Malta national futsal team
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The Malta national futsal team represents Malta in international futsal competitions, such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships, and is controlled by the Malta Football Association.
Roberto Menichelli| Nickname(s) | Knights of Malta, Ħomor (Reds), Falcons | ||
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| Association | Malta Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Roberto Menichelli | ||
| FIFA code | MLT | ||
| FIFA ranking | 111  2 (8 May 2026)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Malta 1–7 Cyprus  (Malta; 18 January 2007) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 San Marino 1–5 Malta (Serravalle, San Marino; 26 September 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Malta 0–13 Kazakhstan  (Malta; 19 January 2007)  Slovenia 13–0 Malta (Paola, Malta; 2 March 2008)  Belgium 13–0 Malta (Bern, Switzerland; 17 December 2010) | |||
With 65 caps Mark Zammit is Malta's most capped player of all time.[2]
Debut on the European futsal stage
Malta was set to make its debut on the European futsal stage when 12 nations competed in the preliminary round of the 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship. The Group C matches were played in Malta, with the national team facing Cyprus, Kazakhstan, and Georgia.[3]
The following 20 players were named in the preliminary squad for selection:
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Bjorn Vassallo |
| Goalkeeper | Benny Gialanze |
| Goalkeeper | Jonathan Pisani |
| Goalkeeper | Ian Farrugia |
| Defender | Nicholas Bilocca |
| Defender | John Cutajar |
| Defender | Mark Ellul Sullivan |
| Defender | Michael Portelli |
| Defender | George Taliana |
| Defender | Jeanbert Gatt |
| Forward | Tyron Borg |
| Forward | Noel Bray |
| Forward | Alvin Cacciattolo |
| Forward | Roderick Caruana |
| Forward | Robert Magro |
| Forward | Roberto Micallef |
| Forward | Nebojsa Mijailović |
| Forward | Branko Pantelić |
| Forward | Paul Bugeja |
| Forward | Rene Sciberras |
Competition history
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1989 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
 1992 | ||||||||||||||
 1996 | ||||||||||||||
 2000 | ||||||||||||||
 2004 | ||||||||||||||
 2008 |
Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |||||||
 2012 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
 2016 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||
 2021 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | ||||||||
 2024 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||||||||
| Total (0/5) | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 96 | ||||||||
UEFA Futsal Championship
| UEFA Futsal Championship record | UEFA Futsal Championship qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
| 1996 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
 2007 |
Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |||||||||
 2010 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||
 2012 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2014 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
 2016 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2018 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2022 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | ||||||||||
 2026 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Total (0/7) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 140 | ||||||||||
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying matches against Denmark, Andorra and Scotland on 8, 9 and 11 April 2026 respectively.[4][5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Clint Mifsud (captain) | 25 November 1989 | University of Malta | ||
| 12 | GK | Ryan Marmara | 29 August 1988 | Luxol St Andrews | ||
| 19 | GK | Andrej Trajkoski | 31 May 2007 | Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | ||
| 3 | DF | Celino Alves | 29 October 1987 | Luxol St Andrews | ||
| 4 | DF | Michael Borg | 18 October 1992 | Luxol St Andrews | ||
| 7 | DF | Aidan Buhagiar | 28 December 2007 | Luxol St Andrews | ||
| 8 | DF | Andre Cachia | 5 January 1997 | University of Malta | ||
| 14 | DF | Marrwan Telisi | 4 November 1987 | Luxol St Andrews | ||
| 5 | FW | Kaden Baldacchino | 28 May 2008 | Malta U17 | ||
| 6 | FW | Giancarlo Sammut | 7 May 1995 |  HOT 05 Futsal | ||
| 10 | FW | Maikinho | 25 March 1995 | Luxol St Andrews | ||
| 11 | FW | Luke Gatt | 5 February 1998 | Luxol St Andrews | ||
| 16 | FW | Nathan Cope | 29 June 2004 | Luxol St Andrews | ||
| 17 | FW | Karl Schembri | 3 November 1999 | Marsaskala Futsal | ||
| 21 | FW | Collin Sammut | 6 December 2005 | Luxol St Andrews | ||
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Matthias Borg | 14 August 2005 | Luxol St Andrews |
v.  Scotland, 25 January 2026 | ||
| DF | Zac Portelli | 22 September 2009 | Malta U17 |
v. Scotland, 25 January 2026 | ||
| FW | Nezar Abouaisha | 4 August 1994 | Żejtun Corinthians |
v. Scotland, 25 January 2026 | ||
| FW | Maksim Radojevic | 18 December 2008 | Sliema Futsal |
v. Scotland, 25 January 2026 | ||
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
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