Michael Mifsud was born on 17 April 1981 and is a Maltese former professional footballer.
42 Facts About Michael Mifsud
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Michael Mifsud scored 42 goals in 143 games for the Malta national team between 2000 and 2020, and captained the side.
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Michael Mifsud was voted Maltese Sportsperson of the Year in 2001 and 2003.
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Michael Mifsud was quickly becoming one of the hottest properties in Maltese football.
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Michael Mifsud made 23 appearances and scored eight goals, as Sliema Wanderers again recorded a third-place finish in the Maltese Premier League.
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The failure to secure the move to Manchester United did not affect Michael Mifsud, who was in fine goalscoring form for Sliema Wanderers, netting 21 times in 28 outings.
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Michael Mifsud helped the club to a second-place finish in the Maltese Premier League, making 25 appearances and scoring an impressive 20 goals.
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Michael Mifsud's form earned him his first call-up to the national team, and this alerted the Bundesliga club 1.
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Michael Mifsud was a regular scorer with the B team in the Regionalliga which was the third league in Germany back then, he made some appearances for the senior team in the Bundesliga, scoring two goals.
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Michael Mifsud failed to make the grade with Kaiserslautern A team and his wish for regular first-team football meant he was released in the winter of 2004.
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Michael Mifsud went on to make 12 appearances and score eight goals, helping Sliema Wanderers to retain the Maltese Premier League title.
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Michael Mifsud was the club's top scorer in the 2006 season with 11 goals in 19 appearances.
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Michael Mifsud was spotted by the ex-manager of Coventry City, Micky Adams, as he was looking for new strikers in Norway.
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On 10 January 2007, Michael Mifsud signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Coventry City in the Football League Championship in England.
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Michael Mifsud made his debut for Coventry City on 13 January 2007 in a Football League Championship match at home to Crystal Palace.
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Michael Mifsud scored his first goal for Coventry City on 22 January 2007, after coming on as a substitute in an away game against Plymouth Argyle.
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Michael Mifsud scored at Turf Moor on 6 May 2007 against Burnley.
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Michael Mifsud was instrumental in Coventry City's draw with Charlton Athletic on 29 September 2007, scoring his third goal in two games.
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Michael Mifsud scored two goals and increasing his tally to 15 goals for the season with the Sky Blues.
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On 5 January 2008, Michael Mifsud scored two goals in the FA Cup in Coventry City's defeat of Premier League Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.
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On 23 April 2008, Michael Mifsud was named as the runner-up for the Coventry City player of the year award by the clubs' fans.
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Michael Mifsud failed to hit the back of the net regularly during his last season, as he was mostly played as a winger.
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Michael Mifsud joined Barnsley on loan until the end of the season on 2 February 2009 on the same day as Andranik Teymourian and Adam Hammill joining fellow Malta teammate Daniel Bogdanovic at Oakwell.
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Michael Mifsud remained a free agent for the last half of 2009 and the start of 2010, even though he was still an automatic choice for the national team.
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Michael Mifsud scored the third goal with a placed first timer.
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Michael Mifsud failed to score in what would prove to be the decisive game against Birkirkara in the following round, but then scored consecutive hat-tricks against Tarxien Rainbows in the league and against fierce rivals Floriana in the 100 Anniversary Cup Final.
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Michael Mifsud scored a goal in each of the following three Premier Division games, before again failing to score against Birkirkara.
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Michael Mifsud reportedly received interest from Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer in America, Benfica, from various clubs in the Italian Serie B and was even offered a contract by AEK Larnaca, besides being linked with a possible return to Valletta.
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Michael Mifsud was to sign with Floriana on 30 January 2010.
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Michael Mifsud debuted for Qormi with a hat trick and a man of the match performance against Birkirkara.
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On 5 July 2011, after much speculation about his future, Michael Mifsud signed for Valletta, penning a four-year contract.
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Michael Mifsud left the club in June 2013 to seek a move abroad.
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On 18 September 2013, it was reported that Michael Mifsud had signed for A-League club Melbourne Heart on a one-year deal.
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On 15 June 2014, Michael Mifsud signed for Sliema Wanderers for the third time.
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On 22 November 2014, Michael Mifsud re-opened his scoring account with Sliema Wanderers with a 63rd-minute goal against Tarxien at Victor Tedesco Stadium.
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On 20 January 2016, it was announced that Michael Mifsud would be returning to Valletta on a free transfer after signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club.
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Michael Mifsud made his first appearance under Josip Ilic's Malta national team on 10 February 2000 against Albania in the National Stadium, Ta' Qali.
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Michael Mifsud is considered as one of the most prominent players Malta has ever produced.
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Michael Mifsud was instrumental in Malta's victory against Hungary in the Euro 2008 qualifiers, the country's first competitive home victory since 1982.
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Michael Mifsud scored the winning goal in Malta's first away win in a World Cup qualifier in many years, against Armenia, on 7 June 2013.
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On 11 October 2013, Michael Mifsud gained his 100th cap for Malta, in a match against the Czech Republic.
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On 11 November 2020, Michael Mifsud played his last match and scored his last goal in Malta's victory in a friendly against Liechtenstein.