Alfred Effiong
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfred Effiong | ||
Date of birth | 29 November 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Balzan | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | St. George's | 10 | (7) |
2007–2008 | Ħamrun Spartans | 26 | (10) |
2008–2010 | Qormi | 42 | (24) |
2010–2011 | Marsaxlokk | 27 | (18) |
2011–2012 | Valletta | 26 | (9) |
2012–2014 | Qormi | 75 | (35) |
2015– | Balzan | 83 | (30) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Malta | 21 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2017 |
Alfred Effiong (born 29 November 1984) is a Nigeria-born Maltese footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese club Balzan.
Club career
On 28 June 2011, Effiong scored on his European debut for Valletta, netting the second in a 3–0 away win over Sammarinese club Tre Fiori in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round first leg.[1]
International career
Born in Nigeria, Effiong moved to Malta in 2005 and married a local in 2010. In 2014, his club president, Redeno Apap, asked if he would apply for a Maltese passport, which was granted in March 2015.[2]
Later that month, national coach Pietro Ghedin was searching for a new striker after the suspension of Michael Mifsud.[2] Effiong made his senior international debut for Malta on 25 March, replacing Jean Paul Farrugia in the 60th minute of a 0–2 friendly defeat against Georgia at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi.[3] On 8 June, he came on for Andrew Cohen in the 60th minute of a home friendly against Lithuania, and 20 minutes later scored his first international goal to seal a 2–0 victory.[4] He scored his second national goal in a 1–1 draw against Estonia in August 2016. His third goal came from a header against Scotland in Malta's 5–1 home defeat in a World Cup qualifier on 4 September 2016.
International goals
- Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.[5]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 June 2015 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2. | 6 September 2015 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
3. | 31 August 2016 | Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu, Estonia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
4. | 4 September 2016 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–5 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
- Valletta
References
- ^ Hindley, Martyn (28 June 2011). "Valletta in pole position after three-goal victory". UEFA. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ a b Camilleri, Valhmor (3 March 2015). "Effiong feels he needs to prove himself to national team coach". The Times of Malta. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Georgia 2–0 Malta". European Football. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Fenech, Effiong score two great goals as Malta beat Lithuania". The Times of Malta. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "A. Effiong". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Alfred Effiong". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- Living people
- 1984 births
- Association football forwards
- Maltese footballers
- Malta international footballers
- Nigerian footballers
- Maltese people of Nigerian descent
- Balzan F.C. players
- Qormi F.C. players
- Marsaxlokk F.C. players
- Valletta F.C. players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Malta
- Nigerian expatriates in Malta