Jurgen Degabriele

Jurgen Degabriele
Personal information
Full name Jurgen Degabriele
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Pietà, Malta
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Hibernians
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2013 Hibernians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Hibernians 252 (99)
International career‡
2013 Malta U17 3 (1)
2014–2015 Malta U19 6 (1)
2017–2019 Malta U21 14 (1)
2018– Malta 25 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024

Jurgen Degabriele (born 10 October 1996) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese Premier League side Hibernians and the Malta national football team.

Club career

Jurgen Degabriele grew through the Hibernians youth system. At age 14, he had a trial with Triestina.[1]

He attracted interest from Calcio Padova, being involved in a friendly during a trial.[2] However, he refused to join them, claiming to have been ignored and mistreated throughout his trial.[3] In 2016, he signed a five-year contract with the Hibernians senior side.[4]

Degabriele established himself as an up-and-coming important player for Hibernians, playing a part in the club's winning of the 2016–17 Premier League.[5]

On 18 May 2018, Degabriele bagged four goals and condemned Lija Athletic to relegation.[6]

International career

Degabriele was part of the Malta youth squads, namely the under-17, under-19 and under-21.[7]

Upon being promoted as national team manager, Ray Farrugia called up Degabriele to the senior squad, amongst other players, for a training camp in Austria.[8][9][10] Degabriele's first match with the Malta national football team was against Armenia in a 1–1 draw.[11][12]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 April 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Maltese Cup Europe Super Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernians 2013-14 Maltese Premier League 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
2014-15 22 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 26 3
2015-16 27 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 7
2016-17 33 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 16
2017-18 26 11 1 2 4 0 1 0 32 13
2018-19 18 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 5
2019–20 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
2020–21 23 11 2 1 2 2 0 0 27 14
2021–22 26 14 4 0 6 4 0 0 36 18
2022–23 25 15 3 1 6 1 1 0 35 17
2023–24 23 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 25 9
Career total 243 95 18 5 21 7 2 0 284 107
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malta 2018 2 0
2019 0 0
2020 6 2
2021 2 1
2022 12 3
2023 3 0
Total 25 6


International goals

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 September 2020 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1–1 2–3 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
2. 14 November 2020 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Andorra 2–1 3–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
3. 11 October 2021 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus  Cyprus 2–2 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 25 March 2022 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Azerbaijan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5. 9 June 2022 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Estonia 1–1 1–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D
6. 17 November 2022 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Greece 1–1 2–2 Friendly

Honours

Club

Hibernians

Individual

  • Best Youth League Player: 2015–16[4]
  • Best Young Player: 2017[4]
  • Best Young Forward: 2017[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hibs youngster in Triestina trial". Times of Malta. 10 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Jurgen Degabriele jilgħab waqt il-prova ma' Padova" (in Maltese). TVM. 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ Muscat, Cristian (17 August 2015). "Padova rieduni imma ma ridtx għax trattawni ferm ħażin- Jurgen Degabriele". Illum (in Maltese).
  4. ^ a b c d Russell, Charlie (2 February 2016). "Jurgen Degabriele exclusively talks about his Hibs teammates". ElWriteBack.
  5. ^ Cachia, Paul (6 May 2017). "Hibs celebrate 12th title in style". Times of Malta.
  6. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (18 March 2018). "Hibs condemn Lija to relegation". Times of Malta.
  7. ^ "Jurgen Degabriele". UEFA.
  8. ^ "Malta squad leave for Austria training camp on Saturday". Malta Football Association. 23 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Farrugia opts for a blend of youth and experience in Malta squad". Times of Malta. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Farrugia finalises Malta squad for Armenia and Georgia friendlies". The Malta Independent. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  11. ^ Allied Newspapers Ltd (29 May 2018). "Farrugia's Malta earn draw against Armenia". Times of Malta. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Brave Malta in 1-1 draw against Armenia in friendly". Malta Football Association. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  13. ^ Russell, Charlie (10 May 2017). "Maltese Premier League winner Jurgen Degabriele on success this season". ElWriteBack.