Matthew Ellul

Matthew Ellul
Personal information
Full name Mathhew Elull[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Hibernians
Number 5
Youth career
2018-2019 Hibernians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019-present Hibernians 18 (1)
International career
2018-2018 Malta U16
2018-2018 Malta U17
2018-2019 Malta U19
2019-present Malta U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023, 14:07 (CEST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023, 14:20 (CEST)

Matthew Ellul is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hibernians and the Malta national under-21 football team[2]

Club career

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Ellul started his youth career at the Hibernians academy when he was 16. He made his senior debut in July 2019.[3] While at Hibernians he played in the Maltese Premier League and scored 1 goal there through his career. Ellul also played in Europe. He played in the Champions League qualifying in the 2021-22 season and the 2022-23 season. In the Europa League qualifying at the 2019-20 season and the 2020-21 season[4]

International career

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Ellul made his international debut with Malta Under 16 national team at 24 April 2018 against the Andorra Under 16 national team. Ellul played a total of 249 mins (4 hrs 9 mins) with the Malta Under 16 team. Ellul made his debut at Malta under 17 national team at a match against North Macedonia under 17 national team played at 24 August 2018, Ellul played a total of 218 mins (3 hrs 38 mins) with the under-17 team. Ellul made his debut with Malta under 19 national team against Italy Under 19 national team. Ellul hasn't played any minutes with the Under-19 team because of being in the bench all matches. Ellul made his debut for the Malta Under 21 national team at a match played 4 September 2019 against Northern Ireland Under 21 national team. Ellul still plays for Malta Under 21 national team but has currently played a total of 899 minutes (14 hrs 59 mins) for the national team.

Career statistics

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club

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Statistics accurate as of match played 21 April 2023.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Maltese Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernians 2019-20 Maltese Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2020-21 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2021-22 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2022-23 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Career total 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malta Under-16 2018 4 0
Malta Under-17 2018 4 0
Malta Under-19 2019 3 0
Malta Under-21 2020 6 0
2021 8 0
2022 6 0
2023 2 0
Total 23 0

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Malta - M.Ellul". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ a b "Matthew Ellul - Worldfootball". worldfootball.net.
  3. ^ a b "Matthew Ellul – Welcome to Hibernians F.C." hiberniansfc.mt.
  4. ^ a b "Matthew Ellul - Hiberians - UEFA Champions League 2022/23". uefa.com.