The nominees for this year’s Malta FA Awards were revealed during a press conference on Tuesday. Malta FA Vice President Adrian Casha addressed the press conference, which was held at Centenary Hall, Ta’ Qali.
During the press conference, he highlighted the value of the awards, not just the Footballer of the Year awards, but also several others that reward individuals for their efforts throughout the season. These include the Fair Play Award, the Football Social Responsibility Award, the President’s Award, as well as the Gozitan Achievement Award, among others.
Additionally, as was the case in previous years, there will also be an award for the Best Goal of the Year. The public will have the opportunity to vote for the award from 12 finalists, which will soon be announced.
“The Malta FA Awards are not only an annual accolade recognising the best performers in the men’s and women’s domestic leagues, but also an opportunity to honour individuals whose exemplary behaviour, both on and off the field of play, makes them stand out as true gentlemen and ambassadors of the beautiful game of football,” Mr Casha remarked.
The 2026 Malta FA Awards Night will be held on Tuesday 26th May 2025 at Doubletree by Hilton Malta. It will be broadcast live on TVMSport+.
The full list of nominees for the 2026 Malta FA Awards is as follows:
MFA Footballer of the Year – Male
Henry Bonello (Hamrun Spartans FC)
Jake Grech (Floriana FC)
Joseph Mbong (Hamrun Spartans FC)
Brandon Paiber (Valletta FC)
Dunstan Vella (Floriana FC)
MFA Footballer of the Year – Female
Yulya Carella (Mgarr United)
Maria Farrugia (Bristol City – ENG)
Stephania Farrugia (Birkirkara FC)
Amber Grech (Mgarr United)
Nicole Sciberras (Hibernians FC)
Coach of the Year
Thane Micallef (Valletta FC)
Daniel Portela (Floriana FC)
Vincenzo Potenza (Marsaxlokk FC)
BOV Young Player of the Year
Jake Azzopardi (Valletta FC)
Kean Scicluna (Zabbar St Patrick FC)
Sven Xerri (Hamrun Spartans FC)
Foreign Player of the Year
Yuri De Jesus Messias (Valletta FC)
Joao Victor Souza dos Santos (Naxxar Lions FC)
Federico Nicholas Varela Escudero (Floriana FC)
BOV Challenge League Best Player
Oluwatobiloba Dimeji Awosanya (Balzan FC)
Paul Lapira (Birzebbuga St Peter’s FC)
Daniel Zerafa (Birzebbuga St Peter’s FC)
BOV Amateur League 1 Best Player
Luka Mijic (Mqabba FC)
Nicholas Schembri (Attard FC)
Precious Uchechukwu Nwankwo (Attard FC)
BOV Amateur League 2 Best Player
Juan Manuel Artiaga Roa (Siggiewi FC)
Ryan Dalli (Kalkara United)
Giovanni Galea (Mdina Knights FC)
Best Youth League Player
Ethan Brincat Winters (St Andrews FC)
Nexile Grech (Swieqi United)
Thomas Melillo (Valletta FC)
Assikura Youth League Best Player
Nyorah Celeste (Hibernians FC)
Stella Francalanza (Birkirkara FC)
Eva Koneva (Swieqi United)
The Gozitan Achievement Award
Rebecca Bajada (Mgarr United)
Leanne Cefai (Mgarr United)
Benjamin Hili (Swieqi United)
In addition to the above, the following awards will also be presented during the Malta FA Awards Night:
- Fair Play Award
- President’s Award
- The Football Social Responsibility Award
- Top Scorer YoHealth Malta Premier League
- Top Scorer BOV Challenge League
- Top Scorer BOV Amateur League 1
- Top Scorer BOV Amateur League 2
- Top Scorer Assikura Women’s League
- Hall of Fame
- Best Goal of the Year Award