 Muscat playing forWellington Phoenix in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Muscat | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-12-07)7 December 1984 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder /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 as of 30 September 2019 | |||
Emmanuel "Manny" Muscat (born 7 December 1984) is a former professional footballer who last played as adefensive midfielder orright back forGreen Gully in theNPL Victoria. Born in Australia, he represented theMalta national team.
Raised inWest Sunshine,Melbourne, Manny Muscat played forSunshine George Cross where he was made captain at the age of 19, then made the switch to rivalsGreen Gully SC where he had the most successful years in his Victorian Premier career.
Wellington Phoenix signed him from Green Gully in August 2008, initially as a short-term injury replacement for the injuredVince 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 playerTroy Hearfield picked up Muscat's usual role ofright back. This change pushed Muscat into adefensive 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 theNewcastle Jets FC.[6] The day after breaking his goal drought it was confirmed Muscat had extended his contract by a further two years and rejected offers from hometown clubsMelbourne Victory FC andMelbourne 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]
On 3 March 2016, it was announced that Muscat had signed a 2-year deal withMelbourne 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 overPort Melbourne SC on 20 July 2016.[9] On 3 May 2018, Muscat was released by Melbourne City.[10]
Muscat returned toGreen Gully after leaving theA-League.[11][12]
On 11 May 2009, Muscat was called up to theMaltese national team and made his international début, for a friendly against theCzech Republic.[13] He was used as a late substitute for a2010 World Cup qualifier againstSweden.
In August 2010, Muscat was called up for the opening twoUEFA Euro 2012 qualification matches againstIsrael andLatvia.
| Club | Season | A-League | Finals Series | Asia | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Wellington Phoenix (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 | |||||||||||
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