2022 Malta International Women's Football Tournament squads

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

Malta

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)	Club
1	1GK	Patricia Ebejer	(2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 21)	Mġarr United
2	2DF	Leanne Cefai	(2000-02-22)22 February 2000 (aged 21)	Mġarr United
3	3MF	Ann-Marie Said	(1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 27)	Birkirkara
4	2DF	Jade Schembri	(1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 22)	Swieqi United
5	2DF	Stefania Farrugia	(1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (aged 30)	Birkirkara
6	3MF	Dorianne Theuma	(1984-05-17)17 May 1984 (aged 37)	Swieqi United
7	4FW	Ylenia Carabott	(1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 32)	Keynsham Town
8	3MF	Rachel Cuschieri	(1992-04-26)26 April 1992 (aged 29)	Lazio
9	2DF	Alishia Sultana	(1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 24)	Birkirkara
10	4FW	Francesca Chircop	(1993-10-20)20 October 1993 (aged 28)	Mġarr United
11	3MF	Emma Lipman	(1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 32)	Como
11	3MF	Martina Borg	(1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 25)	Roma CF
13	3MF	Maria Farrugia	(2001-01-09)9 January 2001 (aged 21)	Sunderland
14	3MF	Shona Zammit	(1996-06-15)15 June 1996 (aged 25)	Swieqi United
15	2DF	Jade Flask	(1996-08-04)4 August 1996 (aged 25)	Swieqi United
16	2DF	Charlene Zammit	(1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 31)	Birkirkara
17	4FW	Brenda Borg	(1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 24)	Mġarr United
18	3MF	Emma Xuerreb	(1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 30)	Swieqi United
19	2DF	Maia Debono	(2001-11-07)7 November 2001 (aged 20)	Mġarr United
20	2DF	Nicole Sciberras	(2001-04-28)28 April 2001 (aged 20)	Tavagnacco
21	4FW	Haley Bugeja	(2004-05-05)5 May 2004 (aged 17)	Sassuolo
22	2DF	Jessica Dimech	(2002-06-22)22 June 2002 (aged 19)	Swieqi United
23	1GK	Maya Cachia	(2004-12-23)23 December 2004 (aged 17)	Crotone

Moldova

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)	Club
1	1GK	Evghenia Dumic	(2003-01-28)28 January 2003 (aged 19)	Legia Tiraspol
4	2DF	Eugenia Railean	(2004-11-27)27 November 2004 (aged 17)	Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi
5	3MF	Stela-Aleina Tez	(2003-07-22)22 July 2003 (aged 18)	Real Succes Chișinău
6	2DF	Mihaela Burdeniuc	(2003-04-18)18 April 2003 (aged 18)	Belceanka Bălți
7	3MF	Carina Doiban	(2002-07-04)4 July 2002 (aged 19)	Noroc Nimoreni
9	3MF	Daniela Mardari	(2001-06-02)2 June 2001 (aged 20)	Crotone
10	4FW	Carolina Ţabur	(1998-12-28)28 December 1998 (aged 23)	U Olimpia Cluj
11	3MF	Claudia Chiper	(1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 26)	Apulia Trani
12	1GK	Natalia Munteanu	(1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (aged 28)	Arsenal Kharkiv
13	2DF	Violeta Miţul	(1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 24)	Apulia Trani
14	2DF	Doina Ciobanu	(1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 29)	Maksimum Cahul
16	3MF	Alina Chirica	(2004-04-09)9 April 2004 (aged 17)	Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi
16	2DF	Felicia Guțu	(2005-08-31)31 August 2005 (aged 16)	Belceanka Bălți
17	3MF	Nadejda Colesnicenco	(1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 25)	Apulia Trani
18	2DF	Andreea Costin	(2002-08-22)22 August 2002 (aged 19)	Noroc Nimoreni
19	2DF	Anastasia Sivolobova	(1998-08-14)14 August 1998 (aged 23)	Aris Limassol
20	4FW	Veronica Cojuhari	(1998-10-03)3 October 1998 (aged 23)	Shakhtar Donetsk
21	3MF	Irina Topal	(1998-12-19)19 December 1998 (aged 23)	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

Morocco

Coach: Reynald Pedros

The 23-player squad was announced on 17 February 2022.^[6]^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Khadija Er-Rmichi	(1989-09-16)16 September 1989 (aged 32)	ASFAR
2	2DF	Zineb Redouani	(2000-06-12)12 June 2000 (aged 21)	ASFAR
3	3MF	Fatima Zahra Dahmos	(1992-08-05)5 August 1992 (aged 29)	ASFAR
4	2DF	Siham Boukhami	(1992-02-01)1 February 1992 (aged 30)	ASFAR
5	2DF	Nouhaila Benzina	(1998-05-11)11 May 1998 (aged 23)	ASFAR
6	3MF	Élodie Nakkach	(1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 27)	Servette
7	4FW	Ghizlane Chebbak	(1991-02-19)19 February 1991 (aged 30)	ASFAR
8	3MF	Salma Amani	(1989-11-28)28 November 1989 (aged 32)	Saint-Malo
9	4FW	Ibtissam Jraïdi	(1992-12-09)9 December 1992 (aged 29)	ASFAR
10	3MF	Najat Badri	(1988-05-19)19 May 1988 (aged 33)	ASFAR
11	2DF	Samia Fikri	(1999-08-02)2 August 1999 (aged 22)	Montauban
12	1GK	Assia Zouhair	(1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 30)	SCC Mohammédia
13	3MF	Yasmin Mrabet	(1999-08-08)8 August 1999 (aged 22)	Levante Las Planas
14	2DF	Aziza Rabbah	(1986-07-04)4 July 1986 (aged 35)	ASFAR
15	2DF	Ghizlane Chhiri	(1994-09-11)11 September 1994 (aged 27)	ASFAR
16	4FW	Samya Hassani	(2000-01-03)3 January 2000 (aged 22)	Gent
17	4FW	Hanane Aït El Haj	(1994-11-02)2 November 1994 (aged 27)	ASFAR
18	4FW	Sanaâ Mssoudy	(1999-12-30)30 December 1999 (aged 22)	ASFAR
19	3MF	Nour Imane Addi	(1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 24)	South Alabama Jaguars
20	3MF	Imane Saoud	(2002-06-06)6 June 2002 (aged 19)	Basel
21	2DF	Rania Salmi	(1998-10-14)14 October 1998 (aged 23)	Sporting Club Casablanca
22	1GK	Hind Hasnaoui	(1996-09-13)13 September 1996 (aged 25)	ASFAR
23	4FW	Rosella Ayane	(1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 25)	Tottenham Hotspur

Player representation

By club

Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players	Club
13	ASFAR
6	Swieqi United
5	Mġarr United
4	Birkirkara
3	Apulia Trani

By club nationality

Players	Clubs
15	Malta, Morocco
10	Italy
9	Moldova
3	England, Ukraine
2	France, Switzerland
1	Belgium, Cyprus, Romania, Spain, United States

By club federation

Players	Federation
48	UEFA
15	CAF
1	CONCACAF

By representatives of domestic league

National squad	Players
Malta	15
Morocco	15
Moldova	9

References

^ "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.

[1] "Women's coach Gatt names squad as Malta host Moldova, Morocco". Malta Football Association. 11 February 2022.

[2] 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

[3] "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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] "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.

[7] "Women's National Football Team Training Camp 2022 VisitMalta Women's International Tournament" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 17 February 2022.

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