# List of Malta national football team captains

The first Malta captain was Salvinu Schembri who captained Malta in their first official match against Austria on 24 February 1957. Since its first competitive match, more than 300 players have made at least one international appearance for the team. Of them, 32 have served as captain of the national team. The record holder is currently Michael Mifsud with 48.

## List of captains

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship matches and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are initially listed by number of matches captained, followed by number of international caps attained. If the number of matches captained and the number of caps earned are equal, then the player who captained the national team first is listed first. Statistics correct as of 10 September 2018.
| # | Player | Malta career | Caps as captain | Total caps | First captaincy | Last captaincy |
| 1 | Michael Mifsud | 2000– | 48 | 133 | 27 May 2004 | 10 September 2018 |
| 2 | Raymond Vella | 1984–1994 | 48 | 67 | 10 February 1985 | 16 February 1994 |
| 3 | John Holland | 1974–1987 | 42 | 61 | 6 September 1977 | 24 January 1987 |
| 4 | Carmel Busuttil | 1982–2001 | 36 | 113 | 17 February 1993 | 25 April 2001 |
| 5 | Gilbert Agius | 1993–2009 | 32 | 120 | 11 February 2002 | 9 September 2009 |
| 6 | David Carabott | 1987–2005 | 19 | 122 | 28 February 2001 | 9 February 2005 |
| 7 | Chris Laferla | 1986–1998 | 16 | 65 | 10 February 1992 | 6 September 1995 |
| 8 | André Schembri | 2006– | 14 | 90 | 25 March 2015 | 26 March 2018 |
| 9 | Silvio Vella | 1988–2000 | 13 | 90 | 7 February 1996 | 6 August 1997 |
| 10 | Brian Said | 1996–2009 | 12 | 91 | 4 September 2004 | 18 November 2009 |
| 11 | Ronnie Cocks | 1966–1978 | 12 | 21 | 11 October 1970 | 4 September 1974 |
| 12 | Roderick Briffa | 2003– | 9 | 97 | 7 October 2011 | 31 May 2016 |
| 13 | Willie Vassallo | 1970–1977 | 9 | 28 | 22 December 1974 | 27 November 1977 |
| 14 | John Buttigieg | 1984–2000 | 6 | 97 | 21 May 1988 | 9 February 1996 |
| 15 | Luke Dimech | 1999–2013 | 6 | 78 | 18 August 2004 | 14 November 2012 |
| 16 | Joe Cini | 1957–1972 | 6 | 18 | 13 February 1966 | 18 June 1971 |
| 17 | Joe Brincat | 1987–2004 | 5 | 103 | 11 October 1997 | 14 February 2004 |
| 18 | Edward Darmanin | 1969–1977 | 5 | 28 | 10 March 1976 | 30 April 1977 |
| 19 | Lolly Borg | 1957–1962 | 5 | 8 | 18 June 1961 | 8 December 1962 |
| 20 | Jeffrey Chetcuti | 1994–2005 | 2 | 69 | 13 February 2002 | 16 February 2004 |
| 21 | Nicky Saliba | 1988–2001 | 2 | 68 | 10 February 1998 | 6 June 1998 |
| 22 | Gareth Sciberras | 2003– | 2 | 52 | 17 November 2010 | 26 March 2017 |
| 23 | Salvinu Schembri | 1957–1958 | 2 | 3 | 24 February 1957 | 25 January 1958 |
| 24 | Pullu Demanuele | 1957–1958 | 2 | 3 | 8 March 1959 | 8 December 1960 |
| 25 | Justin Haber | 2004–2016 | 1 | 56 | 28 March 2007 | 28 March 2007 |
| 26 | Alex Azzopardi | 1982–1991 | 1 | 45 | 10 February 1989 | 10 February 1989 |
| 27 | Freddie Mizzi | 1960–1977 | 1 | 19 | 20 December 1970 | 20 December 1970 |
| 28 | Louis Arpa | 1969–1977 | 1 | 18 | 28 September 1973 | 28 September 1973 |
| 29 | Mario Schembri | 1976–1983 | 1 | 14 | 15 May 1983 | 15 May 1983 |
| 30 | Joe Cilia | 1957–1964 | 1 | 10 | 8 March 1964 | 8 March 1964 |
| 31 | John Privitera | 1962–1970 | 1 | 7 | 27 April 1969 | 27 April 1969 |
| 32 | Josef Mifsud | 2007–2008 | 1 | 6 | 17 November 2007 | 17 November 2007 |