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.

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 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
	1GK	Reeves Cini	(2002-01-14) 14 January 2002	1	0	Valletta
	1GK	Matthias Debono	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002	5	0	Naxxar
	1GK	Hugo Sacco	(2004-01-12) 12 January 2004	0	0	Hibernians
	2DF	Zean Leonardi	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003	7	0	Pietà Hotspurs
	2DF	Matthew Ellul	(2002-05-23) 23 May 2002	13	0	Hibernians
	2DF	Matthias Ellul	(2003-12-03) 3 December 2003	0	0	Santa Lucia
	2DF	Karl Mohnani	(2002-02-10) 10 February 2002	12	0	Melita
	2DF	Owen Spiteri	(2002-11-02) 2 November 2002	6	1	Floriana
	2DF	Jake Vassallo	(2004-06-21) 21 June 2004	0	0	Mosta
	3MF	Kurt Bondin	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002	6	0	Żebbuġ Rangers
	3MF	Alejandro Garzia	(2002-03-21) 21 March 2002	14	0	Floriana
	3MF	Nikolaj Micallef	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003	6	0	Naxxar
	3MF	Gianluca Sciberras	(2002-08-02) 2 August 2002	8	0	Mosta
	3MF	Jake Micallef	(2004-01-12) 12 January 2004	0	0	Zabbar
	3MF	Andy Borg	(2004-06-27) 27 June 2004	0	0	Gzira
	3MF	Benjamin Hili	(2004-02-16) 16 February 2004	0	0	Balzan
	4FW	Jamie Carbone	(2002-08-16) 16 August 2002	10	0	Santa Lucia
	4FW	Jake Engerer	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002	11	1	Sliema Wanderers
	4FW	Mattia Veselji	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002	11	5	Floriana
	4FW	Andrea Zammit	(2003-04-05) 5 April 2003	14	4	Birkirkara
	4FW	Brooklyn Borg	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004	0	0	Gzira
	4FW	Basil Tuma	(2004-04-24) 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	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002	1	0	Santa Lucia
DF	James Vella	(2003-11-02) 2 November 2003	4	0	Sliema Wanderers
DF	Deacon Abela	(2004-09-23) 23 September 2004	0	0	Swieqi
MF	Kurt Briffa	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003	6	0	Pietà Hotspurs
MF	Matthew Debattista	(2002-07-31) 31 July 2002	6	0	Melita
MF	Owen Sciberras	(2002-05-14) 14 May 2002	0	0	Birkirkara
MF	Dale Mifsud	(2003-09-26) 26 September 2003	5	0	Marsaxlokk
MF	Nick Cutajar	(2002-04-03) 3 April 2002	1	0	Melita
FW	Jed Valletta	(2003-08-20) 20 August 2003	4	0	Birkirkara

External links

• Official page on Malta FA