National Teams Head Coach Emilio De Leo has finalised the 28-man Malta squad for the upcoming October international window, featuring a 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifier against Group G leaders the Netherlands and a home friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Malta will first face the Netherlands on Thursday, 9th October at 20:45 at the National Stadium, Ta’ Qali. Three days later, Malta will return to the same venue to take on Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 in a friendly fixture on Sunday, 12th October at 19:00.
Paul Mbong (FK Čukarički) and Zach Muscat (Chaves FC) are both suspended for the Netherlands qualifier. Both players, however, will be available for selection for the friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The squad also sees the return of veteran defender Steve Borg (Valletta FC), who will make his final appearance for the national team in the Bosnia and Herzegovina friendly. That match will serve as a testimonial fixture for Borg, marking the end of a distinguished international career that has spanned more than a decade in red.
The squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers
Henry Bonello (Ħamrun Spartans FC), Rashed Al Tumi (Sliema Wanderers FC), James Sissons (Chesterfield FC – ENG).
Defenders
Zach Muscat* (Chaves FC – POR), Juan Carlos Corbalan (Marsaxlokk FC), Kurt Shaw (Sorrento FC – ITA), Enrico Pepe (Marsaxlokk FC), Jean Borg (Sliema Wanderers FC), Steve Borg** (Valletta FC), Gabriel Mentz (Gżira United FC), Kean Scicluna (Zabbar St Patrick FC), Ryan Camenzuli (Ħamrun Spartans FC), Myles Beerman (Sliema Wanderers FC).
Midfielders
Matthew Guillaumier (Panserraikos FC – GRE), Brandon Diego Paiber (Valletta FC), Alexander Satariano (Athens Kallithea FC – GRE), Yannick Yankam (Valletta FC), Teddy Teuma (Stade de Reims FC – FRA), Adam Magri Overend (Sliema Wanderers FC), Andrew Borg (Gżira United FC).
Forwards
Joseph E. Mbong (Ħamrun Spartans FC), Jodi Jones (Notts County FC – ENG), Paul Mbong* (FK Čukarički – SRB), Ilyas Chouaref (Sion FC – SUI), Irvin Cardona (AS Saint-Étienne – FRA), Basil Tenywa Tuma (Reading FC – ENG), Keyon Ewurum (Valletta FC), Kemar Reid (Birkirkara FC).
*suspended for the match against the Netherlands
** is only available for the friendly match against Bosnia and Herzergovina
