Cain Attard

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Cain Attard
Personal information
Full name Cain Attard
Date of birth (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth La Valletta, Malta
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Belenenses
Number 18
Youth career
–2005 Melita F.C.
2005–2011 Pietà Hotspurs F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Pietà Hotspurs F.C. 55 (2)
2015–2023 Birkirkara F.C. 179 (10)
2023– Belenenses 9 (0)
International career
2014–2016 Malta U21 13 (0)
2016– Malta 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023

Cain Attard (born 10 September 1994) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga Portugal 2 club Belenenses and the Malta national team.

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Club career

Attard started his career in Youth Nursery of Melita. At 11, he joined Pietà Hotspurs and in 2011 he started playing in the first team. In August 2015 he signed five-year deal with Birkirkara. [1] On 12 August 2015, he debuted in this club in a match against Hibernians.

On 6 July 2023, Attard signed a one-year contract with Liga Portugal 2 club Belenenses. [2]

International career

He made a debut in Malta national team on 27 May 2016 in a 0–6 loss to Czech Republic. [3]

International career goals

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first. [4]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
11 September 2021 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Malta Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1–03–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
23–0

Honours

Birkirkara F.C.

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References

  1. Mizzi, Ivan (6 August 2015). "Cain Attard signs for Birkirkara FC". birkirkarafc.com. Birkirkara F.C. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  2. "Internacional maltês Cain Attard é reforço para a ala direita" [Maltese international Cain Attard is reinforcement for the right wing] (in European Portuguese). C.F. Os Belenenses. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. Brincat, Henry (27 May 2016). "Malta succumbs to heavy 0-6 defeat against Czech Republic". independent.com.mt. The Malta Independent . Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. "Cain Attard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 September 2014.