List of Malta international footballers
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The Malta national football team represents the country of Malta in international association football and is controlled by the Malta Football Association (MFA), the local governing body of football which was founded in 1900. The MFA became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1959 and a year later joined the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Prior to that, on 24 February 1957, the team played its first official international match at the Empire Stadium against Austria, a 3–2 defeat. The first goal was scored by Tony Cauchi.
As of April 2026, Malta has played 463 international fixtures, winning 66, drawing 77 and losing 320. The team's most frequent opponent has been Iceland, meeting the side 15 times, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 11. In global and continental competitions, Malta has competed in qualification groups for both the UEFA European Championship, since 1962, and the FIFA World Cup, since 1974, but has failed to qualify for any tournament finals.
Michael Mifsud is Malta's most capped player, accumulating 143 appearances as of November 2020. He made his debut on 10 February 2000 in a 1–0 defeat against Albania. He broke the record previously held by David Carabott of 122 appearances on 15 November 2016 against Iceland.
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