Kristian Laferla

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Kris Laferla
Personal information
Full name Kristian Laferla
Date of birth (1967-03-23) 23 March 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Swieqi, Malta
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1985 Luxol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1985 Luxol St. Andrews 15 (0)
1985–1986 → Valletta (loan) 13 (0)
1986–2003 Valletta 282 (46)
2003–2005 Sliema Wanderers 50 (0)
International career
1986–1998 Malta 65 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2010

Kris Laferla (born 23 March 1967) is a former Maltese footballer who played as a midfielder during his career.

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Club career

At the age of 16, Laferla got his senior team debut for St. Andrew's on 12 December 1983 in a 0–0 draw against Birżebbuġa St. Peter's. Following his exploits in the Third Division, Laferla joined Premier League side Valletta on loan for the 1985–86 season. He made his debut against Żurrieq on 1 September 1985, and his first goal arrived from the penalty spot in the match against Tarxien Rainbows on 6 September 1986. After joining permanently, he soon became a regular figure with Valletta, even becoming club captain. With the Citizens, Laferla won 25 honours, including six in the 2000–01 season, making him one of the most decorated players in Maltese football. [1]

In December 2002, Laferla moved to Sliema Wanderers, making his debut in a 5–0 win over Marsa. [2] He finished his career by playing over 500 games in the top-tier of Maltese football. [3]

International career

Laferla made his debut with the Maltese national team in the 0–5 defeat against Sweden. [4] In total he made 65 appearances, scoring six goals in the process, including the winner against Estonia. [5] Laferla also captained the national team on 16 occasions, amongst them being the game against Italy played in 1993 where he missed a penalty in the 1–2 defeat. [6]

International goals

"Score" represents the score in the match after Laferla's goal. [4]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 February 1990 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–21–2 1990 Malta International Tournament
212 May 1993 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1–01–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
330 March 1994 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–11–2 Friendly
419 April 1994 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2–05–0Friendly
516 August 1994 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, SlovakiaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–11–1Friendly
66 September 1994 Bazaly, Ostrava, Czech RepublicFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–41–6 UEFA Euro 1996 qualification

Personal life

Laferla, having retired from football, now owns a nightclub in Paceville. He is married, and has three children; Jessica, Matthew and Juliana. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Baldacchino, Carmel (2 February 2012). "Kristian Laferla – a Valletta mainstay". Times of Malta. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Laferla starts again at Sliema". UEFA. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Laferla is lauded". UEFA. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Chris Laferla". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Estonia national football team lost to Malta 0:1, 12 May 1993". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. 1 2 "It-togħma ħelwa u morra tal-memorji". Illum. 14 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.


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