Zach Muscat
_(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) | Centre-back, right-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chaves | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| 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 | 15 | (1) |
| 2025– | Chaves | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Malta | 78 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:04, 17 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Zach Muscat (born 22 August 1993) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Chaves and the Malta national team.
Club career
[edit]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]
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]
In July 2025, he joined Chaves.[12]
International career
[edit]He made his international debut for Malta on 4 September 2014 against Slovakia,[13] and scored his first goal on 6 June 2017, the winner in a 1–0 win against Ukraine.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 17 November 2025[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 78 | 4 | |
- As of match played 9 September 2025
- Malta score listed first, score column indicates score after each Muscat goal[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2017 | Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria | 21 |  Ukraine
|
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 October 2021 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | 49 |  Cyprus
|
1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 12 June 2022 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 56 |  San Marino
|
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League League D |
| 4 | 9 September 2025 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 75 | San Marino
|
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
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. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Un altro grande colpo arancione: in difesa arriva Zach Muscat" (in Italian). U.S. Pistoiese 1921. 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Zach Muscat va in prestito all'Olhanense" (in Italian). Pistoiese. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Rescissione consensuale con Muscat" (Press release) (in Italian). Pistoiese. 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Malta defender Zach Muscat joins Portuguese club SC Farense". Times of Malta.
- ^ Busuttil, Antoine (5 February 2025). "Zach Muscat joins Şanlıurfaspor in Türkiye - maltafootball.com".
- ^ Lia, Gianluca (5 February 2025). "Malta defender Zach Muscat completes move to Turkey's Sanliurfarspor". SportsDesk.
- ^ Lia, Gianluca (9 February 2025). "Zach Muscat makes Turkey debut in late defeat". SportsDesk.
- ^ Lia, Gianluca (7 July 2025). "Malta defender Zach Muscat returns to Portugal, joins second-tier G.D. Chaves". SportsDesk.
- ^ Azzopardi, Kevin (4 September 2014). "Gritty Malta lose narrowly to Slovakia". Times of Malta.
- ^ "Brave Malta overcome Ukraine in friendly". Malta Football Association. 6 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Zach Muscat at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zach Muscat – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from St. Julian's, Malta
- Men's association football central defenders
- Men's association football full-backs
- Maltese men's footballers
- Malta men's international footballers
- Pietà Hotspurs F.C. players
- Birkirkara F.C. players
- ASD Akragas 2018 players
- SS Arezzo players
- FC Pistoiese SSD players
- S.C. Olhanense players
- Casa Pia A.C. players
- S.C. Farense players
- Şanlıurfaspor footballers
- G.D. Chaves players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Serie C players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Maltese expatriate men's footballers
- Maltese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
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