Michael Mifsud
Michael Mifsud at Melbourne Heart's Family Day in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Michael Mifsud | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Pietà, Malta | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Valletta | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Sliema Wanderers | 80 | (60) |
| 2001–2004 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 21 | (2) |
| 2001–2004 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 50 | (21) |
| 2004 | Sliema Wanderers | 12 | (8) |
| 2004–2007 | Lillestrøm | 48 | (17) |
| 2007–2009 | Coventry City | 86 | (16) |
| 2009 | → Barnsley (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2010 | Valletta | 7 | (7) |
| 2011 | Qormi | 5 | (7) |
| 2011–2013 | Valletta | 47 | (28) |
| 2013–2014 | Melbourne Heart | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Sliema Wanderers | 32 | (5) |
| 2016– | Valletta | 14 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000– | Malta | 119 | (40) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:44, 8 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Michael Mifsud (born 17 April 1981 in Pietà) is a Maltese professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Maltese Premier League side Valletta. He is the captain of the Maltese national team. He was voted Maltese Sports Person of the Year in 2001 and 2003.
A product of Sliema Wanderers, Mifsud made his debut during the 1997–98 season. In his first season, Mifsud made six appearances and scored once, helping Sliema Wanderers to a third-place finish in the Maltese Premier League.
The 1998–99 season saw Mifsud make the breakthrough and become a first-team regular. Mifsud was quickly becoming one of the hottest properties in Maltese football. He made 23 appearances and scored eight goals, as Sliema Wanderers again recorded a third-place finish in the Maltese Premier League.
Mifsud's form the previous season led to a trial with English giants Manchester United in July 1999. However, the trial did not lead to a permanent move and Mifsud returned to Sliema Wanderers for the 1999–2000 season. The failure to secure the move to Manchester United did not affect Mifsud, who was in fine goalscoring form for Sliema Wanderers, netting 21 times in 28 outings. The club finished in fourth position in the Maltese Premier League that season.
With interest in Mifsud growing, the 2000–01 season proved to be his last with the club. Mifsud helped the club to a second-place finish in the Maltese Premier League, making 25 appearances and scoring an impressive 20 goals.
His form earned him his first call up to the national team, and this alerted the Bundesliga club Kaiserslautern to his potential and he signed for the club in the summer of 2001. He was a regular scorer with the B team in the Regionalliga which was the third league in Germany back then, he also made some appearances for the senior team in the Bundesliga, scoring two goals.
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