# Jurgen Degabriele

Jurgen Degabriele (born 10 October 1996) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese Premier League side Hibernians and the Malta national football team.

## Club career

Jurgen Degabriele grew through the Hibernians youth system. At age 14, he had a trial with Triestina.
He attracted interest from Calcio Padova, being involved in a friendly during a trial. However, he refused to join them, claiming to have been ignored and mistreated throughout his trial. In 2016, he signed a five-year contract with the Hibernians senior side.
Degabriele established himself as an up-and-coming important player for Hibernians, playing a part in the club's winning of the 2016–17 Premier League.
On 18 May 2018, Degabriele bagged four goals and condemned Lija Athletic to relegation.

## International career

Degabriele was part of the Malta youth squads, namely the under-17, under-19 and under-21.
Upon being promoted as national team manager, Ray Farrugia called up Degabriele to the senior squad, amongst other players, for a training camp in Austria. Degabriele's first match with the Malta national football team was against Armenia in a 1–1 draw.

## Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 April 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Maltese Cup | Maltese Cup | Europe | Europe | Super Cup | Super Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hibernians | 2013-14 | Maltese Premier League | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Hibernians | 2014-15 | Maltese Premier League | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Hibernians | 2015-16 | Maltese Premier League | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| Hibernians | 2016-17 | Maltese Premier League | 33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 16 |
| Hibernians | 2017-18 | Maltese Premier League | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 13 |
| Hibernians | 2018-19 | Maltese Premier League | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Hibernians | 2019–20 | Maltese Premier League | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Hibernians | 2020–21 | Maltese Premier League | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14 |
| Hibernians | 2021–22 | Maltese Premier League | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18 |
| Hibernians | 2022–23 | Maltese Premier League | 25 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 17 |
| Hibernians | 2023–24 | Maltese Premier League | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 243 | 95 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 284 | 107 |
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Malta | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Malta | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| Malta | 2020 | 6 | 2 |
| Malta | 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| Malta | 2022 | 12 | 3 |
| Malta | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 25 | 6 |

### International goals

    Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 3 September 2020 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D |
| 2. | 14 November 2020 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Andorra | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D |
| 3. | 11 October 2021 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 25 March 2022 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 9 June 2022 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Estonia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D |
| 6. | 17 November 2022 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Greece | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |

## Honours
### Club
#### Hibernians

* Maltese Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2021–22

### Individual

* Best Youth League Player: 2015–16
* Best Young Player: 2017
* Best Young Forward: 2017