Shaun Bajada

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Shaun Bajada
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Personal information
Full name Shaun Pierre Bajada
Date of birth (1983-08-19) 19 August 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth Sannat, Gozo, Malta
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Victoria Hotspurs
(on loan from Xewkija Tigers)
Number 18
Youth career
Sannat Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2004 Floriana 48 (3)
2004–2007 Marsaxlokk 43 (6)
2007Msida Saint-Joseph (loan) 11 (1)
2007–2012 Birkirkara 116 (16)
2012–2015 Valletta 20 (1)
2013Sliema Wanderers (loan) 14 (2)
2015–2016 Ghajnsielem 26 (7)
2016–2017 Birkirkara 13 (0)
2017–2018 Ghajnsielem
2018– Xewkija Tigers
2019–Victoria Hotspurs (loan)
International career
Malta U21 23 (1)
2008– Malta 33 (0)
2010 Gozo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2013

Shaun Pierre Bajada (born 19 August 1983 in Sannat, Gozo, Malta) is a professional footballer currently playing for Victoria Hotspurs on loan from Xewkija Tigers, where he most frequently plays as a midfielder.

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Playing career

Floriana

As a boy he had won many honours with his native village club Sannat Lions, but was a product of Floriana.

Shaun made his debut with Floriana in the Maltese Premier League in the season 2000–01. During a career spanning four seasons with Floriana, Shaun made 48 appearances and scored three goals.

Marsaxlokk

On 22 January 2005, Shaun joined Marsaxlokk. Bajada signed a four-and-a-half year contract with the club. Bajada was the first signing from the local market of the month after the club transferred Etienne Barbara to Birkirkara. Bajada arrived along with two foreigners, Bulgarian Mitko Trendafilov and Nigerian Michael Ochei.

During his time with Marsaxlokk, Shaun made 43 appearances and scored six goals.

Msida Saint-Joseph

On 25 January 2007, Peter Pullicino joined Marsaxlokk from Msida Saint-Joseph, as part of the deal Shaun Bajada was loaned to Msida Saint-Joseph until July 2007.

During this time Bajada made 11 appearances and scored one goal.

Birkirkara

Following the completion of his loan spell Msida Saint-Joseph, on 5 August 2007, Marsaxlokk and Birkirkara reached an agreement over a swap deal which saw William Camenzuli join Marsaxlokk and Bajada would join Birkirkara.

Victoria Hotspurs

On 31 January 2019 Victoria Hotspurs announced, that they had come to an agreement to exchange Bajada from Xewkija Tigers and Joseph Mario Vella from Victoria in a swap loan deal between both clubs. [1]

International career

Malta

Shaun has played with the Maltese National Team at Under- 21 level, Under- 19 level, Under- 18 level and Under- 16 level. In January 2008 Bajada was chosen as part of the squad for the Maltese national team and he played his first match on 2 February 2008.

Personal life

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 1 August 2013.

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinental)Total
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MaltaLeague Maltese Cup League Cup Europe Gozo Football League First DivisionTotal
2000–01 Floriana Maltese Premier League 1000000010
2001–02 2000000020
2002–03 120000000120
2003–04 232000000232
2004–05 101000000101
2004–05 Marsaxlokk 100000000100
2005–06 275000000275
2006–07 6100000061
2006–07 Msida Saint-Joseph (loan)111000000111
2007–08 Birkirkara 284000000284
2008–09 263000010273
2009–10 277000020297
2010–11 180102030240
2011–12 172001000182
2012–13 Valletta 120000040160
Sliema Wanderers (loan)142000000142
2015–16 Għajnsielem 267000000142
TotalMalta235103010025828
Career total27035103010025828

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