Ryan Camenzuli (born 8 September 1994) is a Maltese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ħamrun Spartans and the Malta national football team.
_(cropped).jpg) Camernzuli playing for Birkirkara in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Camenzuli | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Malta | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamrun Spartans | ||
| Number | 94 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2011 | Birkirkara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | Birkirkara | 141 | (21) |
| 2016–2017 | → Floriana (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Floriana | 65 | (5) |
| 2022- | Hamrun Spartans | 56 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2014 | Malta U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Malta U21 | 20 | (2) |
| 2015– | Malta | 42 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editCamenzuli made his debut for Birkirkara on 30 January 2011, replacing Terence Vella in added time at the end of a 1–0 away win over Vittoriosa Stars.[1] On 6 May, in his only other game of the season, he started in a 0–3 loss at Floriana, making way for Carl Pulo after 57 minutes.[2]
On 28 April 2012, he scored the first goal of his career, finishing off a 2–0 home win over Hibernians.[3] The following season, he contributed three goals in 25 games as Birkirkara won the league.[4]
Camenzuli scored twice and was named man of the match in Birkirkara's 4–2 home win over Sliema Wanderers on 7 March 2015.[5]
He signed with Birkirkara again in the summer 2017, but in January 2018, Camenzuli was banned for match-fixing for one year.[6] After the suspension, he was sold back to Floriana, which was confirmed on 15 January 2019.[7]
International career
editHe made his debut for the Malta national football team on 25 March 2015, replacing Steve Borg in added time at the end of a 0–3 friendly defeat to Georgia at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi.[8]
Career Statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 November 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | FA Trophy | Continental | Super Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birkirkara | 2010-11 | Maltese Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Maltese Premier League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2012-13 | Maltese Premier League | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2013-14 | Maltese Premier League | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| 2014-15 | Maltese Premier League | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
| 2015-16 | Maltese Premier League | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | |
| 2016-17 | Maltese Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 | Maltese Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 141 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 26 | ||
| Floriana (loan) | 2016-17 | Maltese Premier League | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| Floriana | 2019-20 | Maltese Premier League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2020-21 | Maltese Premier League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2021-22 | Maltese Premier League | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| Total | 65 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 76 | 5 | |||
| Ħamrun Spartans | 2022-23 | Maltese Premier League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8[d] | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | |
| 2023-24 | Maltese Premier League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2024-25 | Maltese Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 295 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 39 | ||
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearane(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions Leauge, Four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference Leauge
International
edit- As of match played 13 October 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malta | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Camenzuli goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2024 | Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra |  Andorra
|
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D | [10] |
Honours
editBirkirkara
- Maltese Premier League: 2012–13[4]
- Maltese Super Cup: 2014, 2015[4]
Floriana
Ħamrun
References
edit- ^ "Vittoriosa Stars 0-1 Birkirkara". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Floriana 3-0 Birkirkara". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Birkirkara 2-0 Hibernians". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d Ryan Camenzuli at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Stripes beat Sliema in a six-goal thriller". Birkirkara F.C. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Six Malta U-21 players banned for match-fixing, timesofmalta.com, 9 January 2018
- ^ Transfer Market Round-Up, florianafc.org, 15 January 2019
- ^ "Georgia 2-0 Malta". European Football. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Ryan Camenzuli". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Andorra vs. Malta". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
External links
edit- Profile at Floriana FC