Ferdinando Apap

Ferdinando Apap
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 34)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Victoria Hotspurs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Għajnsielem
2012 Sheffield
2012–2013 Mosta 23 (3)
2013–2014 Xewkija Tigers
2014–2015 Victoria Hotspurs
2015–2017 Għajnsielem
2017–2019 Victoria Hotspurs
2019–2024 Hibernians 111 (14)
2024– Victoria Hotspurs
International career‡
2018–2023 Malta 18 (1)
2010– Gozo
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:28, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2023

Ferdinando Apap (born 29 July 1992) is a Maltese footballer who plays for Victoria Hotspurs as a defender.

Club career

Apap has played club football for Għajnsielem, Sheffield, Mosta, Xewkija Tigers and Victoria Hotspurs.

He was the Gozo Football Association Player of the Year for the 2013–14 and 2018–19 seasons.

On 1 June 2019, he joined Hibernians on a three-year deal. He returned to Victoria Hotspurs in June 2024.

International career

He made his international debut for Malta in August 2018. He retired from the national team in June 2024 following his decision to rejoin Victoria Hotspurs.

He has also played unofficial matches for the Gozo representative team, making his debut in 2010.

International goals

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 September 2022Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Israel2–12–1Friendly

Personal life

His sister was married to Daniel Bogdanović, also a footballer.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ferdinando Apap". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Ferdinando Apap at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ferdinando Apap is the GFA Player of the Year - maltafootball.com". 20 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ferdinando Apap named GFA Footballer of the Year". Malta Independent. 21 May 2019 – via PressReader.
  5. ↑ Busuttil, Antoine (1 June 2019). "Ferdinando Apap joins Hibernians". MaltaFootball.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. 1 2 Valhmor Camilleri (6 June 2024). "Ferdinando Apap retires from national team, agrees to join Victoria Hotspurs". Sports Desk. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Antoine Busuttil (1 June 2010). "Narrow defeat for Gozo in first game". maltafootball.com. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Matthew Vella (9 November 2016). "Bogdanovic release was red flag to rivals after brother-in-law accompanied sister to file complaint". Malta Today. Retrieved 3 August 2018.