The Malta national football team represents Malta in men's international football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association, the governing body for football in Malta.
The Malta Football Association is the governing body of football in Malta.
Florent Stéphane Sinama Pongolle is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Football in Malta is run by the Malta Football Association and was introduced to Malta during British rule in the mid-19th century. The sport at the time was new to England, and was used as a means of entertainment for the soldiers stationed in Malta at the various barracks around Malta at the time. In 1863 a football association was formed which governed rules and regulations for this quickly changing sport, which was still in amateur competition stage and played in an un-scheduled format until 1909 when a league format was introduced.
John Paul Hutchinson is a football manager and former player who serves as interim manager of J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos. He played as a central midfielder for Eastern Pride, Northern Spirit, Manly United, Chengdu Blades and Central Coast Mariners, for whom he served as captain. Born in Australia, he represented the Malta national team.
Florent Johan Malouda is a French football coach and former professional player who played as a left winger. Born in French Guiana, he represented both France and French Guiana at international level.
Nader El Sayed is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Rudi Vata is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a defender, and had also a short stint as a manager of Albanian team KF Vllaznia Shkodër.
Dário Osvaldo Dias Furtado, known simply as Dário, is a retired Cape Verdean footballer who played for Sporting Clube da Praia mainly as a left defender. He is currently manager of Sporting Praia's U-15 team.
Andrei Agius is a Maltese footballer who plays as a central defender for Hibernians.
Mahamane El Hadji Traoré is a Malian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Internationally, he represented Mali.
The Malta women's national football team represents the Malta Football Association in international women's football matches sanctioned by UEFA.
Florent Rouamba is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire. He has represented Burkina Faso at international level.
Rugby union in Malta is a small but growing sport. The national senior men's team are ranked 46th by the World Rugby.
Abdoulaye Diallo is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a graduate of the Clairefontaine Academy and joined Rennes in 2007. Diallo made his professional debut, at the age of 17, on 29 November 2009, in a league match against Lyon. Born in France, he represented that nation's under-20 team, before switching to Senegal, representing his parents' country of birth.
Emmanuel Debattista, better known as Lolly Debattista, was a Maltese football player and manager. A one-club man, he spent his whole career playing as a defender for Floriana.
The 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 19th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Slovakia hosted the tournament between 18 June and 1 July 2022. A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate.
Florent Hoti is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Halifax Town and the Kosovo national under-21 team. He has previously played for Rochdale, Dundee United and Arbroath, and had a loan spell at Forfar Athletic. Born in England, he is a youth international for Kosovo.
