Malta national under-19 football team

The Malta national under-19 football team is the under-19 football team of Malta. It is controlled by the Malta Football Association.[1]

Malta Under 19
Nickname(s)Knights of St John
AssociationMalta Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachTozé Mendes
FIFA codeMLT
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Malta 1–2  Italy
(La Valletta, Malta; 8 December 1967)
Biggest win
 Malta 4–0  San Marino
(Poland; 14 October 2012)
Biggest defeat
 East Germany 10–0  Malta
(Halle, East Germany; 20 May 1969)
UEFA U-19 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 1969)
Best resultGroup stage (4 times)

Players edit

Current squad edit

  • The following players were called up for the 2 friendly matches.[2]
  • Match dates: 23 and 26 March 2023
  • Opposition:   Albania
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 21 February 2023, after the match against   Montenegro.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Luca Camilleri (2004-11-30) 30 November 2004 (age 19) 3 0   Mosta
1GK Karl Sargent (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19) 3 0   Birkirkara

2DF Deacon Abela (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 19) 5 0   Valletta
2DF Ivin Farrugia (2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 18) 3 0   Pietà Hotspurs
2DF Braden Flannery (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20) 4 0   UNLV Rebels
2DF Jake Vassallo (2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 19) 9 0   Mosta
2DF Sven Xerri (2005-02-10) 10 February 2005 (age 19) 3 1   Ħamrun Spartans

3MF Bjorn Buhagiar (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Ħamrun Spartans
3MF Jake Micallef (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) 14 1   Boavista U19
3MF Tristan Viviani (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0   San Diego State Univ.
3MF Andy Borg (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Gżira United
3MF Brooklyn Borg (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20) 13 2   Gżira United
3MF Lucas Caruana (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 18) 4 0   Sampdoria U19
3MF Mattia Gambin (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 19) 12 0   Birkirkara
3MF Jake Grech (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Balzan
3MF Benjamin Hili (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 20) 7 0   Balzan
3MF Lucas Scicluna (2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 (age 18) 5 0   Wolves U18

3MF Sean Gatt (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 18) 6 0   Boavista U19
4FW Zak Barbara (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 19) 6 1   Valletta
4FW Alfie Bridgman (2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Bognor Regis Town
4FW Kian Leonardi (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 19) 6 0   Pietà Hotspurs
4FW Isaiah Micallef (2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Valletta

References edit

  1. ^ "Malta - Under-19". UEFA. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Toze Mendez Announces Squad Ahead Of The U19 UEFA Preparatory Tournament". Malta Football Association. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.