The Malta FA Awards 2025 Honour Top Talent

The Malta Football Association honoured the nation’s best during the 2025 Malta FA Awards on 23rd May.

Alexander Satariano (Birkirkara) and Shona Zammit (Swieqi United) were named Footballers of the Year, while Maxuell Maia da Silva (Birkirkara) took the Foreign Player of the Year award and finished as top scorer in the Malta Premier League with 22 goals.

Sven Xerri (Hamrun Spartans) was named BOV Young Player of the Year, with Zak Barbara (Valletta) winning Best Youth League Player (Men) and Maia Gauci (Birkirkara) the Assikura Best Youth League Player (Women). Darren Abdilla (Floriana) earned Coach of the Year, and Carlo Zammit Lonardelli’s long-range strike won Goal of the Year. Julian Azzopardi (Birzebbuga St Peter’s Montekristo) and Ferdinando Apap (Victoria Hotspurs) were recognised as the best players in the National Amateur League divisions, while Brandon Paiber (Valletta) was named BOV Challenge League Best Player.

Maria Farrugia (Sheffield United) received the Gozitan Achievement Award, and Joe Cini was honoured with the President’s Award for his pioneering role in Maltese football. Antonio P. Briguglio became the first referee inducted into the MFA Hall of Fame. Rabat Ajax won the Fair Play Award, and Hamrun Spartans were recognised for their social responsibility work.

Top scorers in other leagues included Sulahmana Mamadu Bah (Zurrieq) in the BOV Challenge League with 20 goals, Joshua Ojelabi (Marsaskala) and Timothy Thomas (Kalkara United) in the IZIBET Amateur League 1 and 2 with 20 and 17 goals respectively, and Hailey Russell (San Gwann) in the Assikura Women’s League with 27 goals.

📸 Domenic Aquilina

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