Nominees for MFPA Awards released

The Malta Football Players Association released the list of nominees for the upcoming MFPA Awards 2019, which will take place  on the 29th April.

Only players that have a minimum of 65% of minutes played till matchday 21 of season 2018/2019 were eligible for nomination.

For a player to be eligible to be nominated for the Young Players Awards, a player must have been: born in 1996 or after, homegrown, and must have had a minimum of 65% of minutes played till matchday 21 of season 2018/2019.

The final list of nominees was selected following the input of 13 Premier League coaches.

For the Award of:

 Best Young Goalkeeper:
Jamie Azzopardi – Qormi FC
Jake Galea – Sliema Wanderers FC
Andreas Vella – Mosta FC

Best Young Defender:
Juan Carlos Corbalan – Gzira United FC
Kurt Shaw – Sliema Wanderers FC
Karl Micallef – Hamrun Spartans FC

Best Young Midfielder:
Jake Grech – Hibernians FC / Birkirkara FC
Dunstan Vella – Hibernians FC
Yannick Yankam – Qormi FC

Best Young Forward:
Jan Busuttil – Pieta Hotspurs FC
Jurgen Degabriele – Hibernians FC
Joseph Essien Mbong – Hibernians FC

MFPA Best XI Goalkeeper:
Henry Bonello – Valletta FC
Justin Haber – Gzira United FC
Kristijan Naumovski – Birkirkara FC

MFPA Best XI Left Back:
Arthur Oyama – Floriana FC
Kurt Zammit – Birkirkara FC
Joseph Zerafa – Valletta FC

MFPA Best XI Right Back :
Juan Carlos Corbalan – Gzira United FC
Marcelo Dias – Hibernians FC
Enmy Pena Beltre – Valletta FC

MFPA Best XI Central Defenders: 
Andrei Agius – Hibernians FC
Steve Borg – Valletta FC
Emerson Marcelina – Floriana FC
Enrico Pepe – Hamrun Spartans FC
Enzo Ruiz – Floriana FC
Rodolfo Soares – Gzira United FC

MFPA Best XI Midfielders:
Miguel Angel Alba – Valletta FC
Mislav Andjelkovic – Birkirkara FC
Triston Caruana – Hamrun Spartans FC
Andrew Cohen – Gzira United FC
Santiago Malano – Valletta FC
Mathias Muchardi – Sliema Wanderers FC
Rowen Muscat- Valletta FC
Kevin Tulmieri – Hamrun Spartans FC
Dunstan Vella – Hibernians FC

MFPA Best XI Forwards:
Augusto Rene Caseres – Senglea FC
Jurgen Degabriele – Hibernians FC
Tiago Adan Fonseca – Hibernians FC
Mario Fontanella – Valletta FC
Haruna Garba – Gzira United FC
Bojan Kaljevic – Valletta FC
Taylon Nicolas Marcolino – Hibernians FC
Younes Marzouk – Sliema Wanderers FC
Matteo Piciollo – Valletta FC