List of Malta international footballers

For the current national team squad, see Malta national football team § Players.
Further information: List of Malta international footballers (10–24 caps) and List of Malta international footballers (1–9 caps)

The Malta national football team represents the country of Malta in international association football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association (MFA), the local governing body of football which was founded in 1900.[1] The MFA became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1959 and a year later joined the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).[2] Prior to that, on 24 February 1957, the team played its first official international match at the Empire Stadium against Austria, a 3–2 defeat. The first goal was scored by Tony Cauchi.[3]

As of April 2026, Malta has played 463 international fixtures, winning 66, drawing 77 and losing 320.[4][5] The team's most frequent opponent has been Iceland, meeting the side 15 times, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 11.[6] In global and continental competitions, Malta has competed in qualification groups for both the UEFA European Championship, since 1962, and the FIFA World Cup, since 1974, but has failed to qualify for any tournament finals.[2]

Michael Mifsud is Malta's most capped player, accumulating 143 appearances as of November 2020. He made his debut on 10 February 2000 in a 1–0 defeat against Albania. He broke the record previously held by David Carabott of 122 appearances on 15 November 2016 against Iceland.[7] Mifsud is also Malta's leading goalscorer with 42 goals as of November 2020.[8] He surpassed Carmel Busuttil's record of 23 goals on 3 March 2010.[9]

Since 1957, more than 300 players have made at least one international appearance for the team.[10] Of these, seven have achieved more than 100 caps. Carmel Busuttil was the first to reach this milestone on 6 February 2000 against Azerbaijan.[11] The following is a list of all players with at least 25 caps for the national team.

Key

Positions key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the player's preferred position, and not based on tactical formations that were employed at the time.
Caps and goals
Caps and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.

Players

Player Position Caps Goals Date of debut Debut against Date of last match Last match against Ref
Michael Mifsud FW 143 42 10 February 2000  Albania 11 November 2020  Liechtenstein [12]
David Carabott MF 122 11 15 November 1987   Switzerland 9 February 2005  Norway [13]
Gilbert Agius MF 120 8 7 November 1993  Gabon 18 November 2009  Bulgaria [14]
Carmel Busuttil FW 113 23 5 June 1982  Iceland 25 April 2001  Iceland [15]
Andrei Agius DF 103 6 25 February 2006  Moldova 25 March 2022  Azerbaijan [16]
Joe Brincat MF 103 6 14 October 1987 England B[a] 14 February 2004  Moldova [17]
Roderick Briffa DF 100 1 11 December 2003  Poland 17 November 2018  Kosovo [18]
John Buttigieg DF 97 1 23 March 1984  Sweden 3 June 2000  England [19]
André Schembri MF 94 3 4 June 2006  Japan 20 November 2018  Faroe Islands [20]
Brian Said DF 91 5 14 August 1996  Iceland 18 November 2009  Bulgaria [21]
Silvio Vella DF 90 1 18 November 1988  Israel 3 June 2000  England [22]
Steve Borg DF 82 3 7 October 2011  Latvia 12 October 2025  Bosnia and Herzegovina [23]
Zach Muscat DF 80 4 4 September 2014  Slovakia 31 March 2026  Luxembourg [24]
Michael Degiorgio MF 78 4 7 December 1980  Poland 24 March 1993  Italy [25]
Luke Dimech DF 78 1 28 April 1989  Iceland 11 November 2003  Czech Republic [26]
Henry Bonello GK 74 0 29 February 2012  Liechtenstein 31 March 2026  Luxembourg [27]
Joseph Mbong MF 72 3 29 May 2018  Armenia 31 March 2026  Luxembourg [28]
Hubert Suda FW 71 8 18 October 1988  Israel 14 November 2001  Canada [29]
Jeffrey Chetcuti DF 69 0 30 March 1994  Slovakia 9 February 2005  Norway [30]
David Cluett GK 69 0 29 February 1987  Portugal 2 June 1996  FR Yugoslavia [31]
Nicky Saliba MF 68 4 23 November 1988  Cyprus 14 November 2011  Canada [32]
Andrew Cohen FW 68 1 18 August 2004  Faroe Islands 7 September 2018  Faroe Islands [33]
Mario Muscat GK 68 0 15 November 1996  United Arab Emirates 12 August 2009  Georgia [34]
Raymond Vella MF 67 1 23 May 1984  Sweden 16 February 1994  Belgium [35]
Andrew Hogg GK 67 0 15 November 2006  Lithuania 20 November 2018  Faroe Islands [36]
Kristian Laferla MF 65 6 16 November 1986  Sweden 8 February 1998  Latvia [37]
Charles Scerri MF 65 3 12 November 1985  Portugal 14 December 1994  Norway [38]
George Mallia MF 64 5 6 August 1997  Hungary 18 November 2009  Bulgaria [39]
Martin Gregory FW 64 1 12 October 1985  Portugal 6 September 1995  Luxembourg [40]
Noel Turner MF 63 2 9 February 1996  Slovenia 27 May 2004  Germany [41]
Paul Fenech MF 61 2 18 November 2009  Bulgaria 18 November 2019  Norway [42]
Jonathan Holland MF 61 0 24 August 1974  Libya 24 May 1987  Sweden [43]
Joe Galea DF 61 0 24 January 1987  Italy 2 September 1998  Germany [44]
Clayton Failla MF 58 2 19 November 2008  Iceland 20 November 2018  Faroe Islands [45]
Darren Debono DF 56 0 7 February 1996  Russia 16 October 2002  France [46]
Justin Haber GK 56 0 9 October 2004  Iceland 31 May 2016  Austria [47]
Richard Buhagiar DF 55 0 7 June 1991  Indonesia 31 March 2004  Finland [48]
Ryan Camenzuli MF 54 1 25 March 2015  Georgia 31 March 2026  Luxembourg [49]
Matthew Guillaumier MF 53 3 23 March 2019  Faroe Islands 31 March 2026  Luxembourg [50]
Rowen Muscat MF 52 1 14 November 2012  Liechtenstein 4 June 2021  Kosovo [51]
Gareth Sciberras MF 52 0 11 December 2003  Poland 26 March 2017  Slovakia [52]
Teddy Teuma MF 49 5 3 September 2020  Faroe Islands 26 March 2026  Luxembourg [53]
Ivan Woods FW 49 1 11 December 2003  Poland 11 October 2011  Israel [54]
Edwin Camilleri DF 49 0 17 November 1985  Sweden 7 June 1995  Norway [55]
Jamie Pace MF 48 3 9 February 2005  Norway 7 October 2011  Latvia [56]
Ryan Fenech MF 48 1 2 February 2008  Armenia 10 September 2018  Azerbaijan [57]
Jonathan Caruana DF 46 2 30 May 2008  Austria 15 November 2019  Spain [58]
Chucks Nwoko MF 46 1 6 February 1998  Albania 10 September 2003  Israel [59]
Antoine Zahra MF 46 1 11 February 1996  Iceland 12 October 2005  Bulgaria [60]
Alexander Satariano FW 45 4 11 November 2020  Liechtenstein 31 March 2026  Luxembourg [61]
Alex Azzopardi DF 45 0 26 December 1982  Bulgaria 13 March 1991  Netherlands [62]
Raymond Xuereb FW 44 6 18 December 1971  Algeria 21 April 1985  Czechoslovakia [63]
Stefan Giglio MF 44 2 1 June 1997  Scotland 4 June 2005  Sweden [64]
Bjorn Kristensen MF 43 0 29 February 2012  Liechtenstein 17 November 2023  England [65]
Stephen Pisani MF 42 1 28 March 2015  Azerbaijan 19 November 2024  Andorra [66]
Ian Azzopardi DF 42 1 11 December 2003  Poland 14 October 2009  Portugal [67]
Ryan Camilleri DF 42 0 14 August 2012  San Marino 17 November 2018  Kosovo [68]
Daniel Bogdanović FW 41 1 9 February 2002  Jordan 11 September 2012  Italy [69]
Paul Mbong FW 39 4 3 September 2020  Faroe Islands 31 March 2026  Luxembourg [70]
Kyrian Nwoko FW 38 4 12 November 2017  Estonia 7 June 2025  Lithuania [71]
Joe Camilleri DF 38 1 16 November 1986  Sweden 25 March 1998  Finland [72]
Edwin Farrugia DF 38 0 11 November 1973  Sweden 17 December 1983  Netherlands [73]
Enrico Pepe DF 38 0 6 September 2020  Latvia 31 March 2026  Luxembourg [74]
Alfred Effiong FW 37 4 25 March 2015  Georgia 18 November 2019  Norway [75]
Kevin Sammut MF 37 0 9 February 2005  Norway 9 February 2011   Switzerland [76]
Juan Carlos Corbalan MF 36 1 11 October 2018  Kosovo 31 March 2026  Luxembourg [77]
Luke Gambin MF 36 1 27 May 2016  Czech Republic 20 November 2022  Republic of Ireland [78]
Alex Muscat DF 36 0 16 February 2004  Estonia 4 September 2017  Scotland [79]
Joseph Zerafa DF 36 0 9 February 2011   Switzerland 18 November 2019  Norway [80]
Kurt Shaw DF 36 0 12 October 2019  Sweden 26 March 2026  Luxembourg [81]
David Camilleri MF 35 0 9 February 1996  Slovenia 15 August 2001  Bosnia and Herzegovina [82]
Shaun Bajada MF 35 0 2 February 2008  Armenia 4 June 2014  Gibraltar [83]
Luke Montebello FW 35 0 26 March 2017  Slovakia 13 October 2024  Moldova [84]
Stefan Sultana FW 33 4 7 May 1991  Iceland 21 August 1999  Croatia [85]
Emanuel Farrugia DF 32 1 6 September 1977  Tunisia 27 March 1985  West Germany [86]
Jean Borg DF 32 0 22 March 2018  Luxembourg 31 March 2026  Luxembourg [87]
Etienne Barbara FW 31 3 10 September 2003  Israel 14 August 2012  San Marino [88]
George Xuereb MF 31 2 31 October 1976  Turkey 17 November 1985  Sweden [89]
Daniel Theuma DF 30 1 30 June 1998  Wales 11 December 2003  Poland [90]
Emanuel Fabri MF 29 3 28 September 1973  Canada 21 December 1983  Spain [91]
John Bonello GK 29 0 28 August 1979  Tunisia 24 January 1987  Italy [92]
Jurgen Degabriele FW 28 6 29 May 2018  Armenia 19 November 2024  Andorra [93]
Willie Vassallo MF 28 2 4 January 1970  Luxembourg 27 November 1977  Turkey [94]
Edward Darmanin DF 28 0 27 April 1969  Austria 27 November 1977  Turkey [95]
Jake Grech MF 27 1 29 May 2018  Armenia 26 March 2026  Luxembourg [96]
Kenneth Scicluna DF 27 0 17 August 2005  Northern Ireland 13 May 2010  Germany [97]
Reginald Cini GK 26 0 18 October 1988  Israel 14 October 1998  Republic of Ireland [98]

References and notes

Notes

  1. ^ The match is recognised as an official International A Match by the Malta Football Association

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