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Sorry for the delay, but have looked it over, and have comments below. Note that I'm not big into football, so forgive any questions or comments that betray that:
Could one of the images not be used in the infobox?
"Between the summers of 2007 and 2009 he spent season-long loans with German clubs..." Would it be worth noting they are lower-level clubs? I'm not familiar with the style for football articles, but seems relevant.
"After a blighted six months with Austria Kärnten, he joined Hungarian side Ferencváros. With them he established himself as first choice ending the season as the club's top scorer with 17 goals in all competitions." This can be worded better: "After a blighted six months with Austria Karnten, he joined Hungarian side Ferencvaros, where he established himself as a first choice (note: this means a starter?) and ended the season as the club's top scoer with 17 goals in all competitions.
Should note he is retired at the start of the lead; it is slightly misleading otherwise. Perhaps something like "Andre Schembri is a Maltese former footballer..." I realise it is awkward wording, but it has been used for other sports biographies.
I think that would imply that he's completely retired from the game, which he hasn't so far. Schembri announced his retirement from international football but he is still active in the club game (although without a club at the moment). —Chrisportelli (talk) 04:17, 3 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The two citations noting he was regarded as a great Maltese export seem out of place. Is there anyway to incorporate that into the body of the article, thus leaving the lead citation-free. I'll note that it's more a personal preference of mine more than anything.
Further to the point above, I'd maybe note the years of his playing career early in the lead as well. Maybe instead of noting his last club, note his active years? Or something like that.
The infobox has the year 2019 listed beside Apollon, but the lead notes he retired in 2018. Should rectify that so they match; it notes later in the article that he played until May 2019, so I'd change it to that.
"...Marsaxlokk were crowned league champions for the first time in their history." The "in their history" is redundant: being crowned league champions for the first time implies that already, so it can be removed.
"He played his first game on 26 July in the league match against Jahn Regensburg, as an 84th-minute substitute for Salvatore Amirante. The game finished in a 2–2 draw." Can be reworded; a suggestion: "His first game was on 26 July, when he came in as an 84th-minute substitute for Salvatore Amirante during 2–2 draw against Jahn Regensburg in a league match."
"Ferencváros signed Schembri in February 2010..." Note where Ferencvaros is based in. Later on it notes they play in the top Hungarian league; as this seems to be Schembri's first time in a top-tier league, I'd especially note that.
Question: Although it is true that it was Schembri's highest league at the time, at the time the Hungarian league was not that highly ranked as per the UEFA coefficient. Also, a year and a half later he joined a Greek club in the top division which at the time was classed among the top 15 European leagues. —Chrisportelli (talk) 09:02, 4 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"Following his contract expiration with Ferencváros, Schembri joined Olympiacos Volou on 7 July 2011, despite concrete interest from Serie A side Chievo." Is better along the lines of: "Schembri's contract with Ferencvaros ended in July 2011 (note: correct if wrong), and despite concrete interest from Serie A side Chievo, he joined Greek top-tier club Olympiacos Volou on 7 July 2011."
"Following the rescinding of his contract with Olympiakos Volou..." This comes out of nowhere. Did he have his contract rescinded because they were demoted? It sounds like that's what happened, but it is not fully clear. Try to elaborate a bit.
"In the match against Aris on 27 November, he scored and assisted the winning goal in the 2–1 win..." This sounds like he both scored and assisted on the winning goal. Try something like: "...he scored once and assisted on the winning goal in the 2–1 win..."
At the end of the season, which he concluded with five goals to his name, Panionios and Schembri failed to agree on the renewal terms for his contract." Any idea why? Not that important, more curious than anything.
"With six additional goals in this round, Schembri took his season tally to 17 goals, ending as the league's second highest goalscorer." Needs a citation.
" In the last game of the season played at home against champions-elect Benfica..." Is "champions-elect" the correct term? Champions aren't usually elected, so would it be more accurate to say "presumptive champions"?
"...and with possibly not figuring out in manager Miguel Leal's plans for the following season..." This is unclear. Does it mean not figuring in Leal's plans, as in Leal wasn't sure how to use Schembri? If so then get rid of the "out."
"He ended the qualifying round scoring four goals in six matches and becoming the second Maltese player..." Change to "...and became the second Maltese player..."
"Schembri formed part and was capped at various youth levels for Malta..." This reads awkwardly. Remove the "formed part": Schembri was capped at various youth levels for Malta..."
"In a match against Italy..." This whole paragraph feels a little unnecessary. It it is trying to show the praise Schembri earned from Pirlo, it is already included in the quote box; including this disrupts the flow of the section, so I'd suggest removing it outright.
"On 25 March 2015, Schembri captained Malta for the first time in a friendly against Georgia, fulfilling this role 16 times." Change to "Schembri captained Malta for the first time on 25 March 2015, in a friendly against Georgia; he ultimately served as captain 16 times."
Sources look good; no deadlinks or anything like that. It looks like they are all from reputable sources, and I'll trust those without a stated author have none listed.
Would it be possible to add any details about his playing style in the article? As it notes in the lead he had "versatility in forward roles," but nothing more on that. It seems like something that would be good to include.
I made a few grammatical edits myself, but nothing serious.
While it looks like a lot of things here, there really isn't that much to fix. It's a clear article that is easy to understand, and just needs some cleaning up in terms of wording. Aside from my note about his playing style, I don't see anything major to add or remove. If there's any questions about my remarks, feel free to let me know. Kaiser matias (talk) 02:43, 1 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Kaiser matias: Thanks for taking the time to review the article. I have made the requested changes. There are some minor questions which I'm not sure about, and would like it if you provide your input. Thanks. —Chrisportelli (talk) 09:02, 4 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good. I addressed your two questions above, and regarding the retirement comments, those stem from it being unclear that he only retired from international play. But it looks clearer now, so I'm happy to pass the article. Kaiser matias (talk) 17:17, 5 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]