17 - year - old Hibernians starlet Joseph Essien Mbong is primed to make his debut for the senior national team of Malta .<br /><br />Coach Pietro Ghedin has named the youngster in his provisional squad list for games against Georgia and Azerbaijan on March 25 and 28 respectively.<br /><br />The striker has caps for the youth teams of Malta, including the Under 17 squad, whom he represented in 2014 during the European Under 17 Championship.<br /><br />After that tournament, Mbong, whose father represented Julius Berger before he passed away, was promoted to the Malta Under 19s.<br /><br />Joseph Mbong etched his name into Maltese folklore by being the first player to score for the Island Nation in a UEFA sanctioned tournament.<br /><br />He was on target in the 5 - 2 loss to Holland at the Gozo Stadium.<br />