Malta Under-17 National Team Coach Francesco Macri has announced a 20-player final squad for the upcoming 2025/26 UEFA European Championship Qualifying – Round 2 matches.

Malta will be taking on Bulgaria, Lithuania and Azerbaijan in Group B2 over the coming days. The matches will take place in Bulgaria.

The first match will see Malta face Lithuania on Tuesday 24th March at the Football Complex – Nikola Shterev in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, kicking off at 10:00hrs. Following that, Malta will have a clash against Bulgaria on Friday 27th March, with kick-off at 14:00hrs at the Hristo Botev Stadium, also in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The final match will see Malta take on Azerbaijan on Monday 30th March at 12:00hrs, returning to the Football Complex – Nikola Shterev.

The final call-up sees Macri trim the squad from 30 players to 20, as the team gears up for three testing matches as they seek to compete for promotion to League A.

The final squad selected by Macri is as follows:

Goalkeepers
Jayden Spiteri (Valletta FC), Vincent Tabone (Lausanne Sport FC – SUI)

Defenders
Lydon Calleja Attard (Mosta FC), Zayden Chetcuti (Mosta FC), Yan Cutajar (Valletta FC), Densel Grech (Pietà Hotspurs FC), Julian Scicluna (Pietà Hotspurs FC), Denzil Sultana (Valletta FC)

Midfielders
Mattiaz Ancilleri (Valletta FC), Mattias Gatt Dimech Debono (Floriana FC), Caden Tanti (Genoa CFC – ITA), Karim Misurati (Sliema Wanderers FC), Kaylon Zammit (Pietà Hotspurs FC), Ryan Debono (Mosta FC), Jayden Roe (Hibernians FC)

Forwards
Justin Pena Serna (St Andrews FC), Denzel Attard (Floriana FC), Francois Micallef (Mosta FC), Luca Chetcuti (Mosta FC), Jamie Nwoko (St Andrews FC)