Juan Carlos Corbalan (born 3 March 1997) is a Maltese footballer who plays as a winger for Maltese Premier League club Ħamrun Spartans F.C. and the Malta national team.
 Corbalan during Ħamrun Spartans' Premier League Victory celebrations | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Corbalan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Malta | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ħamrun Spartans | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Balzan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Balzan | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Gżira United | 87 | (6) |
| 2019– | Ħamrun Spartans | 75 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Malta U17 | |||
| Malta U21 | |||
| 2018– | Malta | 23 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Corbalan started his career within Balzan's youth system, making his debut for the senior team on 24 February 2013 in a 3–1 win against Ħamrun Spartans.[1] In the end of January 2015, he joined the Virtus Lanciano's Primavera squad for a six-month period.[2]
In the summer of 2016, Corbalan joined Gżira United, making his debut in the third game of the 2016–17 season, a 1–0 win against Sliema Wanderers.[3] His first goal in the Premier League came on 22 September, scoring the last goal in a 3–0 win against Pembroke Athleta.[4] Corbalan played for the first time in a European competition, coming on in the last few minutes of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League preliminary round tie against Sant Julià played on 5 July 2017.[5]
In 2019, Corbalan joined Ħamrun Spartans. He made his debut during Ħamrun Spartans' 4-0 victory over Sirens FC. During the 2020/21 season, he won the Maltese Premier League with Ħamrun, his first major honour. He would win the league again during the 2022/23 season and won the Maltese Super Cup during the subsequent season.
International career edit
Corbalan was selected as part of the Maltese squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, playing in all three matches in the group stage.[6]
Following appearances with the under-21 team, Corbalan was selected for the first time with the senior team for the matches against Faroe Islands and Azerbaijan as part of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D.[7] His official debut came in the same competition, in the 1–3 defeat against Kosovo on 11 October 2018.[8]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 8 September 2019[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
International goals edit
- "Score" represents the score in the match after Corbalan's goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2018 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Faroe Islands |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
Honours edit
Maltese Premier League: 2020/21, 2022/23
Maltese Super Cup: 2023/24
References edit
- ^ "Balzan vs. Hamrun Spartans". Soccerway.com. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Balzan's Corbalan joins Lanciano". Times of Malta. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Gzira United vs. Sliema Wanderers". Soccerway.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Gzira United vs. Pembroke Athleta". Soccerway.com. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Gżira-Sant Julià". UEFA. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Juan Corbolan". UEFA. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "No surprises in Farrugia's Malta provisional list". Times of Malta. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Lia, Gianluca (11 October 2018). "Leaders Kosovo survive scare to down Malta". Times of Malta. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Corbalan, Juan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
External links edit
- Juan Carlos Corbalan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juan Carlos Corbalan at Soccerway
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