Jurgen Degabriele
Maltese professional footballer
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Jurgen Degabriele (born 10 October 1996) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese Premier League side Hibernians and the Malta national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jurgen Degabriele | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Pietà, Malta | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernians | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Hibernians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Hibernians | 275 | (104) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Malta U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Malta U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Malta U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 2018– | Malta | 28 | (7) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Club career
Jurgen Degabriele grew through the Hibernians youth system. At age 14, he had a trial with Triestina.[1]
He attracted interest from Calcio Padova, being involved in a friendly during a trial.[2] However, he refused to join them, claiming to have been ignored and mistreated throughout his trial.[3] In 2016, he signed a five-year contract with the Hibernians senior side.[4]
Degabriele established himself as an up-and-coming important player for Hibernians, playing a part in the club's winning of the 2016–17 Premier League.[5]
On 18 May 2018, Degabriele bagged four goals and condemned Lija Athletic to relegation.[6]
International career
Degabriele was part of the Malta youth squads, namely the under-17, under-19 and under-21.[7]
Upon being promoted as national team manager, Ray Farrugia called up Degabriele to the senior squad, amongst other players, for a training camp in Austria.[8][9][10] Degabriele's first match with the Malta national football team was against Armenia in a 1–1 draw.[11][12]
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 19 April 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Maltese Cup | Europe | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernians | 2013-14 | Maltese Premier League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2015-16 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 2016-17 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16 | ||
| 2017-18 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 13 | ||
| 2018-19 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18 | ||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 17 | ||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 243 | 95 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 284 | 107 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 7 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 September 2020 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D |
| 2. | 14 November 2020 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Andorra | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D |
| 3. | 11 October 2021 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 25 March 2022 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 9 June 2022 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Estonia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D |
| 6. | 17 November 2022 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Greece | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 7. | 14 November 2024 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
