Manny Muscat

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Manny Muscat
Muscat playing for Wellington Phoenix in 2009
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Muscat
Date of birth (1984-12-07) 7 December 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)
Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007
Sunshine George Cross
 48 (5)
2007–2008 Green Gully 44 (4)
2008–2016 Wellington Phoenix 192 (4)
2016–2018 Melbourne City 37 (1)
2018–2019 Green Gully 23 (0)
International career
2009–2011 Malta 9[2] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2019

Emmanuel "Manny" Muscat (born 7 December 1984) is a former professional footballer who last played as a

right back for Green Gully in the NPL Victoria. Born in Australia, he played for the Malta national team
.

Club career

Early career

Raised in

Sunshine George Cross where he was made captain at the age of 19, then made the switch to rivals Green Gully SC
where he had the most successful years in his Victorian Premier career.

Wellington Phoenix

Wellington Phoenix signed him from Green Gully in August 2008, initially as a short-term injury replacement for the injured Vince Lia,[3] but he was later offered a full contract and signed on as a contracted player.[4]

Muscat made a total of twenty-six appearances for the Wellington Phoenix in the 2009–10 season, including all three of the final series matches. After getting the only red card of Wellington's season, fellow Phoenix player

defensive midfield role for Wellington where Muscat continued to play through the rest of the season. On 20 October 2009, Muscat was rewarded for his fine form as he extended his contract with Wellington Phoenix for another three years.[5]
On 20 January 2012 Muscat scored his first goal for the club in his eighty fifth appearance versus the
Melbourne Heart
. On 3 January 2013 Muscat received a 3-game suspension after twice elbowing a Brisbane Roar player in his side's 2–1 loss.[7]

Melbourne City

On 3 March 2016, it was announced that Muscat had signed a 2-year deal with Melbourne City commencing at the beginning of the 2016–17 A-League season.[8] He made his first appearance in a City shirt in a 5–0 friendly match win over Port Melbourne SC on 20 July 2016.[9] On 3 May 2018, Muscat was released by Melbourne City.[10]

Green Gully

Muscat returned to

A-League.[11][12]

International career

On 11 May 2009, Muscat was called up to the

Sweden
.

In August 2010, Muscat was called up for the opening two UEFA Euro 2012 qualification matches against Israel and Latvia.

A-League career statistics

Club Season
A-League
 Finals Series
Asia
 Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
A-League
) 		2008–09 14 0 14 0
2009–10 23 0 3 0 26 0
2010–11 27 0 1 0 28 0
2011–12 25 1 2 1 27 2
2012–13 24 0 24 0
2013–14 21 0 21 0
Club Total 134 1 6 1 140 2
Career totals 134 1 6 1 140 2
Last updated 16 March 2014

Honours

Club

Melbourne City

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Manny Muscat". Wellington Phoenix. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ "M Muscat". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Muscat's The Manny For Phoenix". FourFourTwo Australia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Muscat signs deal with Phoenix". NZPA.
  5. ^ "Muscat extends contract with Phoenix". WellingtonPhoenix.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Muscat hits late winner for Phoenix". The New Zealand Herald. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Phoenix Secure Goal Hero Manny". FourFourTwoAustralia. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Manny Muscat Returns To Melbourne". WellingtonPhoenix.com. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Report: City kick-off pre-season with five against Port Melbourne". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  10. ^ Lynch, Michael (3 May 2018). "City release five as rebuild for next season begins". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  11. ^ "Welcome back, Manny". Green Gully. 28 May 2018.
  12. Football Federation Australia
    . 28 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Muscat gets the call from Malta". WellingtonPhoenix.com. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2009.

External links

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