ured ▁his ▁left ▁anterior ▁cru ci ate ▁lig ament ▁during ▁a ▁trial ▁game , ▁requiring ▁him ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁kne e ▁reconst ruction , ▁thus ▁ru ining ▁any ▁hopes ▁of ▁him ▁making ▁a ▁sen iors ▁debut ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Sydney ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 4 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Mal ces ki ▁surprised ▁everyone ▁by ▁fully ▁recover ing ▁from ▁his ▁kne e ▁injury ▁both ▁phys ically ▁and ▁ment ally , ▁and ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁a ▁sen iors ▁debut ▁against ▁ ▁in ▁round ▁eleven , ▁the ▁week ▁after ▁the ▁Sw ans ▁had ▁suffered ▁a ▁ 4 3 - point ▁loss ▁to ▁ ▁which ▁placed ▁the ▁entire ▁club ▁under ▁severe ▁scr ut iny . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁goal ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁kick . ▁Mal ces ki ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁another ▁four ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁sen iors , ▁but ▁eventually ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁premi ership ▁side ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Mal ces ki ▁got ▁the ▁call ▁up ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁sen iors ▁in ▁round ▁ 3 , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁gu ern sey , ▁number ▁ 9 . ▁He ▁played ▁well ▁and ▁held ▁his ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁team , ▁scoring ▁five ▁goals ▁and ▁aver aged ▁ 1 4 ▁poss essions ▁a ▁game . ▁However , ▁Mal ces ki ▁pulled ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁ham string ▁injury ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁quarter ▁of ▁the