Malta National Under-21 Football Team
The Malta national under-21 football team is the under-21 football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association.
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| Nickname(s) | Knights of St John | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Malta Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Ivan Woods | ||
| Captain | Andrea Zammit | ||
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| First international | |||
 Libya 1–0 Malta  22 September 1977 | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Malta 5–1 Macedonia  17 November 1998 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Italy 8–0 Malta 21 December 1988 | |||
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 | |
 1992 | did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 22 | −17 | ||||||||
 1994 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 25 | −24 | |||||||||
 1996 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 25 | −21 | |||||||||
 1998 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | −29 | |||||||||
 2000 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | |||||||||
 2002 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | |||||||||
 2004 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | −13 | |||||||||
 2006 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | −13 | |||||||||
 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | |||||||||
 2009 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 | −21 | |||||||||
 2011 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | −13 | |||||||||
 2013 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | |||||||||
 2015 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 30 | −28 | |||||||||
 2017 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | −11 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | −16 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/16 | 124 | 9 | 14 | 101 | 58 | 311 | −253 | ||||||||
Current squad
- The following 22 players were called up for the Group B of the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition matches.
- Match date: 8, 12 September 2023
- Opposition:
Spain 
Hungary - Caps and goals correct as of: 20 June 2023, after the match against
North Macedonia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Reeves Cini | 14 January 2002 | 1 | 0 | Valletta | |
| GK | Matthias Debono | 11 February 2002 | 5 | 0 | Naxxar | |
| GK | Hugo Sacco | 12 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Hibernians | |
| DF | Zean Leonardi | 5 March 2003 | 7 | 0 | Pietà Hotspurs | |
| DF | Matthew Ellul | 23 May 2002 | 13 | 0 | Hibernians | |
| DF | Matthias Ellul | 3 December 2003 | 0 | 0 | Santa Lucia | |
| DF | Karl Mohnani | 10 February 2002 | 12 | 0 | Melita | |
| DF | Owen Spiteri | 2 November 2002 | 6 | 1 | Floriana | |
| DF | Jake Vassallo | 21 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | Mosta | |
| MF | Kurt Bondin | 3 June 2002 | 6 | 0 | Żebbuġ Rangers | |
| MF | Alejandro Garzia | 21 March 2002 | 14 | 0 | Floriana | |
| MF | Nikolaj Micallef | 17 August 2003 | 6 | 0 | Naxxar | |
| MF | Gianluca Sciberras | 2 August 2002 | 8 | 0 | Mosta | |
| MF | Jake Micallef | 12 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Boavista U19 | |
| MF | Andy Borg | 27 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | Gzira | |
| MF | Benjamin Hili | 16 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | Balzan | |
| FW | Jamie Carbone | 16 August 2002 | 10 | 0 | Santa Lucia | |
| FW | Jake Engerer | 6 June 2002 | 11 | 1 | Sliema Wanderers | |
| FW | Mattia Veselji | 14 March 2002 | 11 | 5 | Floriana | |
| FW | Andrea Zammit | 5 April 2003 | 14 | 4 | Birkirkara | |
| FW | Brooklyn Borg | 8 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Gzira | |
| FW | Basil Tuma | 24 April 2004 | 0 | 0 |  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 | 12 July 2002 | 1 | 0 | Santa Lucia | |
| DF | James Vella | 2 November 2003 | 4 | 0 | Sliema Wanderers | |
| DF | Deacon Abela | 23 September 2004 | 0 | 0 | Swieqi | |
| MF | Kurt Briffa | 22 June 2003 | 6 | 0 | Pietà Hotspurs | |
| MF | Matthew Debattista | 31 July 2002 | 6 | 0 | Melita | |
| MF | Owen Sciberras | 14 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | Birkirkara | |
| MF | Dale Mifsud | 26 September 2003 | 5 | 0 | Marsaxlokk | |
| MF | Nick Cutajar | 3 April 2002 | 1 | 0 | Melita | |
| FW | Jed Valletta | 20 August 2003 | 4 | 0 | Birkirkara | |
References
External links
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