Paul Fenech (footballer)

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Paul Fenech
Personal information
Full name	Paul Fenech
Date of birth	(1986-12-20) 20 December 1986
Place of birth	Naxxar, Malta
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Birkirkara
Number	6
Youth career
	Naxxar Lions
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2007	Msida Saint-Joseph	60	(4)
2007–	Birkirkara	54	(2)
National team^‡
	Malta U19
	Malta U21
2009–	Malta	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:23, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

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

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 Hamrun 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.

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]

Honours

Birkirkara

Maltese Premier League (1): 2012–13

References

↑ Malta 1-4 Bulgaria

External links

Paul Fenech at MaltaFootball.com
Paul Fenech at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Birkirkara F.C. – current squad

1 Gauci 2 Herrera 3 Matheus 4 Sciberras (c) 5 D. Zerafa 6 Fenech 7 Camenzuli 8 Vella 10 Shodiya 11 Touré 12 Akpan 14 Temile 16 Haber 17 Mendoza 19 J. Zerafa 20 K. Zammit 21 Scicluna 22 Z. Muscat 23 Jhonnattann 24 R. Muscat Manager: P. Zammit

Persondata
Name	Fenech, Paul
Alternative names
Short description	Maltese footballer
Date of birth	20 December 1986
Place of birth	Naxxar, Malta
Date of death
Place of death

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