Emanuel Briffa (born 13 February 1994) is a Maltese former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder and made one appearance for the Malta national team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emanuel Briffa | ||
Date of birth | (1994-02-13) 13 February 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Għaxaq, Malta | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Floriana | 64 | (1) |
National team | |||
2015–2016 | Malta U21 | 7 | (0) |
2015 | Malta | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Briffa earned his first and only cap for Malta on 11 November 2015 in a friendly against Jordan. The match, which was played in Istanbul, finished as a 0–2 loss.[3]
In 2016, Briffa was charged in a Maltese court for match-fixing. However, he was acquitted as charges were filed prior to the expiration of a three-month window which is allotted for players to report irregularities to the relevant authorities.[4] However, he was suspended by the Malta Football Association pending an investigation by UEFA. Briffa received a lifelong ban from UEFA on 9 January 2018 for match-fixing offences during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification tournament (against Montenegro on 23 March 2016 and the Czech Republic on 29 March 2016). Five other Malta under-21 national team players were also disciplined.[5] However, Briffa protested his innocence following the decision.[6]
Malta[3] | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2015 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
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