Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cain Attard | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1994 | ||
Place of birth | La Valletta, Malta | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sliema Wanderers | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2005 | Melita F.C. | ||
2005–2011 | Pietà Hotspurs F.C. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Pietà Hotspurs F.C. | 55 | (2) |
2015–2023 | Birkirkara F.C. | 179 | (10) |
2023–2024 | Belenenses | 10 | (0) |
2024– | Sliema Wanderers | 6 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2016 | Malta U21 | 13 | (0) |
2016– | Malta | 22 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 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 Sliema Wanderers and the Malta national team.
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]
He made a debut in Malta national team on 27 May 2016 in a 0–6 loss to Czech Republic. [3]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1 September 2021 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Malta | Cyprus | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) |
2 | 3–0 |
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