Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza (born 20 November 1981 in

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) is a professional

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who plays for Msida Saint-Joseph as a striker.

Playing career

Mifsud Triganza began his career with

Floriana Floriana ( mt, Il-Furjana or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the South Eastern Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014. Floriana ...

and was promoted to the first team during the 2000–01 season. He made two appearances early in the season, but did achieve a 50% strike rate, after scoring a goal in a 1–1 draw against

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. Following two seasons on loan with Msida St. Joseph, Mifsud Triganza returned to

, and started to establish himself as a first team regular, making 17 appearances and scoring four goals during the 2002–03 season, as

narrowly avoided relegation, finishing 2nd in the relegation group, and thereby 8th in the overall league table. He began the 2003–04 season, hoping to force his way into a regular starting slot for

. He made 12 appearances and scored three goals, but following some impressive performances he was signed by Birkirkara.

Msida Saint-Joseph

In spite of getting two games for Floriana early in 2000–01, it was clear Mifsud Triganza would need to be loaned out in order to gain first team experience. Mifsud Triganza spent the rest of the season on loan with Third Division club Msida Saint-Joseph, helping them to promotion. In just ten games, he managed to score 17 goals. Mifsud Triganza was again loaned to Msida Saint-Joseph for the 2001–02 season. The season finished on a high for him as Msida Saint-Joseph won the

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title by eight clear points, with Mifsud Triganza scoring an impressive 24 goals to help the team's cause.

Birkirkara

Mifsud Triganza moved from

to Birkirkara during the January transfer window of 2004. He went on to make nine appearances and scored four goals for Birkirkara during 2003–04 season, as his new side finished in 2nd place in the

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. The 2004–05 season, was Mifsud Triganza's first full season with Birkirkara, Mifsud Triganza continued to show promise in front of goal, notching 12 goals in 21 appearances, as Birkirkara recorded their second consecutive 2nd-place finish in the

and won the U*Bet FA Trophy. The 2005–06 season, was the finest for Mifsud Triganza during his time with Birkirkara, Mifsud Triganza made 20 appearances and scored eight goals, as Birkirkara won the

title, for the first time in six seasons. Mifsud Triganza went into the 2006–07 season, hoping to emulate the success of the previous, however Birkirkara managed a third-place finish in the

, with him again making 20 appearances, but scoring 11 goals. For the 2007–08 season, Mifsud Triganza was again in the goals, scoring another 11 goal and making 25 appearances, as Birkirkara again finishing in third place in the

. Despite the league finish, he was again a winner of the

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. Mifsud Triganza hoped to achieve a higher league position for the 2008–09 season, however Birkirkara again managed to finish in 3rd position for the third consecutive season, with Mifsud Triganza making 25 appearances and scoring eight goals. On 19 November 2008, he made his debut for

in the 0–1 defeat against Iceland.

Sliema Wanderers

In June 2009, he left Birkirkara and joined fellow

team

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. He made his

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debut for

on 30 August 2009 in a 1–0 defeat to

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. Mifsud Triganza scored his first

goal for

on 17 October 2009, and went on to score a hat trick in a 5–0 victory over Ħamrun Spartans. Birkirkara later on resigned Mifsud Triganza and assisted Demba Toure in a goal vs Hibernians FC. Mifsud Triganza left Birkirkara for Rivals Valletta.

Honours

Msida Saint-Joseph * 2001–02

Birkirkara * 2005–06

* 2005, 2008

Valletta * 2013–14

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 1 August 2013.''

References

External links

Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza
at MaltaFootball.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mifsud Triganza, Jean Pierre 1981 births Living people People from Msida Men's association football forwards Maltese men's footballers Malta men's international footballers Floriana F.C. players Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. players Birkirkara F.C. players Sliema Wanderers F.C. players Valletta F.C. players Balzan F.C. players Ħamrun Spartans F.C. players Mosta F.C. players Pembroke Athleta F.C. players Maltese Premier League players Maltese Challenge League players