List of Malta international footballers


The Malta national football team represents the country of Malta in international association football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the local governing body of football which was founded in 1900. The MFA became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association in 1959 and a year later joined the Union of European Football Associations. Prior to that, on 24 February 1957, the team played its first official international match at the Empire Stadium against Austria, suffering a 3–2 defeat. The first goal was scored by Tony Cauchi.
As of November 2019, Malta has played 402 international fixtures, winning 49, drawing 66 and losing 287. The team's most frequent opponent has been Iceland, meeting the side 15 times, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 11. 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.
Michael Mifsud is currently Malta's most capped player, accumulating 142 appearances as of November 2019. 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. Mifsud is also Malta's leading goalscorer with 41 goals as of November 2019. He surpassed Carmel Busuttil's record of 23 goals on 3 March 2010.
Since 1957, more than 300 players have made at least one international appearance for the team. Of these, six have achieved more than 100 caps. Carmel Busuttil was the first to reach this milestone on 6 February 2000 against Azerbaijan.

Key

GKGoalkeeper
DFDefender
MFMidfielder
FWForward

Players

PlayerPositionCapsGoalsDate of debutDebut againstDate of last matchLast match against
FW14241
MF12211
MF1208
FW11323
MF1036 England B
DF1001
DF971
MF943
DF915
DF901
DF905
MF784
DF781
FW718
DF690
GK690
MF684
FW681
GK680
MF671
GK670
MF656
MF653
MF645
FW641
MF632
MF612
MF610
DF610
MF582
DF560
GK560
DF550
MF520
DF500
FW491
DF491
MF483
MF481
MF471
DF462
MF461
MF461
FW456
DF450
MF442
DF421
DF420
FW411
DF401
DF390
FW374
DF371
MF370
DF360
DF360
MF350
MF350
FW334
FW313
MF312
DF311
DF301
MF293
GK290
MF282
DF280
DF270
GK260
MF242
DF241
GK230
MF230
DF230
MF221
MF220
DF220
MF220
FW211
MF211
FW211
DF210
DF210
MF210
FW203
DF201
FW200
MF191
GK190
FW182
FW182
MF182 Italy C
FW181
MF180
FW180
MF180
FW171
DF170
GK170
MF161
DF160
MF160
DF150
FW150
MF141
DF140
MF140
MF140
MF140
DF140
GK130 Italy C
MF131
FW122
FW121
DF120
DF111
DF110
MF110
DF110
MF110
FW110
GK110
MF111
FW101
DF100 Italy C
MF100
DF100
MF100
FW92
MF91
MF90
FW90
DF90
DF90 Italy C
FW90
FW90
MF90
FW83
MF81
MF81
MF81
DF80
GK80
DF80
FW80
FW80
FW80
MF80
FW71
FW71
FW71
DF70
DF70
DF70 Italy C
FW70
DF70
DF70
DF70
MF70
GK70
DF70
DF63
FW62
FW61
FW61
DF60
DF60
GK60
DF60
MF60
DF60
DF60
DF60
MF60
DF60
DF60
DF60
DF51
MF51
DF50
MF50
FW50
GK50
DF50
DF50
DF50
MF50
MF50
DF50
MF40
MF40
FW40
MF40
DF40
DF40
DF40
MF40
FW31
FW30
DF30
MF30
FW30 Italy C
GK30 Italy C
DF30
FW30
FW30
DF30
DF30
GK30
GK30
DF30
DF30
FW30
MF30
MF30
DF30
DF30
MF30
DF30
MF30 England B
FW30
FW30
DF20 Italy C
DF20
GK20
DF20
FW20
DF20
FW20
DF20
DF20
DF20
MF20
DF20
DF20
DF20
FW20
MF20
DF20
FW20
DF20 Italy C
DF20
MF20
DF20
DF20
DF20
GK20
DF20
FW20
MF20
MF20
MF20
DF20
GK10
DF10
FW10
FW10
DF10
FW10
MF10
DF10
MF10
FW10
DF10
MF10
GK10
FW10
DF10
DF10
DF10
FW10
FW10
FW10
GK10
MF10 Italy C Italy C
FW10 Italy C Italy C
MF10 Italy C Italy C
DF10 Italy C Italy C
GK10
GK10
FW10
DF10
MF10
DF10
MF10
FW10
MF10
FW10
MF10
DF10
FW10
DF10
DF10
FW10
MF10
DF10
FW10
FW10
FW10
DF10
DF10
FW10
DF10
DF10
DF10
MF10
MF10
FW10
DF10
MF10
DF10
MF10
MF10

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