Silvio Vella names Under-15 squad for UEFA Development Tournament

Malta Under-15 National Team Coach Silvio Vella has announced a 20-player squad for the upcoming UEFA Development Tournament that will be held over the coming days.

The team will be facing Azerbaijan, Latvia and Lithuania in three matches in the space of a few days, as the young team looks to build on its impressive recent results against Cyprus. Over the past few days, the Malta U15 National Team played Cyprus twice in two international friendlies, and in both matches, Malta came away as 3-2 winners, after two thrilling encounters.

Malta will kickstart the tournament with a clash against Lithuania on Wednesday 21st October at the Centenary Stadium. The match is scheduled to kick off at 13:30hrs. This will then be followed by a clash against Azerbaijan on Friday 23rd October, at the same venue and with the same kick-off time. The tournament will come to a close on Monday 26th October when Malta faces off against Latvia at the Centenary Stadium. That match kicks off at 10:00hrs.

Through these matches, Coach Vella will be able to continue assessing the squad, while also allowing the players to gain further international experience, aiding in their development.

All three matches will be shown live on the Malta FA YouTube channel.

The 20-player squad selected by Coach Vella is as follows:

GoalkeepersMardeo Zammit (St Andrews FC), Ryan James Zammit (Hibernians FC)

DefendersEllias Abdilla (Pieta’ Hotspurs FC), Zac Baldacchino Orland (Melita FC), Jaan Caruana (Birkirkara FC), Neil Haber (Hibernians FC), Matthew Hyzler (St Andrews FC), Javier James (Pieta’ Hotspurs FC), Alex Zammit (Valletta FC)

MidfieldersBeppe Aquilina Arena (San Gwann FC), Nedved Bonello (Hibernians FC), Zackary Diagne (Hibernians FC), Craig Taylor (Fgura United), Jmii Zammit (Balzan FC)

ForwardsAlexander Abela (Hibernians FC), Maxim Maximovich Gromov (Rodina Academy – RUS), Shaylon Lanzon (Hibernians FC), Noah Muscat (Birkirkara FC), Edward Craig Schembri (Balzan FC), Jean Zammit (Pieta’ Hotspurs FC)