List of Maltese football transfers summer 2012

This is a list of Maltese football transfers for the 2012–13 summer transfer window by club. Only transfers of clubs in the Maltese Premier League and Maltese First Division are included.

The summer transfer window opened on 1 July 2012, although a few transfers may take place prior to that date. The window closed at midnight on 31 August 2012. Players without a club may join one at any time, either during or in between transfer windows.

Maltese Premier League

Balzan

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  MLT Stefan Giglio (from Tarxien Rainbows)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 7 FW  MLT Lydon Micallef (on loan to Vittoriosa Stars)[1]

Birkirkara

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MLT Reuben Gauci (from Marsaxlokk) 14 DF  MLT Patrick Borg (from Marsaxlokk)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  MLT Luke Montebello (to A.S. Livorno Calcio)[2] — FW  MLT Terence Vella (on loan to Ħamrun Spartans)

Floriana

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 29 GK  NED Patrick Jansen (from AGOVV) 8 DF  ENG Carl Tremarco (on loan from Macclesfield Town) 11 MF  MLT Trevor Cilia (from Sliema Wanderers) 9 MF  ENG Aman Verma (from Kettering Town)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 12 GK  GHA William Amamoo (released) 29 GK  NED Patrick Jansen (released) 8 MF  ARG Pablo Doffo (released) 20 MF  SWE André Grabowski (released) 9 MF  MLT Manolito Micallef (to Mosta) 13 FW  BEL Alandson (released) 11 FW  MLT Malcolm Licari (released) 13 FW  NGA Onome Sodje (released) 14 FW  MLT Ivan Woods (to Sliema Wanderers)

Ħamrun Spartans

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  MLT Massimo Grima (on loan from Valletta)[3] — FW  MLT Terence Scerri (on loan from Valletta)[3] — FW  MLT Terence Vella (on loan from Birkirkara) — FW  BUL Nikolay Bozhov (from Slavia Sofia) — MF  BUL Lyubomir Vitanov (from Lokomotiv Plovdiv) — DF  BUL Adrian Olegov (from Neftohimik) — DF  BUL Angel Yoshev (from Lokomotiv Plovdiv) — DF  BUL Anton Vergilov (from PFC Chavdar Byala Slatina) — FW  MLT Richard Brightwell

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF  MLT Rupert Mangion (to Marsaxlokk) — FW  MLT Steven Meilaq (to Gżira United)

Hibernians

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  BRA Tarabai (to Kecskeméti TE)

Melita

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Mosta

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MLT Justin Haber (from Kerkyra)[4] 6 DF  Gozo Ferdinando Apap (from Sheffield) 11 DF  MLT Steve Bezzina (from Msida Saint-Joseph)[5] — DF  MLT Luke Dimech (from AEK Larnaca) — MF  MLT Manolito Micallef (from Floriana) 10 FW  MLT Daniel Bogdanović (from Blackpool) — FW  BUL Danail Mitev (from Sliema Wanderers)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 22 MF  MLT Sheldon Grech (to Vittoriosa Stars)[1]

Qormi

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  MLT Leighton Grech (on loan from Birkirkara)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  MLT Joseph Farrugia (to St. Andrews)[6] 23 FW  BRA Jorginho (to Kecskeméti TE)

Rabat Ajax

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 29 DF  MLT Clive Brincat (from Marsaxlokk)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Sliema Wanderers

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  MLT Ivan Woods (from Floriana)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  MLT Trevor Cilia (to Floriana) 10 FW  BUL Danail Mitev (to Mosta)

Tarxien Rainbows

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  MLT Stefan Giglio (to Balzan)

Valletta

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 24 GK  MLT Manuel Bartolo (from Msida Saint-Joseph)[7] 13 MF  BRA Riccardo Rocha 21 MF  MLT Shaun Bajada (from Birkirkara) 5 MF  BRA Joao Gabriel 17 FW  BRA Leandro Almeida

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 24 GK  MLT Andrew Hogg (to Enosis Neon Paralimni) 29 GK  ENG Matthew Towns (to St. Andrews)[8] — DF  MLT Steve Bezzina (to Mosta) 5 DF  BRA Ramón (to Vittoriosa Stars) — MF  MLT Massimo Grima (on loan to Ħamrun Spartans)[3] 21 FW  NGA Alfred Effiong (to Gżira United)[9] 26 FW  SVN Miha Robic (released) 99 FW  MLT Terence Scerri (on loan to Ħamrun Spartans)[3]

Maltese First Division

Birzebbuga St.Peters

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Dingli Swallows

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Gudja United

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Gżira United

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  NGA Alfred Effiong (from Valletta)[9] — FW  MLT Steven Meilaq (from Ħamrun Spartans)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Lija Athletic

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Marsaxlokk

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  MLT Rupert Mangion (from Ħamrun Spartans) — DF  ENG Matthew Paul Clarke (from Msida st.Joseph) — MF  SWE Andre Grabowski (from Floriana) — DF  MLT Kenneth Scicluna (from Valletta) — GK  MLT Omar Borg (from Birkirkara) — FW  MLT Warren Chircop (from Tarxien) — DF  MLT Ryan Mifsud (from Birkirkara) — DF  MLT Mark Brincat (from Mosta)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MLT Reuben Gauci (to Birkirkara) 24 DF  MLT Patrick Borg (to Birkirkara) 16 DF  MLT Clive Brincat (to Rabat Ajax) 20 MF  MLT Trevor Templeman (released)

Mqabba

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Naxxar Lions

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Pietà Hotspurs

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

St. Andrews

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ENG Matthew Towns (from Valletta)[8] — MF  MLT Joseph Farrugia (from Qormi)[6]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Vittoriosa Stars

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Ramón (from Valletta) — MF  MLT Sheldon Grech (from Mosta)[1] — FW  MLT Lydon Micallef (on loan to Vittoriosa Stars)[1]

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Zejtun Corinthians

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player

Manager Transfers

Name	Moving from	Moving to	Source

See also

• List of Bulgarian football transfers summer 2012
• List of Dutch football transfers summer 2012
• List of English football transfers summer 2012
• List of French football transfers summer 2012
• List of German football transfers summer 2012
• List of Italian football transfers summer 2012
• List of Portuguese football transfers summer 2012
• List of Spanish football transfers summer 2012
• List of Swedish football transfers summer 2012

References

1. "Two Under-21 internationals for Vittoriosa Stars". MaltaFootball.com. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
2. "Livorno sign Luke Montebello". MaltaFootball.com. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
3. "Terence Scerri, Massimo Grima join Hamrun Spartans". MaltaFootball.com. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
4. "Justin Haber joins Mosta, Obiefule extends contract". MaltaFootball.com. 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
5. "Steve Bezzina agrees long-term deal with Mosta". MaltaFootball.com. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
6. "Joseph Farrugia joins St. Andrews". MaltaFootball.com. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
7. "Manuel Bartolo set to sign five-year deal with Valletta". MaltaFootball.com. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
8. "Matthew Towns joins St Andrews". MaltaFootball.com. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
9. "Alfred Effiong signs for Gzira United". MaltaFootball.com. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2012-07-04.

External links

• Official Website