Malta national under-21 football team

Malta Under 21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Knights of St John
AssociationMalta Football Association
Head coachIvan Woods
CaptainAndrea Zammit
First colours
Second colours
First international
Libya Libya 1–0 Malta Malta
22 September 1977
Biggest win
Malta Malta 5–1 Macedonia North Macedonia
17 November 1998
Biggest defeat
 Italy 8–0 Malta Malta
21 December 1988

The Malta national under-21 football team is the national under-21 association football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association.

The team is sponsored by Givova.

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA U-21 Championship record UEFA U-21 Championship qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Pld W D L GF GA GD
European Union 1992 did not qualify 6 0 0 6 5 22 −17
France 1994 8 0 0 8 1 25 −24
Spain 1996 10 1 2 7 4 25 −21
Romania 1998 8 0 0 8 0 29 −29
Slovakia 2000 8 1 0 7 8 23 −15
Switzerland 2002 10 0 4 6 5 20 −15
Germany 2004 8 0 1 7 0 13 −13
Portugal 2006 10 1 2 7 3 16 −13
Netherlands 2007 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2
Sweden 2009 8 1 0 7 3 24 −21
Denmark 2011 8 0 0 8 0 13 −13
Israel 2013 10 1 2 7 8 23 −15
Czech Republic 2015 8 0 0 8 2 30 −28
Poland 2017 10 3 2 5 9 20 −11
Italy 2019 10 1 1 8 8 24 −16
Total 0/16 124 9 14 101 58 311 −253

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Reeves Cini (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Malta Valletta
1GK Matthias Debono (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22) 5 0 Malta Naxxar
1GK Hugo Sacco (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Malta Hibernians
2DF Zean Leonardi (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Malta Pietà Hotspurs
2DF Matthew Ellul (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22) 13 0 Malta Hibernians
2DF Matthias Ellul (2003-12-03) 3 December 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Malta Santa Lucia
2DF Karl Mohnani (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22) 12 0 Malta Melita
2DF Owen Spiteri (2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 22) 6 1 Malta Floriana
2DF Jake Vassallo (2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Malta Mosta
3MF Kurt Bondin (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Malta Żebbuġ Rangers
3MF Alejandro Garzia (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22) 14 0 Malta Floriana
3MF Nikolaj Micallef (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Malta Naxxar
3MF Gianluca Sciberras (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 22) 8 0 Malta Mosta
3MF Jake Micallef (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Malta Zabbar
3MF Andy Borg (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Malta Gzira
3MF Benjamin Hili (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Malta Balzan
4FW Jamie Carbone (2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 22) 10 0 Malta Santa Lucia
4FW Jake Engerer (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22) 11 1 Malta Sliema Wanderers
4FW Mattia Veselji (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 22) 11 5 Malta Floriana
4FW Andrea Zammit (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21) 14 4 Malta Birkirkara
4FW Brooklyn Borg (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Malta Gzira
4FW Basil Tuma (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 England Reading

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Dylan Ciappara (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Malta Santa Lucia
DF James Vella (2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Malta Sliema Wanderers
DF Deacon Abela (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Malta Swieqi
MF Kurt Briffa (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Malta Pietà Hotspurs
MF Matthew Debattista (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Malta Melita
MF Owen Sciberras (2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Malta Birkirkara
MF Dale Mifsud (2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 (age 21) 5 0 Malta Marsaxlokk
MF Nick Cutajar (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Malta Melita
FW Jed Valletta (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Malta Birkirkara

References

  1. ^ "Agius Names U21 Squad For Home Andorra Friendly". Malta Football Association. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.