Charles Muscat

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Charlie Muscat

| fullname = Charles Muscat

| birth_date = {{birth date|1963|01|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Birżebbuġa, Malta

| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|01|13|1963|01|13|df=yes}}

| death_place = Malta

| position = Striker

| years1 = 1979–1981 | clubs1 = Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1981–1988 | clubs2 = Żurrieq | caps2 = 72 | goals2 = 19

| years3 = 1990–1991 | clubs3 = St. Patrick | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1991–1993 | clubs4 = Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 1993–1995 | clubs5 = St. Patrick | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 5

| years6 = 1995–1999 | clubs6 = Birżebbuġa St. Peter's | caps6 = | goals6 =

| nationalyears1 = 1984–1985 | nationalteam1 = Malta

| nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1984 | nationalteam2 = Malta IX

| nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 1

}}

Charlie Muscat (13 January 1963 – 13 January 2011) was a Maltese footballer.

Club career

Nicknamed Il-Baħri, Muscat made his debut for third-tier Birżebbuġa St. Peter's in 1979 in a Division Three match against Attard.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/article/former-malta-striker-muscat-dies.345285|title=Former Malta striker Muscat dies|newspaper=Times of Malta|date=14 January 2011|access-date=15 January 2025}} Most notably, Muscat played for Żurrieq on the Maltese top level, where he played as a striker. In the 1983/1984 season he became top goalscorer in the Maltese Football League.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malttops.html Malta – List of Topscorers] – RSSSF He later played for St. Patrick and again for Birżebbuġa St. Peter's.{{cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/charlie-muscat-il-bahri.283342|title=Charlie Muscat, Il-Baħri|newspaper=Times of Malta|first=Carmel|last=Baldacchino|date=26 November 2009|access-date=17 April 2025}}

International career

Muscat made his debut for Malta on 23 May 1984 in a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Sweden. He earned a total of six caps (1 unofficial), scoring two goals.[http://www.eu-football.info/_player.php?id=14656 Charles Muscat] at eu-football.info He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.{{FIFA player|54776|Charles Muscat}}