List of Malta national football team captains

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The first Malta captain was Salvinu Schembri who captained Malta in their first official match against Austria on 24 February 1957. Since its first competitive match, more than 300 players have made at least one international appearance for the team. Of them, 32 have served as captain of the national team. [1] The record holder is currently Michael Mifsud with 48.

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List of captains

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are initially listed by number of matches captained, followed by number of international caps attained. If the number of matches captained and the number of caps earned are equal, then the player who captained the national team first is listed first. Statistics correct as of 10 September 2018.

#PlayerMalta careerCaps as captainTotal capsFirst captaincyLast captaincyRef
1 Michael Mifsud 2000–4813327 May 200410 September 2018 [2]
2 Raymond Vella 1984–1994486710 February 198516 February 1994 [3]
3 John Holland 1974–198742616 September 197724 January 1987 [4]
4 Carmel Busuttil 1982–20013611317 February 199325 April 2001 [5]
5 Gilbert Agius 1993–20093212011 February 20029 September 2009 [6]
6 David Carabott 1987–20051912228 February 20019 February 2005 [7]
7 Chris Laferla 1986–1998166510 February 19926 September 1995 [8]
8 André Schembri 2006–149025 March 201526 March 2018 [9]
9 Silvio Vella 1988–200013907 February 19966 August 1997 [10]
10 Brian Said 1996–200912914 September 200418 November 2009 [11]
11 Ronnie Cocks 1966–1978122111 October 19704 September 1974 [12]
12 Roderick Briffa 2003–9977 October 201131 May 2016 [13]
13 Willie Vassallo 1970–197792822 December 197427 November 1977 [14]
14 John Buttigieg 1984–200069721 May 19889 February 1996 [15]
15 Luke Dimech 1999–201367818 August 200414 November 2012 [16]
16 Joe Cini 1957–197261813 February 196618 June 1971 [17]
17 Joe Brincat 1987–2004510311 October 199714 February 2004 [18]
18 Edward Darmanin 1969–197752810 March 197630 April 1977 [19]
19 Lolly Borg 1957–19625818 June 19618 December 1962 [20]
20 Jeffrey Chetcuti 1994–200526913 February 200216 February 2004 [21]
21 Nicky Saliba 1988–200126810 February 19986 June 1998 [22]
22 Gareth Sciberras 2003–25217 November 201026 March 2017 [23]
23 Salvinu Schembri 1957–19582324 February 195725 January 1958 [24]
24 Pullu Demanuele 1957–1958238 March 19598 December 1960 [25]
25 Justin Haber 2004–201615628 March 200728 March 2007 [26]
26 Alex Azzopardi 1982–199114510 February 198910 February 1989 [27]
27Freddie Mizzi1960–197711920 December 197020 December 1970 [28]
28Louis Arpa1969–197711828 September 197328 September 1973 [29]
29 Mario Schembri 1976–198311415 May 198315 May 1983 [30]
30 Joe Cilia 1957–19641108 March 19648 March 1964 [31]
31John Privitera1962–19701727 April 196927 April 1969 [32]
32 Josef Mifsud 2007–20081617 November 200717 November 2007 [33]

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References

  1. ↑ "Malta international footballers of all-time (captains) by caps as captain". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Michael Mifsud". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ray Vella". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "John Holland". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Carmel Busuttil". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Gilbert Agius". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "David Carabott". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Chris Laferla". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "André Schembri". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "Silvio Vella". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Brian Said". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ronnie Cocks". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Roderick Briffa". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Willie Vassallo". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "John Buttigieg". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Luke Dimech". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Joe Cini". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Joe Brincat". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "Edward Darmanin". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "Lolly Borg". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  21. ↑ "Jeffrey Chetcuti". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  22. ↑ "Nicky Saliba". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "Gareth Sciberras". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "Salvinu Schembri". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  25. ↑ "Pullu Demanuele". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  26. ↑ "Justin Haber". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  27. ↑ "Alex Azzopardi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  28. ↑ "Freddie Mizzi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  29. ↑ "Louis Arpa". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  30. ↑ "Mario Schembri". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  31. ↑ "Joe Cilia". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  32. ↑ "John Privitera". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  33. ↑ "Josef Mifsud". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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