Zach Muscat

Zach Muscat
	Muscat with Birkirkara in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	22 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	St Julian's, Malta
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Farense
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Pietà Hotspurs
2012–2016	Birkirkara
2016	Akragas
2016–2018	Arezzo
2018–2019	Pistoiese
2019	→ Olhanense (loan)
2019–2020	Olhanense
2020–2022	Casa Pia
2022–	Farense
International career‡
2014–	Malta
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:14, 17 June 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:44, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Last updated November 19, 2023

Zach Muscat (born 22 August 1993) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Portuguese club Farense and the Malta national team.

Club career

Muscat has played club football for Pietà Hotspurs, Birkirkara and Akragas.^[2]^[3] He moved to Arezzo in June 2016.^[4]

On 28 June 2018, Muscat signed a two-year contract with Pistoiese.^[5] On 31 January 2019, he moved to Portuguese club Olhanense on loan until the end of the season.^[6] He played just one game for Pistoiese in the 2019–20 season after returning from loan before on 1 September 2019 his contract was dissolved by mutual consent,^[7] and he returned to Olhanense on a permanent basis, before signing for Casa Pia.^[3]

He signed for Farense in August 2022.^[8]

International

He made his international debut for Malta in 2014.^[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.^[2]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 2017	Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria	Ukraine	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2.	11 October 2021	AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–1	2-2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	12 June 2022	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	San Marino	1–0	1–0	UEFA Nations League

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References

↑ "Profile" (in Italian). S.S. Akragas Città dei Templi. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
1 2 3 4 "Zach Muscat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
1 2 Zach Muscat at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
↑ "Zach Muscat in amaranto" (in Italian). U.S. Arezzo. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
↑ "Un altro grande colpo arancione: in difesa arriva Zach Muscat" (in Italian). U.S. Pistoiese 1921. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
↑ "Zach Muscat va in prestito all'Olhanense" (in Italian). Pistoiese. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
↑ "Rescissione consensuale con Muscat" (Press release) (in Italian). Pistoiese. 1 September 2019.
↑ "Malta defender Zach Muscat joins Portuguese club SC Farense". Times of Malta.

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[1] "Profile" (in Italian). S.S. Akragas Città dei Templi. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

[NFT-2] 1 2 3 4 "Zach Muscat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

[SW-3] 1 2 Zach Muscat at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

[4] "Zach Muscat in amaranto" (in Italian). U.S. Arezzo. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

[5] "Un altro grande colpo arancione: in difesa arriva Zach Muscat" (in Italian). U.S. Pistoiese 1921. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

[6] "Zach Muscat va in prestito all'Olhanense" (in Italian). Pistoiese. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.

[7] "Rescissione consensuale con Muscat" (Press release) (in Italian). Pistoiese. 1 September 2019.

[8] "Malta defender Zach Muscat joins Portuguese club SC Farense". Times of Malta.

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Personal information
Muscat with Birkirkara in 2015
Date of birth	(1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	St Julian's, Malta
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Right back ^[2]
Team information
Current team	Farense
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Pietà Hotspurs
2012–2016	Birkirkara	100	(8)
2016	Akragas	17	(0)
2016–2018	Arezzo	45	(0)
2018–2019	Pistoiese	17	(0)
2019	→ Olhanense (loan)	12	(0)
2019–2020	Olhanense	15	(0)
2020–2022	Casa Pia	56	(7)
2022–	Farense	21	(3)
International career^‡
2014–	Malta	54	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:14, 17 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:44, 12 June 2022 (UTC)