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Juan Carlos Corbalan

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Juan Corbalan
Corbalan during Ħamrun Spartans' Premier League Victory celebrations
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Corbalan
Date of birth (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Malta
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Ħamrun Spartans
Number 28
Youth career
Balzan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Balzan 6 (0)
2016–2019 Gżira United 87 (6)
2019– Ħamrun Spartans 84 (3)
International career‡
Malta U17
Malta U21
2018– Malta 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Juan Carlos Corbalan (born 3 March 1997) is a Maltese footballer who plays as a winger for Maltese Premier League club Ħamrun Spartans F.C. and the Malta national team.

Club career

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Corbalan started his career within Balzan's youth system, making his debut for the senior team on 24 February 2013 in a 3–1 win against Ħamrun Spartans.[1] In the end of January 2015, he joined the Virtus Lanciano's Primavera squad for a six-month period.[2]

In the summer of 2016, Corbalan joined Gżira United, making his debut in the third game of the 2016–17 season, a 1–0 win against Sliema Wanderers.[3] His first goal in the Premier League came on 22 September, scoring the last goal in a 3–0 win against Pembroke Athleta.[4] Corbalan played for the first time in a European competition, coming on in the last few minutes of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League preliminary round tie against Sant Julià played on 5 July 2017.[5]

In 2019, Corbalan joined Ħamrun Spartans. He made his debut during Ħamrun Spartans' 4-0 victory over Sirens FC. During the 2020/21 season, he won the Maltese Premier League with Ħamrun, his first major honour. He would win the league again during the 2022/23 season and won the Maltese Super Cup during the subsequent season.

International career

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Corbalan was selected as part of the Maltese squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, playing in all three matches in the group stage.[6]

Following appearances with the under-21 team, Corbalan was selected for the first time with the senior team for the matches against Faroe Islands and Azerbaijan as part of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D.[7] His official debut came in the same competition, in the 1–3 defeat against Kosovo on 11 October 2018.[8]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 8 September 2019[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Malta 2018 4 1
2019 6 0
Total 10 1

International goals

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"Score" represents the score in the match after Corbalan's goal.[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 2018 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali, Malta  Faroe Islands 1–0 1–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

Honours

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Ħamrun


References

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  1. ^ "Balzan vs. Hamrun Spartans". Soccerway.com. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Balzan's Corbalan joins Lanciano". Times of Malta. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Gzira United vs. Sliema Wanderers". Soccerway.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Gzira United vs. Pembroke Athleta". Soccerway.com. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Gżira-Sant Julià". UEFA. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Juan Corbolan". UEFA. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. ^ "No surprises in Farrugia's Malta provisional list". Times of Malta. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  8. ^ Lia, Gianluca (11 October 2018). "Leaders Kosovo survive scare to down Malta". Times of Malta. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Corbalan, Juan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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