Zach Muscat
Maltese footballer (born 1993)
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Zach Muscat (born 22 August 1993) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Portuguese club Chaves and the Malta national team.
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Muscat with Birkirkara in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | St Julian's, Malta | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chaves | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Pietà Hotspurs | ||
| 2012–2016 | Birkirkara | 100 | (8) |
| 2016 | Akragas | 17 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Arezzo | 45 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Pistoiese | 17 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Olhanense (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Olhanense | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Casa Pia | 56 | (7) |
| 2022–2024 | Farense | 43 | (5) |
| 2025 | Şanlıurfaspor | 15 | (1) |
| 2025– | Chaves | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Malta | 78 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:04, 17 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Muscat has played club football for Pietà Hotspurs, Birkirkara and Akragas.[2][3] He moved to Arezzo in June 2016.[4]
On 28 June 2018, Muscat signed a two-year contract with Pistoiese.[5] On 31 January 2019, he moved to Portuguese club Olhanense on loan until the end of the season.[6] He played just one game for Pistoiese in the 2019–20 season after returning from loan before on 1 September 2019 his contract was dissolved by mutual consent,[7] and he returned to Olhanense on a permanent basis, before signing for Casa Pia.[3]
He signed for Farense in August 2022.[8]
After leaving Farense at the end of the 2023–24 season, Muscat signed for Turkish club Şanlıurfaspor in January 2025,[9][10] making his debut later that month.[11]
International career
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 17 November 2025[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 78 | 4 | |
- As of match played 9 September 2025
- Malta score listed first, score column indicates score after each Muscat goal[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2017 | Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria | 21 |  Ukraine |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 October 2021 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | 49 |  Cyprus |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 12 June 2022 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 56 |  San Marino |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League League D |
| 4 | 9 September 2025 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 75 | San Marino |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
