Malta national under-17 football team

The Malta national under-17 football team represents Malta in international football competitions in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is governed by the Malta Football Association. In October 2009 Malta qualified from its group to the Elite Round that shall be played in March 2010. This success came around following a victory over The Netherlands 2-1 and an 0-0 draw with host nation Andorra, after having lost the first match against Northern Ireland 2-0. Malta qualified as the Best Third Placed team.

UEFA U-17 Championship record

• 2006: Did not qualify
• 2007: Did not qualify
• 2008: Did not qualify
• 2009: Did not qualify
• 2010: Elite Round.
• 2011: Did not qualify
• 2012: Did not qualify
• 2013: In Competition-First Round
• 2014: Qualified as hosts

Recent results

Malta v England

9 May 2014 2014 UEFA U17	Malta	0–3	England	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
18:00		Report	Roberts  15', 48' Armstrong  25'	Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (LVA)

Malta v Netherlands

12 May 2014 2014 UEFA U17	Malta	2–5	Netherlands	Gozo Stadium, Gozo
15:15	Mbong  37' Friggieri  64'	Report	Schuurman  5', 27', 42' Bergwijn  13', 69'	Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (LVA)

Turkey v Malta

15 May 2014 2014 UEFA U17	Turkey	4–0	Malta	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
11:00	Alici  43', 58' Aktay  70', 76'	Report		Referee: Jonathan Lardot (BEL)

Current squad

The following is the list of players selected for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Jamie Azzopardi (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 0 0 Rabat Ajax 12 1GK Mikhail Sciberras (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 0 0 Balzan 2 2DF Daniel Buckle (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 12 0 Hibernians 3 2DF Jean Borg (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 0 0 Valletta 4 2DF Nick Ghio (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 0 0 Pietà Hotspurs 6 2DF Christian Degabriele (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997 0 0 Pietà Hotspurs 14 2DF Iousef Meli (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 0 0 Sliema Wanderers 16 2DF Neil Spiteri (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 0 0 Floriana 5 3MF Matthew Guillaumier (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 0 0 St. Andrews 8 3MF Jake Grech (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 0 0 Ħamrun Spartans 10 3MF Conor Borg (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 0 0 Floriana 13 3MF Myles Beerman (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 0 0 Floriana 15 3MF Mark Scicluna (1997-02-24) 24 February 1997 0 0 Sliema Wanderers 17 3MF Juan Corbalan (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 3 0 Balzan 18 3MF Neil Tabone (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 0 0 Floriana 7 4FW Aidan Friggieri (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 0 0 Sliema Wanderers 9 4FW Kieran Nwoko (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 0 0 St. Andrews 11 4FW Joseph Mbong (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 0 0 Hibernians

External links

• Official site of the Malta Football Association
• Official site of the Malta Youth FA
• www.maltasport.com
• www.maltafootball.com