{"id":53052,"date":"2025-11-09T06:47:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T05:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=53052"},"modified":"2025-11-09T06:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T05:47:38","slug":"25-player-malta-provisional-squad-announced-for-uefa-euro-u19-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/09\/25-player-malta-provisional-squad-announced-for-uefa-euro-u19-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"25-player Malta provisional squad announced for UEFA Euro U19 Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richtext\">\n<p>Malta Under-19 National Team Coach Vasco Regini has named a 25-player provisional squad for the upcoming UEFA Euro U19 \u2013 Round 1 matches that will be taking place over the coming week.<\/p>\n<p>Malta, the hosts of the group, will be taking on Northern Ireland, Czechia, and Azerbaijan at the Centenary Stadium, Ta\u2019 Qali over a number of days.<\/p>\n<p>The first encounter will be against Northern Ireland on Wednesday 12th November 2025 with kick-off scheduled for 11:00hrs. This will then be followed by a clash against Czechia on Saturday 15th November 2025, also at 11:00hrs. Malta\u2019s campaign in the group will come to an end on Tuesday 18th November 2025 with a final match against Azerbaijan, kicking off at 11:00hrs.<\/p>\n<p>The young team, under Regini\u2019s leadership, will be seeking to continue its development and gain more experience on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 25-player provisional squad announced by Regini is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goalkeepers<br \/>\n<\/strong>James Sissons (Chesterfield FC \u2013 ENG), Carlos Camilleri (Hibernians FC), Miguel Camilleri (Hamrun Spartans FC), Adam Newell (Piet\u00e0 Hotspurs FC)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defenders<br \/>\n<\/strong>Drew Randy Sinclair Sammut (Edinburgh FC \u2013 SCO), Nathan Joyce (Floriana FC), George Grima (Melita FC), Aidan Agius (Mosta FC), Ben Gaerty (St Andrews FC), Sheldon Borg (Piet\u00e0 Hotspurs FC), Shaun Xiberras (Piet\u00e0 Hotspurs FC), Malik Marwan Amin (Marconi Stallions FC \u2013 AUS), Jayden Vella (Piet\u00e0 Hotspurs FC)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Midfielders<br \/>\n<\/strong>Thomas Melillo (Valletta FC), Dejan Farrugia (Floriana FC), Luke Bugeja (Piet\u00e0 Hotspurs FC), Jack Camilleri (St Andrews FC), Liam Micallef (Zabbar St Patrick FC), Andreas Vella (Melita FC)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forwards<br \/>\n<\/strong>Jake Borg (Piet\u00e0 Hotspurs FC), Kai Giyan Bartolo (Wealdstone FC \u2013 ENG), Emerson Piscopo (Floriana FC), Lyon Abela (Hibernians FC), Nathan Zerafa (Floriana FC), Denzil Muscat (Hibernians FC)<\/p>\n<p>Source: MFA<\/p>\n<p>Photo: MFA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_53052\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"53052\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malta Under-19 National Team Coach Vasco Regini has named a 25-player provisional squad for the upcoming UEFA Euro U19 \u2013 Round 1 matches that will be taking place over the coming week. 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