Zach Muscat

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.

Zach Muscat

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	76	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Club career

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

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

International

As of match played 12 October 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	6	1
Total		76	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	Ukraine	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2	11 October 2021	AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus	49	Cyprus	1–1	2–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	12 June 2022	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	56	San Marino	1–0	1–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League League D
4	9 September 2025	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	75	San Marino	2–0	3–1	Friendly