Ferdinando Apap (born 29 July 1992) is a Maltese international

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for Hibernians, as a defender.

Career

Apap has played club football for

Għajnsielem Għajnsielem (), meaning ''"Peaceful Spring"'', is a municipality on the southeastern coast of the island of Gozo in Malta, including the entire island of Comino. It has a population of 3,200 residents (as of March 2014), and is the first Gozitan ...

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

Mosta Mosta ( mt, Il-Mosta) is a small but densely populated city in the Northern Region of Malta. The most prominent building in Mosta is the Rotunda, a large basilica built by its parishioners' volunteer labour. It features the world's 3rd largest ...

, Xewkija Tigers and

Victoria Hotspurs Victoria Hotspurs Football Club is a Maltese football club from the town of Victoria, Gozo. Founded in 1948, the club has won a record of 13 First Division titles, the last one being in the 2018–19 season. The Club is popularly known by th ...

. On 1 June 2019, he officially joined Hibernians on a three-year deal. He made his international debut for

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in August 2018.

Personal life

His sister was married to

Daniel Bogdanović Daniel Bogdanović (born 26 March 1980) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker and coach for Għajnsielem F.C. in the Gozo Football League. Born in Libya, he represented the Malta national team. Club career Bogdanović spent ...

, also a footballer.

References

1992 births Living people Maltese footballers Malta international footballers Għajnsielem F.C. players Sheffield F.C. players Mosta F.C. players Xewkija Tigers F.C. players Victoria Hotspurs F.C. players Hibernians F.C. players Maltese Premier League players Association football defenders Maltese expatriate footballers Maltese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England {{Malta-footy-bio-stub