Carlo Zammit Lonardelli: Bachelor with Sports and eSports Management, 2025
Under the floodlights of Malta’s Premier League stadiums, Carlo Zammit Lonardelli commands the pitch with the precision and focus of a seasoned central midfielder. Off the field, however, another ambition has been quietly unfolding: a passion for business, innovation, and shaping the future of sports.
Carlo recently graduated from GBSB Global Business School Malta, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation, with a focus on Sport and E-sports Management. While others might have struggled to balance elite athletics with higher education, Carlo saw an opportunity and seized it.
Carlo Zammit Lonardelli
Bachelor with Sports and eSports Management
I wanted to understand how the industry works behind the scenes,” Carlo says. “This degree gave me practical skills—like project management and digital marketing—that I could immediately connect to real-life situations.
With daily training sessions, national team duties, and club-level matches, time was always in short supply. However, the program’s flexible design, including online learning and highly responsive lecturers, allowed Carlo to manage both worlds without compromise.
He wasn’t just studying business. He was living it.
Some days Some days, I’d go straight from morning training to class or from a match to a group project,” he recalls. “But I never felt left behind. The program’s structure worked for me, not against me.
While still finishing his final semester, Carlo began receiving job offers from sports and e-sports organizations both in Malta and abroad. Though he turned them down—for now—to focus on his football career, the momentum is undeniable.
It’s empowering to know that when I decide to make that shift, I have the skills and credibility to move forward with confidence.
For Carlo, business education wasn’t a backup plan. It was a strategic move that opens the door to future roles in sports management, digital strategy, and event planning. It’s about longevity, leadership, and staying ahead of the game.
GBSB Global gave me more than a degree—it gave me perspective –he reflects. Now I see myself not just as a player, but as a potential leader in the sports industry.
Carlo Zammit Lonardelli, a champion and a GBSB Global alumnus, is a living example of the modern athlete: globally minded, digitally savvy, and ready for what’s next.
We’re proud of him. We love him. And we can’t wait to see where he goes next!