Malta Under-19 National Team Head Coach Francesco Macri has announced the squad for the upcoming UEFA European U19 Championship Qualifiers away in North Macedonia.

The team will be travelling to take on North Macedonia, Northern Ireland, and Switzerland in Group B5 of the competition’s first round in the space of a few days.

The first match will see Malta take on Switzerland on Wednesday 11th November at the Mladost Stadium in Strumica, with kick-off at 13:00hrs CET. This will then be followed by another clash at the same stadium, this time against Northern Ireland on Saturday 14th November, kicking off at 13:00hrs CET. Malta’s qualifying campaign in the group will come to an end on Tuesday 17th November when they take on hosts North Macedonia. That match will be played at the Kukus Stadium in Turnovo, with kick-off at 12:00hrs.

The team is coming off the back of a packed September-October international window, during which they achieved two convincing victories over Liechtenstein, as well as a credible draw and an unlucky defeat in two matches against Cyprus.

Coach Macri will be looking to continue building the young team as they gain further international experience, with three testing encounters away in North Macedonia.

The squad selected by Coach Macri is as follows:

Goalkeepers
Adam Newell (Pietà Hotspurs FC), Vincent Tabone (Lausanne Sport – SUI)

Defenders
Sami Abo Assaf (Pietà Hotspurs FC), Lydon Calleja Attard (Mosta FC), Sky Chetcuti (Valletta FC), Ryan Debono (Mosta FC), Aeneas Farrugia (Mosta FC), Ben Gaerty (Tarxien Rainbows FC), Andreas Vella (Melita FC)

Midfielders
Matteas Caruana (Dingli Swallows FC), Sam Farrugia (Pietà Hotspurs FC), Daniel Pawley (Melita FC), Zyas Vella Newell (Floriana FC)

Forwards
Denzel Attard (Floriana FC), Luca Baldacchino (St Andrews FC), Scott Camilleri (Hamrun Spartans FC), Gunner Elliott (Chesterfield FC – ENG), Matteo Paolo Grech (Valletta FC), Jaylen Zarb (Chesterfield FC – ENG)