Emanuel Briffa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emanuel Briffa | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1994 | ||
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Malta U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Malta | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
Career[edit]
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]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
| Malta[3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ Emanuel Briffa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Emanuel Briffa at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Emanuel Briffa". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "U-21 footballers Kyle Cesare and Emanuel Briffa acquitted of match fixing charges". The Malta Independent. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "UEFA bans six Malta under-21 players for match-fixing offences". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ Vella, Matthew (10 January 2018). "'I protest my innocence' says footballer on life ban". Malta Today. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
External links[edit]
- Emanuel Briffa – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Emanuel Briffa at FootballDatabase.eu
- Emanuel Briffa at Soccerway
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