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George Mallia

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George Mallia
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-10-10) 10 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Sliema, Malta
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Sliema Wanderers 44 (11)
1998–2002 Floriana 84 (9)
2002–2010 Birkirkara 171 (24)
2010–2011 Qormi 19 (3)
International career
Malta U21 12 (3)
1997–2011 Malta 62 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2010

George Mallia (born 10 October 1978 in Sliema, Malta) is a retired professional footballer who last played for Maltese Premier League side Qormi FC as a midfielder.

Playing career

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George made his debut with Sliema Wanderers in the Maltese Premier League in the season 1995–1996. In the season 1998-1999 he joined Floriana. In 2002-2003 he joined Birkirkara and became one of the best players on the team. At the end of the 2009–2010 season with Birkirkara FC (where he won the Maltese Premier League for the second time with Birkirkara), he signed a deal with Qormi FC. George is a national team regular player and has also played at all levels with the Youth National Team.

International career

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Mallia made his international debut in 1997, while he was still playing for Sliema. He earned himself 62 caps, and has scored a total of 6 goals[citation needed] for the Malta national football team. He is remembered for his fantastic goal against Moldova, where the game ended 1-1 (away), as well as an away goal against Denmark. In an August 2005 friendly against Northern Ireland Mallia had an injury time penalty saved by Maik Taylor; had he scored it would have given Malta an unlikely win.[1]

Season Team Matches Goals
1995–1996 Sliema Wanderers 4 0
1996–1997 Sliema Wanderers 21 8
1997–1998 Sliema Wanderers 19 3
1998–1999 Floriana 17 3
1999–2000 Floriana 16 2
2000–2001 Floriana 25 2
2001–2002 Floriana 26 2
2002–2003 Birkirkara 26 8
2003–2004 Birkirkara 17 3
2004–2005 Birkirkara 25 2
2005–2006 Birkirkara 22 4
2006–2007 Birkirkara 27 3
2007–2008 Birkirkara 2 0
2008–2009 Birkirkara 4
2009–2010 Birkirkara 4
2010–2011 Qormi 19 3

International goals

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Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.[2][3]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 February 2000 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Andorra 1–0 1–1 Rothmans Tournament
2. 6 June 2001 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 1–2 2002 World Cup qualifier
3 13 February 2002 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Moldova 1–0 3–0 Rothmans Tournament
4 2–0
5. 24 March 2007 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 1–0 1–1 Euro 2008 qualifier

References

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  1. ^ "Malta 1-1 Northern Ireland". BBC. 17 August 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Match log for George Mallia". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Malta held as Moldova rally". uefa.com. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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