Malta national under-21 football team
National U-21 association football team
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The Malta national under-21 football team is the national under-21 association football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association.
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| Nickname | Knights of St John | ||
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| Association | Malta Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Ivan Woods | ||
| Captain | Andrea Zammit | ||
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| 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 | ||||||||
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group F matches Greece and Georgia on 27 and 31 March 2026; respectively.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Georgia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Karl Sargent | 24 December 2004 | 3 | 0 | Gżira United |
| 12 | GK | Hugo Sacco | 12 January 2004 | 13 | 0 | Hibernians |
| 23 | GK | James Sissons | 26 March 2007 | 3 | 0 |  Chesterfield |
| 3 | DF | Matthias Ellul | 3 December 2004 | 11 | 1 | Valletta |
| 4 | DF | Jake Vassallo | 21 June 2004 | 13 | 0 | Mosta |
| 5 | DF | Sven Xerri | 10 February 2005 | 12 | 0 | Hamrun Spartans |
| 13 | DF | Deacon Abela | 23 September 2004 | 2 | 0 | Gżira United |
| 14 | DF | Tristan Viviani | 17 February 2004 | 2 | 0 |  San Diego State Aztecs |
| 16 | DF | Jake Micallef | 12 January 2004 | 21 | 0 | Żabbar St. Patrick |
| 19 | DF | Nikita Shchepetkin | 1 September 2006 | 1 | 0 | Livorno |
| 2 | MF | Kean Scicluna | 12 September 2006 | 8 | 1 | Żabbar St. Patrick |
| 6 | MF | Andy Borg | 27 May 2004 | 20 | 0 | Gżira United |
| 8 | MF | Lucas Caruana | 24 September 2005 | 5 | 0 | Hibernians |
| 10 | MF | Jake Grech | 6 March 2004 | 9 | 0 | Balzan |
| 15 | MF | Kaiden Fenech | 17 November 2005 | 2 | 0 | Birkirkara |
| 17 | MF | Shaisen Attard | 29 October 2004 | 8 | 0 | Hamrun Spartans |
| 18 | MF | Daniel Letherby | 21 August 2004 | 11 | 0 | Naxxar Lions |
| 7 | FW | Brooklyn Borg | 8 January 2004 | 5 | 0 | Gżira United |
| 9 | FW | Nicholas Agius | 22 June 2006 | 8 | 1 | Żabbar St. Patrick |
| 11 | FW | Nathan Cross | 1 September 2004 | 9 | 0 | Birkirkara |
| 20 | FW | Josh Pitts | 13 February 2007 | 7 | 0 | Ipswich Town |
| 21 | FW | Sean Gatt | 25 August 2005 | 6 | 0 | St. Lucia |
| 22 | FW | Kai Bartolo | 16 July 2007 | 3 | 0 | Wealdstone |
| FW | Gabriel Vella | 2 December 2005 | 1 | 0 | Kerċem Ajax | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|