Malta national under-17 football team

 Malta
Nickname(s) Knights of Malta
Ħomor (Reds)
Falcons
Association Malta Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Malta Sergio Soldano
Home stadium Ta' Qali Stadium
FIFA code MLT
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Malta 1-6 Switzerland  
(La Valletta, Malta; March 4, 1981)
Biggest win
 Malta 2-0 Estonia 
(Praha, Czech Republic; Octobre 20, 1994)
Biggest defeat
 Czechoslovakia 9-0 Malta 
(Slany, Czechoslovakia; October 25, 1989)
UEFA U-17 Championship
Appearances 1 (first in 2014)
Best result Group Stage (2014)

The Malta national under-17 football team represents Malta in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Malta Football Association. In October 2009 Malta qualified from its group to the Elite Round that shall be played in March 2010. This success came around following a victory over The Netherlands 2-1 and an 0-0 draw with host nation Andorra, after having lost the first match against Northern Ireland 2-0. Malta qualified as the Best Third Placed team.

UEFA U-17 Championship record

Recent results

Current squad

The following is the list of players selected for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[1]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jamie Azzopardi (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 0 0 Malta Rabat Ajax
12 1GK Mikhail Sciberras (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 0 0 Malta Balzan
2 2DF Daniel Buckle (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 12 0 Malta Hibernians
3 2DF Jean Borg (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 0 0 Malta Valletta
4 2DF Nick Ghio (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 0 0 Malta Pietà Hotspurs
6 2DF Christian Degabriele (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 0 0 Malta Pietà Hotspurs
14 2DF Iousef Meli (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 0 0 Malta Sliema Wanderers
16 2DF Neil Spiteri (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 0 0 Malta Floriana
5 3MF Matthew Guillaumier (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 0 0 Malta St. Andrews
8 3MF Jake Grech (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 0 0 Malta Ħamrun Spartans
10 3MF Conor Borg (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 0 0 Malta Floriana
13 3MF Myles Beerman (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 0 0 Malta Floriana
15 3MF Mark Scicluna (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 0 0 Malta Sliema Wanderers
17 3MF Juan Corbalan (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 3 0 Malta Balzan
18 3MF Neil Tabone (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 0 0 Malta Floriana
7 4FW Aidan Friggieri (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 0 0 Malta Sliema Wanderers
9 4FW Kieran Nwoko (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 0 0 Malta St. Andrews
11 4FW Joseph Mbong (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 0 0 Malta Hibernians

References

  1. ↑ "Malta - Under-17". UEFA].


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