Malta men's national water polo team

Malta

FINA code	MLT
Association	Aquatic Sports Association of Malta
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Milan Cirovic
Captain	Matthew Zammit
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	19 (as of 9 August 2021)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 1928 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (1928)
European Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2016 )
Best result	14th place (2022)

The Malta men's national water polo team is the representative for Malta in international men's water polo.

Results

Olympic Games

• 1928 – Quarterfinals ^[1]
• 1936 – First round

European Championship

• 2016 – 15th place
• 2018 – 16th place
• 2020 – 16th place
• 2022 – 14th place
• 2024 – 15th place
• 2026 – Qualified

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship. ^[2]

Head coach: Karl Izzo

No	Name	Pos.	L/R	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Caps	Club
1	Nicholas-Kane Grixti	GK	R	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 29)	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	37	Sliema ASC
2	Jerome Gabarretta	CF	R	(1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 35)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	65	Sliema ASC
3	Andreas Galea	W	R	(1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 28)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	5	San Giljan ASC
4	Gabriel Pace	DF	R	(1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 32)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	83 kg (183 lb)	4	Neptunes WPSC
5	Darren Zammit	CB	R	(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 26)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)		San Giljan ASC
6	Matthew Zammit	CF	L	(1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 37)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	80	San Giljan ASC
7	Steven Camilleri (C)	FP	R	(1987-07-04) 4 July 1987 (age 37)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	65	Roma Nuoto
8	Jordan Camilleri	DF	R	(1992-09-14) 14 September 1992 (age 32)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	59	Neptunes WPSC
9	Jeremy Abela	CF	R	(1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 27)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	10	Neptunes WPSC
10	Aurelien Cousin	DF	R	(1980-02-01) 1 February 1980 (age 45)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	400	Exiles SC
11	Ben Plumpton	W	R	(1998-02-16) 16 February 1998 (age 27)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	15	San Giljan ASC
12	Dino Zammit	W	R	(1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	60	Sliema ASC
13	Alan Borg Cole	GK	R	(1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 34)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	87 kg (192 lb)		Neptunes WPSC

Notable players

• Stevie Camilleri – best scorer at the 2016 European Championship

References

1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48, 55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
2. "2020 European Championships roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. p. 9. Retrieved 14 January 2020.