Cain Attard (born 10 September 1994) is a Maltese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Belenenses and the Malta national team.

Club career

Attard started his career in Youth Nursery of Melita. At 11, he joined

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and in 2011 he started playing in the first team. In August 2015 he signed five-year deal with Birkirkara. On 12 August 2015, he debuted in this club in a match against Hibernians. On 6 July 2023, Attard signed a one-year contract with

club Belenenses.

International career

He made a debut in Malta national team on 27 May 2016 in a 0–6 loss to

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International career goals

:''Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.''

Honours

Birkirkara F.C. *

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: 2022-23

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on the club website {{DEFAULTSORT:Attard, Cain Living people 1994 births Maltese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football fullbacks Malta men's international footballers Malta men's under-21 international footballers Birkirkara F.C. players Pietà Hotspurs F.C. players C.F. Os Belenenses players Maltese Premier League players Liga Portugal 2 players Maltese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Maltese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal