Paul Fenech (footballer)

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Paul Fenech
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Personal information
Full name Paul Fenech
Date of birth (1986-12-20) 20 December 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Naxxar, Malta
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Balzan
Number 8
Youth career
Naxxar Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Msida Saint-Joseph 60 (4)
2007–2015 Birkirkara 227 (22)
2016–2018 Balzan 64 (6)
2018 Birkirkara 13 (1)
2019– Balzan 113 (3)
International career‡
Malta U19
Malta U21
2009– Malta 60 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Paul Fenech (born 20 December 1986) is a Maltese footballer who plays for Maltese Premier League side Balzan FC, where he plays as a midfielder.

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Playing career

Fenech is a Naxxar Lions product, then moved on to play for Msida Saint-Joseph, with whom he spent two years and, in fact, it was the 'Saints' who gave Fenech the chance to make his debut in the Premier League in 2005.

Fenech spent two successful seasons with Msida Saint-Joseph, during which he was the main target of several clubs in the Maltese Premier League and, finally, it was Birkirkara which managed to sign Fenech for five years. Fenech's experience continued to increase at a national level as he was playing in the Malta national under-21 football team.

During the 2007–08 season, his first season with the 'Stripes', Fenech managed to win his first FA Trophy, thanks to a narrow 2–1 win against Ħamrun Spartans. The 2008–09 season was another successful season for Fenech, as his creativity continued to increase the power of the 'Stripes'.

During the 2009–10 season, Fenech received recognition at a national level once again when he was called by the ex-manager of Birkirkara, John Buttigieg to join the Maltese national team. Fenech won his first Premier League with the 'Stripes' at the age of 23 on 5 May, when his team was presented with the Premier League title. Fenech has played in many Champions League and Europa League qualifying matches with Birkirkara.

Fenech was then transferred from Birkikara to Balzan in 2016 after a falling out with the coach at Birkirkara. Fenech enjoyed many good seasons at Balzan with the team finishing runners up in the Maltese Premier League in the 2017 and 2018 seasons and winning the FA Trophy against Valletta in an exciting final in May 2019.

International career

Fenech made his international debut for Malta, and gained his first cap in a friendly on 18 November 2009, in the 4–1 home defeat to Bulgaria. [1]

International goals

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first. [2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 June 2015 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1–02–0 Friendly
2.18 November 2019 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1–11–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

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References

  1. ↑ Malta 1-4 Bulgaria
  2. ↑ "Paul Fenech". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2019.


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