Malta will visit Macedonia on the 23rd to open the qualifiers for the 2024 European championship.

photo by MFA: Malta at their last match in November 2022

Coach Michele Marcolini summoned 31 players, but have in mind that three days after coming to Skopje the Maltese national team will host defending European champions Italy.

Central defender Luke Tabone is the lone new face in their squad, but there are other three players who will be waiting their debut (have been called up before without playing). Those players are reserve keepers Formosa and Grech, and attacking midfielder Yankam.

Left winger Luke Gambin (36 NT caps) of League 2 side Sutton United has not been summoned due to lack of playing time at his club. Left back Jean Borg must serve a red card suspension.

Only 4 of the 31 players are internationals.

Henry Bonello – Ħamrun Spartans
Cain Formosa – Valletta
Matthew Grech – Sirens

Ferdinando Apap – Hibernians
Luke Tabone – Gżira United
Steve Borg – Ħamrun Spartans
Karl Micallef – Gudja United
James Brown – St. Johnston
Triston Caruana – Valletta
Zach Muscat – Farense
Enrico Pepe – Birkirkara

Juan Corbalan – Ħamrun Spartans
Ryan Camenzuli – Ħamrun Spartans
Adam Magri Overend – Floriana
Steven Pisani – Gżira United
Matthew Guillaumier – Ħamrun Spartans
Cain Attard – Birkirkara
Nikolai Muscat – Gżira United
Bjorn Kristensen – Hibernians
Brandon Diego Paiber – Valletta
Yannick Yankam – Birkirkara
Matías Nicolás García – Floriana
Teddy Teuma – Saint Gilloise
Joseph Mbong – Ħamrun Spartans
Dunstan Vella – Hibernians

Jurgen Degabriele – Hibernians
Shaun Dimech – Valletta
Jodi Felice Jones – Notts Country
Kyrian Nwoko – Santa Lucia
Paul Mbong – Birkirkara
Alexander Satariano – Balzan

The Macedonia – Malta qualifier will be played on Thursday the 23rd at 20:45 CET.