2022 Malta International Women's Football Tournament squads

Last updated June 07, 2024

This article lists the squads for the 2022 Malta International Women's Football Tournament, the second edition of the Malta International Women's Football Tournament. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in Malta from 16 to 22 February 2022. The three national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.

The age listed for each player is on 16 February 2022, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Squads

Malta

Coach: Mark Gatt

The 22-player squad was announced on 11 February 2022.^[1] For the first match, Martina Borg was added to the squad in place of Emma Lipman who was unavailable for selection,^[2] and Lipman returned for the second match.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Patricia Ebejer	(2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 21)	Mġarr United
2	2 DF	Leanne Cefai	(2000-02-22)22 February 2000 (aged 21)	Mġarr United
3	3 MF	Ann-Marie Said	(1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 27)	Birkirkara
4	2 DF	Jade Schembri	(1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 22)	Swieqi United
5	2 DF	Stefania Farrugia	(1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (aged 30)	Birkirkara
6	3 MF	Dorianne Theuma	(1984-05-17)17 May 1984 (aged 37)	Swieqi United
7	4 FW	Ylenia Carabott	(1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 32)	Keynsham Town
8	3 MF	Rachel Cuschieri	(1992-04-26)26 April 1992 (aged 29)	Lazio
9	2 DF	Alishia Sultana	(1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 24)	Birkirkara
10	4 FW	Francesca Chircop	(1993-10-20)20 October 1993 (aged 28)	Mġarr United
11	3 MF	Emma Lipman	(1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 32)	Como
11	3 MF	Martina Borg	(1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 25)	Roma CF
13	3 MF	Maria Farrugia	(2001-01-09)9 January 2001 (aged 21)	Sunderland
14	3 MF	Shona Zammit	(1996-06-15)15 June 1996 (aged 25)	Swieqi United
15	2 DF	Jade Flask	(1996-08-04)4 August 1996 (aged 25)	Swieqi United
16	2 DF	Charlene Zammit	(1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 31)	Birkirkara
17	4 FW	Brenda Borg	(1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 24)	Mġarr United
18	3 MF	Emma Xuerreb	(1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 30)	Swieqi United
19	2 DF	Maia Debono	(2001-11-07)7 November 2001 (aged 20)	Mġarr United
20	2 DF	Nicole Sciberras	(2001-04-28)28 April 2001 (aged 20)	Tavagnacco
21	4 FW	Haley Bugeja	(2004-05-05)5 May 2004 (aged 17)	Sassuolo
22	2 DF	Jessica Dimech	(2002-06-22)22 June 2002 (aged 19)	Swieqi United
23	1 GK	Maya Cachia	(2004-12-23)23 December 2004 (aged 17)	Crotone

Moldova

Coach: Eduard Blănuță

The 18-player squad was announced on 4 February 2022.^[4] On 15 February 2022, Dumitriţa Prisăcari and Alexandra Trofimov withdrew for health reasons and were replaced by Doina Ciobanu and Alina Chirica.^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Evghenia Dumic	(2003-01-28)28 January 2003 (aged 19)	Legia Tiraspol
4	2 DF	Eugenia Railean	(2004-11-27)27 November 2004 (aged 17)	Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi
5	3 MF	Stela-Aleina Tez	(2003-07-22)22 July 2003 (aged 18)	Real Succes Chișinău
6	2 DF	Mihaela Burdeniuc	(2003-04-18)18 April 2003 (aged 18)	Belceanka Bălți
7	3 MF	Carina Doiban	(2002-07-04)4 July 2002 (aged 19)	Noroc Nimoreni
9	3 MF	Daniela Mardari	(2001-06-02)2 June 2001 (aged 20)	Crotone
10	4 FW	Carolina Ţabur	(1998-12-28)28 December 1998 (aged 23)	U Olimpia Cluj
11	3 MF	Claudia Chiper	(1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 26)	Apulia Trani
12	1 GK	Natalia Munteanu	(1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (aged 28)	Arsenal Kharkiv
13	2 DF	Violeta Miţul	(1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 24)	Apulia Trani
14	2 DF	Doina Ciobanu	(1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 29)	Maksimum Cahul
16	3 MF	Alina Chirica	(2004-04-09)9 April 2004 (aged 17)	Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi
16	2 DF	Felicia Guțu	(2005-08-31)31 August 2005 (aged 16)	Belceanka Bălți
17	3 MF	Nadejda Colesnicenco	(1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 25)	Apulia Trani
18	2 DF	Andreea Costin	(2002-08-22)22 August 2002 (aged 19)	Noroc Nimoreni
19	2 DF	Anastasia Sivolobova	(1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 23)	Aris Limassol
20	4 FW	Veronica Cojuhari	(1998-10-03)3 October 1998 (aged 23)	Shakhtar Donetsk
21	3 MF	Irina Topal	(1998-12-19)19 December 1998 (aged 23)	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

Morocco

Coach: Reynald Pedros

The 23-player squad was announced on 17 February 2022.^[6]^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Khadija Er-Rmichi	(1989-09-16)16 September 1989 (aged 32)	ASFAR
2	2 DF	Zineb Redouani	(2000-06-12)12 June 2000 (aged 21)	ASFAR
3	3 MF	Fatima Zahra Dahmos	(1992-08-05)5 August 1992 (aged 29)	ASFAR
4	2 DF	Siham Boukhami	(1992-02-01)1 February 1992 (aged 30)	ASFAR
5	2 DF	Nouhaila Benzina	(1998-05-11)11 May 1998 (aged 23)	ASFAR
6	3 MF	Élodie Nakkach	(1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 27)	Servette
7	4 FW	Ghizlane Chebbak	(1991-02-19)19 February 1991 (aged 30)	ASFAR
8	3 MF	Salma Amani	(1989-11-28)28 November 1989 (aged 32)	Saint-Malo
9	4 FW	Ibtissam Jraïdi	(1992-12-09)9 December 1992 (aged 29)	ASFAR
10	3 MF	Najat Badri	(1988-05-19)19 May 1988 (aged 33)	ASFAR
11	2 DF	Samia Fikri	(1999-08-02)2 August 1999 (aged 22)	Montauban
12	1 GK	Assia Zouhair	(1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 30)	SCC Mohammédia
13	3 MF	Yasmin Mrabet	(1999-08-08)8 August 1999 (aged 22)	Levante Las Planas
14	2 DF	Aziza Rabbah	(1986-07-04)4 July 1986 (aged 35)	ASFAR
15	2 DF	Ghizlane Chhiri	(1994-09-11)11 September 1994 (aged 27)	ASFAR
16	4 FW	Samya Hassani	(2000-01-03)3 January 2000 (aged 22)	Gent
17	4 FW	Hanane Aït El Haj	(1994-11-02)2 November 1994 (aged 27)	ASFAR
18	4 FW	Sanaâ Mssoudy	(1999-12-30)30 December 1999 (aged 22)	ASFAR
19	3 MF	Nour Imane Addi	(1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 24)	South Alabama Jaguars
20	3 MF	Imane Saoud	(2002-06-06)6 June 2002 (aged 19)	Basel
21	2 DF	Rania Salmi	(1998-10-14)14 October 1998 (aged 23)	Sporting Club Casablanca
22	1 GK	Hind Hasnaoui	(1996-09-13)13 September 1996 (aged 25)	ASFAR
23	4 FW	Rosella Ayane	(1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 25)	Tottenham Hotspur

Player representation

By club

Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players	Club
13	ASFAR
6	Swieqi United
5	Mġarr United
4	Birkirkara
3	Apulia Trani

By club nationality

Players	Clubs
15	Malta, Morocco
10	Italy
9	Moldova
3	England, Ukraine
2	France, Switzerland
1	Belgium, Cyprus, Romania, Spain, United States

By club federation

Players	Federation
48	UEFA
15	CAF
1	CONCACAF

By representatives of domestic league

National squad	Players
Malta	15
Morocco	15
Moldova	9

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References

↑ "Women's coach Gatt names squad as Malta host Moldova, Morocco". Malta Football Association. 11 February 2022.
↑ Lia, Gianluca (15 February 2022). "Malta women coach Gatt eyes positive approach against Moldova". Times of Malta . coach Gatt has picked up 22 players including the latest addition at Roma Calcio Femminile – Martina Borg – who replaced Emma Lipman of Como Women
↑ "Spirited Malta lose to Morocco in VisitMalta Women's Trophy". Malta Football Association. 19 February 2022. Emma Lipman was also included after being unavailable for selection for the tournament opener.
↑ Teeşanu, Maria (4 February 2022). "Naționala feminină a Moldovei debutează în 2022 cu două meciuri amicale. Lotul lărgit" [Moldova's women's national team starts in 2022 with two friendly matches. Extended squad] (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
↑ Teeşanu, Maria (15 February 2022). "Naționala feminină a ajuns în Malta" [The women's national team has arrived in Malta] (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
↑ "معسكر إعدادي للمنتخب الوطني النسوي للمشاركة في دوري دولي بمالطا" [A preparatory camp for the women's national team to participate in an international tournament in Malta] (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 17 February 2022.
↑ "Women's National Football Team Training Camp 2022 VisitMalta Women's International Tournament" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 17 February 2022.

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[1] "Women's coach Gatt names squad as Malta host Moldova, Morocco". Malta Football Association. 11 February 2022.

[2] Lia, Gianluca (15 February 2022). "Malta women coach Gatt eyes positive approach against Moldova". Times of Malta . coach Gatt has picked up 22 players including the latest addition at Roma Calcio Femminile – Martina Borg – who replaced Emma Lipman of Como Women

[3] "Spirited Malta lose to Morocco in VisitMalta Women's Trophy". Malta Football Association. 19 February 2022. Emma Lipman was also included after being unavailable for selection for the tournament opener.

[4] Teeşanu, Maria (4 February 2022). "Naționala feminină a Moldovei debutează în 2022 cu două meciuri amicale. Lotul lărgit" [Moldova's women's national team starts in 2022 with two friendly matches. Extended squad] (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.

[5] Teeşanu, Maria (15 February 2022). "Naționala feminină a ajuns în Malta" [The women's national team has arrived in Malta] (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.

[6] "معسكر إعدادي للمنتخب الوطني النسوي للمشاركة في دوري دولي بمالطا" [A preparatory camp for the women's national team to participate in an international tournament in Malta] (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 17 February 2022.

[7] "Women's National Football Team Training Camp 2022 VisitMalta Women's International Tournament" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 17 February 2022.

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