Zach Muscat

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Zach Muscat
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Muscat with Birkirkara in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-22) 22 August 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth St Julian's, Malta
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position Right back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Chaves
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Pietà Hotspurs
2012–2016 Birkirkara 100 (8)
2016 Akragas 17 (0)
2016–2018 Arezzo 45 (0)
2018–2019 Pistoiese 17 (0)
2019 → Olhanense (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2020 Olhanense 15 (0)
2020–2022 Casa Pia 56 (7)
2022–2024 Farense 43 (5)
2025 Şanlıurfaspor 15 (1)
2025– Chaves 0 (0)
International career‡
2014– Malta 78 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:04, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Zach Muscat (born 22 August 1993) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Portuguese club Chaves and the Malta national team.

Club career

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Muscat has played club football for Pietà Hotspurs, Birkirkara and Akragas.[2][3] He moved to Arezzo in June 2016.[4]

On 28 June 2018, Muscat signed a two-year contract with Pistoiese.[5] On 31 January 2019, he moved to Portuguese club Olhanense on loan until the end of the season.[6] He played just one game for Pistoiese in the 2019–20 season after returning from loan before on 1 September 2019 his contract was dissolved by mutual consent,[7] and he returned to Olhanense on a permanent basis, before signing for Casa Pia.[3]

He signed for Farense in August 2022.[8]

After leaving Farense at the end of the 2023–24 season, Muscat signed for Turkish club Şanlıurfaspor in January 2025,[9][10] making his debut later that month.[11]

In July 2025, he joined Chaves.[12]

International career

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He made his international debut for Malta on 4 September 2014 against Slovakia,[13] and scored his first goal on 6 June 2017, the winner in a 1–0 win against Ukraine.[14]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 17 November 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malta 2014 5 0
2015 7 0
2016 7 0
2017 7 1
2018 4 0
2019 10 0
2020 3 0
2021 7 1
2022 6 1
2023 7 0
2024 7 0
2025 8 1
Total 78 4
As of match played 9 September 2025
Malta score listed first, score column indicates score after each Muscat goal[2]
List of international goals scored by Zach Muscat
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 June 2017 Liebenauer Stadium, Graz, Austria 21 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 11 October 2021 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus 49 File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 1–1 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 12 June 2022 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 56 File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 1–0 1–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League League D
4 9 September 2025 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 75 File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino 2–0 3–1 Friendly

References

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