   Republic of Ireland [85]
Vincent Magro MF 24 2 28 August 1973   Canada 28 October 1979   Turkey [86]
Michael Spiteri DF 24 1 5 November 1993   Egypt 14 November 2001   Canada [87]
Ernest Barry GK 23 0 14 August 1996   Iceland 6 June 2001   Denmark [88]
Ian Ciantar DF 23 0 15 August 2001   Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 February 2007   Austria [89]
Stephen Wellman MF 22 1 16 February 2004   Estonia 20 August 2008   Estonia [90]
Peter Pullicino MF 22 0 27 May 2004   Germany 4 February 2008   Iceland [91]
Martin Scicluna DF 22 0 6 September 1984   Israel 23 November 1988   Cyprus [92]
Ronnie Cocks FW 21 1 13 February 1966   Libya 4 March 1978   Tunisia [93]
Jesmond Zerafa FW 21 1 4 October 1989   Israel 19 June 1993   Portugal [94]
Joe Sant Fournier MF 21 1 26 May 1992   Latvia 2 September 1998   Germany [95]
Michael Woods DF 21 0 5 December 1984   Italy U-21[a] 2 June 1996   Yugoslavia [96]
Carlo Mamo DF 21 0 9 February 2002   Jordan 11 October 2011   Israel [97]
Ivan Zammit MF 21 0 16 August 1995   Albania 14 October 1998   Republic of Ireland [98]
Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi FW 20 3 25 October 1978   Wales 21 December 1983   Spain [99]
Kyrian Nwoko FW 20 3 12 November 2017   Estonia 30 March 2021   Croatia [100]
Norman Buttigieg DF 20 1 25 February 1979   West Germany 21 December 1983   Spain [101]
Carlo Seychell FW 20 0 15 October 1972   West Germany 25 February 1979   West Germany [102]
Edward Herrera MF 19 1 18 November 2009   Bulgaria 12 June 2015   Bulgaria [103]
Alfred Mizzi GK 19 0 18 December 1960   Tunisia 5 March 1977   Tunisia [104]
Ryan Camenzuli MF 19 0 25 March 2015   Georgia 7 September 2021   Russia [105]
Joe Cini FW 18 2 24 February 1957   Austria 6 May 1972   Hungary [106]
Leonard Farrugia FW 18 2 4 March 1978   Tunisia 24 January 1987   Italy [107]
Eddie Theobald MF 18 2 18 June 1961   Italy C[a] 30 April 1972   Austria [108]
Jean Paul Farrugia FW 18 2 4 June 2014   Gibraltar 30 May 2021   Northern Ireland [109]
Louis Arpa FW 18 1 27 April 1969   Austria 27 November 1977   Turkey [110]
Jonathan Holland MF 18 0 28 April 1999   Iceland 12 February 2003   Kazakhstan [111]
Jake Grech MF 18 0 29 May 2018   Armenia 1 September 2021   Cyprus [112]
Terence Scerri FW 17 1 6 September 2006   Turkey 1 April 2009   Hungary [113]
Anton Camilleri DF 17 0 4 January 1970   Luxembourg 29 October 1977   East Germany [114]
Juan Carlos Corbalan MF 16 1 11 October 2018   Kosovo 4 September 2021   Slovenia [115]
Lawrence Attard DF 16 0 26 April 1995   Belarus 8 June 1997   Faroe Islands [116]
Claude Mattocks MF 16 0 11 December 2003   Poland 2 September 2006   Bosnia and Herzegovina [117]
George Ciantar DF 15 0 25 November 1972   Austria 18 March 1979   Turkey [118]
Adrian Mifsud FW 15 0 3 February 1999   Poland 10 September 2003   Israel [119]
Joseph Xuereb MF 14 1 5 February 1979   West Germany 5 June 1982   Iceland [120]
Dennis Fenech MF 14 0 28 February 1976   West Germany 15 November 1981   Poland [121]
Mario Schembri DF 14 0 10 March 1976   Libya 17 December 1983   Netherlands [122]
Joseph John Aquilina MF 14 0 2 June 1979   Wales 16 November 1986   Sweden [123]
Massimo Grima MF 14 0 6 August 1997   Hungary 17 November 2010   Croatia [124]
William Camenzuli DF 14 0 14 November 2001   Canada 1 March 2006   Georgia [125]
Luke Montebello FW 14 0 26 March 2017   Slovakia 7 September 2021   Russia [126]
Kurt Shaw DF 14 0 12 October 2019   Sweden 7 September 2021   Russia [127]
Teddy Teuma MF 14 0 3 September 2020   Faroe Islands 7 September 2021   Russia [128]
Alfred Debono GK 13 0 8 March 1964   Italy C[a] 29 October 1977   East Germany [129]
Dennis Mizzi FW 12 2 31 October 1984   Czechoslovakia 20 December 1987   Portugal [130]
Edward Aquilina FW 12 1 13 February 1966   Libya 10 March 1976   Libya [131]
Mario Farrugia DF 12 0 11 November 1981   East Germany 21 December 1983   Spain [132]
Jurgen Degabriele FW 11 2 29 May 2018   Armenia 4 June 2021   Kosovo [133]
Paul Sixsmith DF 11 1 6 February 1998   Albania 28 April 1999   Iceland [134]
Matthew Guillaumier MF 11 1 23 March 2019   Faroe Islands 30 March 2021   Croatia [135]
Alexander Satariano FW 11 1 11 November 2020   Liechtenstein 7 September 2021   Russia [136]
Charles Scibberas GK 11 0 28 February 1976   West Germany 9 October 1983   Libya [137]
Constantino Consiglio DF 11 0 4 March 1978   Tunisia 16 November 1983   Republic of Ireland [138]
Jesmond Delia DF 11 0 26 April 1989   Northern Ireland 6 September 1995   Luxembourg [139]
Roderick Bajada MF 11 0 16 February 2004   Estonia 20 August 2008   Estonia [140]
John Hutchinson MF 11 0 5 June 2009   Czech Republic 11 October 2011   Israel [141]
Terence Vella FW 11 0 14 November 2012   Liechtenstein 16 November 2014   Bulgaria [142]
Cain Attard MF 10 2 27 May 2016   Czech Republic 7 September 2021   Russia [143]
Joe Zarb FW 10 1 4 October 1989   Austria 30 March 1994   Slovakia [144]
Joe Cilia DF 10 0 24 February 1957   Austria 8 March 1964   Italy C[a] [145]
David Azzopardi MF 10 0 23 February 1975   Greece 4 March 1978   Tunisia [146]
Denis Cauchi DF 10 0 16 November 1986   Sweden 31 March 1997   Slovakia [147]
John Mintoff MF 10 0 14 August 2012   San Marino 26 March 2019   Spain [148]
Tony Cauchi FW 9 2 24 February 1957   Austria 3 July 1962   Norway [149]
Shaun Dimech FW 9 2 7 October 2020   Gibraltar 7 September 2021   Russia [150]
Cleavon Frendo MF 9 1 14 February 2004   Moldova 10 September 2008   Albania [151]
Joe Grima DF 9 0 8 March 1964   Italy C[a] 14 November 1971   Hungary [152]
John Bonett FW 9 0 13 February 1966   Libya 8 December 1971   Algeria [153]
Eddie Vella FW 9 0 11 October 1970   Greece 21 December 1975   Bulgaria [154]
Manny Muscat MF 9 0 5 June 2009   Czech Republic 2 September 2011   Croatia [155]
Udo Nwoko FW 9 0 13 November 2007   Hungary 15 October 2008   Hungary [156]
Steven Bezzina DF 9 0 18 November 2009   Bulgaria 28 March 2015   Azerbaijan [157]
Paul Mbong FW 9 0 3 September 2020   Faroe Islands 7 September 2021   Russia [158]
Pullu Demanuele FW 8 3 24 February 1957   Austria 3 July 1962   Norway [159]
Lolly Borg MF 8 1 24 February 1957   Austria 8 December 1962   Denmark [160]
Richard Aquilina MF 8 1 22 December 1974   West Germany 25 October 1978   Wales [161]
Michael Cutajar MF 8 1 26 May 1992   Latvia 8 June 1999   Yugoslavia [162]
Frankie Micallef MF 8 0 27 April 1969   Austria 29 October 1977   East Germany [163]
Vincent Borg Bonaci GK 8 0 27 April 1969   Austria 30 April 1972   Austria [164]
Charles Micallef FW 8 0 11 October 1970   Greece 25 November 1972   Austria [165]
Charles Spiteri DF 8 0 8 December 1971   Algeria 11 November 1973   Sweden [166]
Alfred Azzopardi DF 8 0 23 May 1984   Sweden 12 October 1985   Portugal [167]
Michael Galea FW 8 0 6 August 1997   Hungary 17 November 2004   Hungary [168]
Nenad Veselji FW 8 0 24 November 1999   Lebanon 15 November 2000   Albania [169]
Dunstan Vella MF 8 0 1 June 2018   Georgia 30 May 2021   Northern Ireland [170]
Sammy Nicholl FW 7 1 24 February 1957   Austria 8 December 1962   Denmark [171]
Josie Urpani FW 7 1 8 December 1962   Denmark 13 February 1966   Libya [172]
Silvio Demanuele FW 7 1 30 March 1983   Republic of Ireland 21 December 1983   Spain [173]
Frank Zammit DF 7 0 8 March 1959   Tunisia 8 March 1964   Italy C[a] [174]
John Privitera DF 7 0 28 June 1962   Denmark 20 December 1970    Switzerland [175]
Leli Micallef DF 7 0 11 October 1970   Greece 15 October 1972   Sweden [176]
Charles Scerri DF 7 0 14 November 1971   Hungary 28 September 1973   Canada [177]
Raymond Mifsud GK 7 0 23 May 1984   Sweden 16 November 1986   Sweden [178]
Charles Micallef FW 7 0 7 February 1988   Finland 1 June 1988   Wales [179]
Digger Okonkwo DF 7 0 21 August 1999   Croatia 28 February 2001   Sweden [180]
Aaron Xuereb DF 7 0 22 August 2007   Albania 15 October 2008   Hungary [181]
Sam Magri DF 7 0 11 November 2016   Slovenia 4 September 2017   Scotland [182]
Ferdinando Apap DF 7 0 29 May 2018   Armenia 30 May 2021   Northern Ireland [183]
Olivier Losco DF 6 3 28 February 1976   West Germany 28 August 1979   Tunisia [184]
Charles Muscat FW 6 2 23 May 1984   Sweden 10 February 1985   Portugal [185]
Toninu Camilleri FW 6 1 25 November 1972   Austria 4 June 1975   Greece [186]
Antoine Zahra FW 6 1 11 December 2003   Poland 27 May 2004   Germany [187]
Ġużi Bonnici DF 6 0 24 February 1957   Austria 3 July 1962   Norway [188]
Alfred Delia MF 6 0 27 April 1969   Austria 8 December 1971   Algeria [189]
Bertu Carter DF 6 0 24 August 1974   Libya 4 April 1981   East Germany [190]
Sunny Gouder DF 6 0 4 September 1974   Libya 24 November 1976   Tunisia [191]
Chris Vella MF 6 0 21 December 1975   Bulgaria 4 March 1978   Tunisia [192]
David Buckingham DF 6 0 25 February 1979   West Germany 27 February 1980   West Germany [193]
Simon Vella DF 6 0 9 February 2002   Jordan 7 June 2003   Cyprus [194]
Saviour Darmanin GK 6 0 11 February 2002   Lithuania 9 February 2005   Norway [195]
Josef Mifsud DF 6 0 22 August 2007   Albania 20 August 2008   Estonia [196]
Ryan Scicluna DF 6 0 4 September 2014   Slovakia 15 November 2016   Iceland [197]
Clifford Gatt Baldacchino DF 6 0 14 August 2013   Azerbaijan 12 November 2017   Estonia [198]
Myles Beerman DF 6 0 6 June 2017   Ukraine 7 October 2020   Gibraltar [199]
Simon Tortell DF 5 1 25 October 1978   Wales 21 December 1983   Spain [200]
Jonathan Magri Overend MF 5 1 6 February 1998   Albania 6 September 1998   Macedonia [201]
Lino Falzon DF 5 0 28 June 1962   Denmark 27 March 1966   Libya [202]
Louis Pace DF 5 0 12 May 1971   England 6 May 1972   Hungary [203]
Robert Gatt GK 5 0 23 February 1975   Greece 25 October 1978   Wales [204]
Lawrence Borg DF 5 0 10 March 1976   Libya 29 October 1977   East Germany [205]
Joe Gatt FW 5 0 23 May 1984   Sweden 16 December 1984   West Germany [206]
Edward Azzopardi DF 5 0 28 April 1999   Iceland 28 May 2000   South Africa [207]
Jean Borg DF 5 0 22 March 2018   Luxembourg 4 June 2021   Kosovo [208]
Enrico Pepe DF 5 0 6 September 2020   Latvia 4 September 2021   Slovenia [209]
Adrian Ciantar MF 5 0 20 January 2000   Qatar 3 June 2000   England [210]
Trevor Cilia MF 5 0 25 February 2006   Moldova 10 August 2011   Central African Republic [211]
Louis Theobald DF 4 0 8 December 1960   Georgia 8 December 1962   Denmark [212]
Alfred Mallia DF 4 0 4 January 1970   Luxembourg 21 April 1971    Switzerland [213]
Jimmy Briffa DF 4 0 15 March 1972   Algeria 15 October 1972   Sweden [214]
Eric Schembri FW 4 0 24 August 1974   Libya 27 February 1980   West Germany [215]
Silvio Camilleri MF 4 0 11 December 1988   Hungary 12 February 1989   Finland [216]
Djibril Sylla MF 4 0 28 May 2000   South Africa 2 September 2000   Northern Ireland [217]
Orosco Anonam MF 4 0 17 August 2005   Northern Ireland 25 February 2006   Moldova [218]
Karl Micallef DF 4 0 26 March 2019   Spain 14 November 2020   Andorra [219]
Salvinu Schembri FW 3 1 24 February 1957   Austria 15 May 1958   Italy U-23[a] [220]
Lolly Debattista DF 3 0 24 February 1957   Austria 3 July 1962   Norway [221]
Victor Scerri GK 3 0 24 February 1957   Austria 8 December 1960   Tunisia [222]
Raymond Cosby GK 3 0 15 May 1958   Italy U-23[a] 18 June 1961