This article lists the squads for the 2022 Malta International Women's Football Tournament, the second edition of the Malta International Women's Football Tournament. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in Malta from 16 to 22 February 2022. The three national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.
The age listed for each player is on 16 February 2022, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Squads edit
Malta edit
Coach: Mark Gatt
The 22-player squad was announced on 11 February 2022.[1] For the first match, Martina Borg was added to the squad in place of Emma Lipman who was unavailable for selection,[2] and Lipman returned for the second match.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Patricia Ebejer | 23 February 2000 (aged 21) |  Mġarr United
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| 2 | DF | Leanne Cefai | 22 February 2000 (aged 21) | Mġarr United
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| 3 | MF | Ann-Marie Said | 2 July 1994 (aged 27) | Birkirkara
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| 4 | DF | Jade Schembri | 8 May 1999 (aged 22) | Swieqi United
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| 5 | DF | Stefania Farrugia | 11 September 1991 (aged 30) | Birkirkara
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| 6 | MF | Dorianne Theuma | 17 May 1984 (aged 37) | Swieqi United
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| 7 | FW | Ylenia Carabott | 2 March 1989 (aged 32) |  Keynsham Town
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| 8 | MF | Rachel Cuschieri | 26 April 1992 (aged 29) |  Lazio
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| 9 | DF | Alishia Sultana | 9 April 1997 (aged 24) | Birkirkara
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| 10 | FW | Francesca Chircop | 20 October 1993 (aged 28) | Mġarr United
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| 11 | MF | Emma Lipman | 23 February 1989 (aged 32) | Como
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| 11 | MF | Martina Borg | 24 October 1996 (aged 25) | Roma CF
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| 13 | MF | Maria Farrugia | 9 January 2001 (aged 21) | Sunderland
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| 14 | MF | Shona Zammit | 15 June 1996 (aged 25) | Swieqi United
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| 15 | DF | Jade Flask | 4 August 1996 (aged 25) | Swieqi United
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| 16 | DF | Charlene Zammit | 18 January 1991 (aged 31) | Birkirkara
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| 17 | FW | Brenda Borg | 1 May 1997 (aged 24) | Mġarr United
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| 18 | MF | Emma Xuerreb | 5 January 1992 (aged 30) | Swieqi United
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| 19 | DF | Maia Debono | 7 November 2001 (aged 20) | Mġarr United
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| 20 | DF | Nicole Sciberras | 28 April 2001 (aged 20) | Tavagnacco
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| 21 | FW | Haley Bugeja | 5 May 2004 (aged 17) | Sassuolo
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| 22 | DF | Jessica Dimech | 22 June 2002 (aged 19) | Swieqi United
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| 23 | GK | Maya Cachia | 23 December 2004 (aged 17) | Crotone
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Moldova edit
Coach: Eduard Blănuță
The 18-player squad was announced on 4 February 2022.[4] On 15 February 2022, Dumitriţa Prisăcari and Alexandra Trofimov withdrew due to health reasons and were replaced by Doina Ciobanu and Alina Chirica.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Evghenia Dumic | 28 January 2003 (aged 19) |  Legia Tiraspol
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| 4 | DF | Eugenia Railean | 27 November 2004 (aged 17) | Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi
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| 5 | MF | Stela-Aleina Tez | 22 July 2003 (aged 18) | Real Succes Chișinău
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| 6 | DF | Mihaela Burdeniuc | 18 April 2003 (aged 18) | Belceanka Bălți
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| 7 | MF | Carina Doiban | 4 July 2002 (aged 19) | Noroc Nimoreni
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| 9 | MF | Daniela Mardari | 2 June 2001 (aged 20) | Crotone
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| 10 | FW | Carolina Ţabur | 28 December 1998 (aged 23) |  U Olimpia Cluj
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| 11 | MF | Claudia Chiper | 16 June 1995 (aged 26) | Apulia Trani
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| 12 | GK | Natalia Munteanu | 1 December 1993 (aged 28) |  Arsenal Kharkiv
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| 13 | DF | Violeta Miţul | 3 April 1997 (aged 24) | Apulia Trani
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| 14 | DF | Doina Ciobanu | 12 February 1993 (aged 29) | Maksimum Cahul
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| 16 | MF | Alina Chirica | 9 April 2004 (aged 17) | Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi
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| 16 | DF | Felicia Guțu | 31 August 2005 (aged 16) | Belceanka Bălți
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| 17 | MF | Nadejda Colesnicenco | 28 June 1996 (aged 25) | Apulia Trani
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| 18 | DF | Andreea Costin | 22 August 2002 (aged 19) | Noroc Nimoreni
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| 19 | DF | Anastasia Sivolobova | 14 August 1998 (aged 23) |  Aris Limassol
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| 20 | FW | Veronica Cojuhari | 3 October 1998 (aged 23) | Shakhtar Donetsk
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| 21 | MF | Irina Topal | 19 December 1998 (aged 23) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
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Morocco edit
Coach: 
Reynald Pedros
The 23-player squad was announced on 17 February 2022.[6][7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Khadija Er-Rmichi | 16 September 1989 (aged 32) |  ASFAR
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| 2 | DF | Zineb Redouani | 12 June 2000 (aged 21) | ASFAR
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| 3 | MF | Fatima Zahra Dahmos | 5 August 1992 (aged 29) | ASFAR
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| 4 | DF | Siham Boukhami | 1 February 1992 (aged 30) | ASFAR
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| 5 | DF | Nouhaila Benzina | 11 May 1998 (aged 23) | ASFAR
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| 6 | MF | Élodie Nakkach | 20 January 1995 (aged 27) |  Servette
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| 7 | FW | Ghizlane Chebbak | 19 February 1991 (aged 30) | ASFAR
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| 8 | MF | Salma Amani | 28 November 1989 (aged 32) | Saint-Malo
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| 9 | FW | Ibtissam Jraïdi | 9 December 1992 (aged 29) | ASFAR
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| 10 | MF | Najat Badri | 19 May 1988 (aged 33) | ASFAR
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| 11 | DF | Samia Fikri | 2 August 1999 (aged 22) | Montauban
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| 12 | GK | Assia Zouhair | 30 April 1991 (aged 30) | SCC Mohammédia
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| 13 | MF | Yasmin Mrabet | 8 August 1999 (aged 22) |  Levante Las Planas
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| 14 | DF | Aziza Rabbah | 4 July 1986 (aged 35) | ASFAR
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| 15 | DF | Ghizlane Chhiri | 11 September 1994 (aged 27) | ASFAR
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| 16 | FW | Samya Hassani | 3 January 2000 (aged 22) |  Gent
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| 17 | FW | Hanane Aït El Haj | 2 November 1994 (aged 27) | ASFAR
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| 18 | FW | Sanaâ Mssoudy | 30 December 1999 (aged 22) | ASFAR
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| 19 | MF | Nour Imane Addi | 10 June 1997 (aged 24) |  South Alabama Jaguars
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| 20 | MF | Imane Saoud | 6 June 2002 (aged 19) | Basel
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| 21 | DF | Rania Salmi | 14 October 1998 (aged 23) | Sporting Club Casablanca
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| 22 | GK | Hind Hasnaoui | 13 September 1996 (aged 25) | ASFAR
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| 23 | FW | Rosella Ayane | 16 March 1996 (aged 25) | Tottenham Hotspur
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Player representation edit
By club edit
Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.
| Players | Club |
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| 13 | ASFAR
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| 6 | Swieqi United
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| 5 | Mġarr United
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| 4 | Birkirkara
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| 3 | Apulia Trani
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By club nationality edit
| Players | Clubs |
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| 15 | Malta, Morocco
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| 10 | Italy
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| 9 | Moldova
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| 3 | England, Ukraine
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| 2 | France, Switzerland
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| 1 | Belgium, Cyprus, Romania, Spain, United States
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By club federation edit
| Players | Federation |
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| 48 | UEFA |
| 15 | CAF |
| 1 | CONCACAF |
By representatives of domestic league edit
| National squad | Players |
|---|---|
| Malta |
15 |
| Morocco |
15 |
| Moldova |
9 |
References edit
- ^ "Women's coach Gatt names squad as Malta host Moldova, Morocco". Malta Football Association. 11 February 2022.
- ^ Lia, Gianluca (15 February 2022). "Malta women coach Gatt eyes positive approach against Moldova". Times of Malta.
coach Gatt has picked up 22 players including the latest addition at Roma Calcio Femminile – Martina Borg – who replaced Emma Lipman of Como Women
- ^ "Spirited Malta lose to Morocco in VisitMalta Women's Trophy". Malta Football Association. 19 February 2022.
Emma Lipman was also included after being unavailable for selection for the tournament opener.
- ^ Teeşanu, Maria (4 February 2022). "Naționala feminină a Moldovei debutează în 2022 cu două meciuri amicale. Lotul lărgit" [Moldova's women's national team starts in 2022 with two friendly matches. Extended squad] (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
- ^ Teeşanu, Maria (15 February 2022). "Naționala feminină a ajuns în Malta" [The women's national team has arrived in Malta] (in Romanian). Moldovan Football Federation.
- ^ "معسكر إعدادي للمنتخب الوطني النسوي للمشاركة في دوري دولي بمالطا" [A preparatory camp for the women's national team to participate in an international tournament in Malta] (in Arabic). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 17 February 2022.
- ^ "Women's National Football Team Training Camp 2022 VisitMalta Women's International Tournament" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 17 February 2022.