Zach Muscat (born 22 August 1993) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Turkish club Şanlıurfaspor and the Malta national team.
_(cropped).jpg) Muscat with Birkirkara in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 August 1993 | ||
| 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 | Şanlıurfaspor | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Farense | 43 | (5) |
| 2025– | Şanlıurfaspor | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Malta | 69 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editMuscat 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]
After leaving Farense at the end of the 2023–24 season, Muscat signed for Turkish club Şanlıurfaspor in January 2025,[9][10] making his debut later that month.[11]
International
editHe made his international debut for Malta in 2014.[2]
International goals
edit- 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Profile" (in Italian). S.S. Akragas Città dei Templi. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Zach Muscat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Busuttil, Antoine (February 5, 2025). "Zach Muscat joins Şanlıurfaspor in Türkiye - maltafootball.com".
- ^ Lia, Gianluca (February 5, 2025). "Malta defender Zach Muscat completes move to Turkey's Sanliurfarspor". SportsDesk.
- ^ Lia, Gianluca (February 9, 2025). "Zach Muscat makes Turkey debut in late defeat". SportsDesk.
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