Malta Under 21

Nickname(s)	Knights of St John
Association	Malta Football Association
Head coach	Ivan Woods
Captain	Andrea Zammit
First colours Second colours
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 Malta national under-21 football team is the under-21 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
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. ^[1]
• 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
	1 GK	Reeves Cini	(2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Valletta
	1 GK	Matthias Debono	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Naxxar
	1 GK	Hugo Sacco	(2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Hibernians
	2 DF	Zean Leonardi	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Pietà Hotspurs
	2 DF	Matthew Ellul	(2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 21)	13	0	Hibernians
	2 DF	Matthias Ellul	(2003-12-03) 3 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Santa Lucia
	2 DF	Karl Mohnani	(2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 22)	12	0	Melita
	2 DF	Owen Spiteri	(2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 21)	6	1	Floriana
	2 DF	Jake Vassallo	(2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Mosta
	3 MF	Kurt Bondin	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Żebbuġ Rangers
	3 MF	Alejandro Garzia	(2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22)	14	0	Floriana
	3 MF	Nikolaj Micallef	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Naxxar
	3 MF	Gianluca Sciberras	(2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 21)	8	0	Mosta
	3 MF	Jake Micallef	(2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Boavista U19
	3 MF	Andy Borg	(2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Gzira
	3 MF	Benjamin Hili	(2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Balzan
	4 FW	Jamie Carbone	(2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 21)	10	0	Santa Lucia
	4 FW	Jake Engerer	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 21)	11	1	Sliema Wanderers
	4 FW	Mattia Veselji	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 22)	11	5	Floriana
	4 FW	Andrea Zammit	(2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21)	14	4	Birkirkara
	4 FW	Brooklyn Borg	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Gzira
	4 FW	Basil Tuma	(2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 20)	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	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Santa Lucia
DF	James Vella	(2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Sliema Wanderers
DF	Deacon Abela	(2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Swieqi
MF	Kurt Briffa	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Pietà Hotspurs
MF	Matthew Debattista	(2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Melita
MF	Owen Sciberras	(2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Birkirkara
MF	Dale Mifsud	(2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Marsaxlokk
MF	Nick Cutajar	(2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Melita
FW	Jed Valletta	(2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Birkirkara

References

External links

• Official page on Malta FA