Hibernians F.C. can confirm that an agreement has been reached with Mr. Stefano Sanderra for the termination of his contract, as he will be joining. S.S. Lazio Primavera in Italy.

 

Stefano joined our club in Summer 2018, and in his first season with our club, he managed to force a championship decider and eventually finish as runners up in the BOV Premier League.

 

In Seasons 2019/20 and 2020/21, the league had been terminated due to Covid-19 situation in Malta, and on both occasions our club was fighting in the top places of the BOV Premier League, finishing 3rd and 2nd respectively.

 

Last season, Stefano led our team to a massive run in the European competitions as we qualified for the first time in the club’s history to the 3rd Round of the UEFA Europa Conference League. After our elimination from Europe, he managed to keep a consistent run to win the 13th League title for our club.

 

In total, Stefano managed our team for 120 matches, winning 74, drawn 20 and lost 26 games.

 

The club would like to thank Stefano Sanderra for his extraordinary work throughout these 4 years, and wish him the best of luck in his new adventure. You will always remain part of our history Mister!

Hibernians F.C. are pleased to announce that 28 year old defender Lorna Cassar has signed for the club.

 

Lorna spent her career playing for Hibernians, Swieqi United, Pembroke Athleta and Zurrieq, before joining Mtarfa two years ago. Last season she made 19 appearances for help club and was also captain of the team.

 

We would like to welcome Lorna back to the club and wish her the best of luck for the upcoming season.

Hibernians suffered a heavy defeat to Irish side Shamrock Rovers in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League first qualifying round match on Tuesday.

 

Hibernians, led by assistant coach Ryan Pulis, started the match with a significant setback as coach Stefano Sanderra, defenders Andrei Agius and Ferdinando Apap, and midfielders Jake Grech and Bjorn Kristensen were all out suspended.

 

Pulis handed a debut to new signings Gonzalo, Rodolfo Soares, and Gabriel Mensah.

 

Taking a defensive approach in the opening moments of the game, Hibernians were put under pressure as Aaron Greene hit the first shot of the game in the second minute with the Irish side holding most of possession.

 

Rory Gaffney then missed a goalmouth chance for Shamrock after a Dylan Watts cross was blocked by Hibs goalkeeper Ibrahim Kone.

 

At this point in the game, the ball was constantly in the Hibernians’ half as Shamrock continued to press on. Their efforts were rewarded on 25 minutes when Andy Lyons’ low cross found Ronan Finn all alone in front of goal to put the ball past Kone.

 

Despite having just conceded, Hibernians found the strength to create their first real chance of the game.

 

On the half-hour, a counterattack found Jurgen Degabriele just past the halfway line who put in a pin-point cross towards Dunstan Vella but his header was saved by Alan Mannus.

 

The Shamrock goalkeeper was put to work again four minutes later to stop a Zachary Grech cross.

 

As Hibernians began to settle into the game, Shamrock stunned them with a second on 40 minutes, Watts put in a near-identical cross for Gaffney to slot into the net to end the half two goals ahead.

 

The Irish team remained the stronger side as the second half opened but substitute Terrance Groothusen, who came on for Mensah at the restart, nearly brought Hibs back into the game but his fiery shot smashed the upright.

 

Ali Diakite hit well over just before the hour, but the greatest chance came to Thaylor on 62 minutes when he lost his marker to meet another Degabriele throughball. However, with just the goalkeeper to beat, the Brazilan curved the ball too much and his shot hit the post.

 

On 78 minutes, Shamrock closed off the affair with a third goal through Gaffney.

 

The Irish forward had just been involved in an altercation with Hibs’ Gabriel Izquier, controversially escaping with just a yellow card. It was a double whammy for Hibernians when he found space past three defenders and put the ball into the net.

 

Kone did not let down his guard when Aidomo Emakhu swerved past two defenders and tried to curve the ball for a fourth goal. However, there was not much else the side could do before the game came to an end with a mountain to climb in the second leg for Hibernians.

 

Sportsdesk – Kurt Aquilina

 

Hibernians F.C. are pleased to announce that 21 year old midfielder Kayleigh Chetcuti has signed for the club.

 

In her career, Kayleigh played for for 7 years with Hibernians and the last 3 years with Swieqi United, playing a total of 106 matches and scoring 23 goals with both clubs.

 

She also represented the Maltese Women National Team at all levels, making 3 appearances for the Under 17’s, 6 appearances and 1 goal for the Under 19’s and 7 appearances with the Senior squad.

 

In the last 3 years, Kayleigh was also part of the Hibernians Girls Academy, where she coached the Under 13 Girls. She will continue coaching these girls also this year.

 

We would like to welcome Kayleigh back to the club and wish her the best of luck for the upcoming season.

Hibernians F.C. are pleased to announce that Spanish defender Gonzalo Llerena has signed for the club.

 

The 32 year old centre back started his youth career with CP Cacereno in his country, before joining Spanish side Linares Deportivo. In his career, he always played in Spain and recently he played for the clubs of CF Villanovense, Arenas Getxo, Inter de Madrid, CF Badalona and UD Sanse.

 

We would like to welcome Gonzalo to the club and wish him the best of luck in the upcoming season.

Hibernians F.C. are pleased to announce that 25 year old Aruban forward Terence Groothusen has signed for the club.

 

Terence started his career with Door Wilskracht Sterk in the Netherlands where he played with their youth team before joining HFC EDO.

 

In 2017, Terence signed for F.C. Dordrecht in the second highest division of the Netherlands and in 2019 he moved to Malta to join Hibernians. With our club, Terence played 13 matches and scored 5 goals. In recent years, he moved back to the Netherlands to join Kozakken Boys and also played for German sides SV Straelen, Alemannia Aachen and Rot Weiss Ahlen.

 

Terence also played 10 times for the Aruba National Team and scored 4 goals.

 

We would like to welcome Terence back to the club and wish him the best of luck in his second spell with our club.

Hibernians F.C. are pleased to announce that Danish defender Andreas Laursen has signed for the club.

 

The 23 year old centre back started his youth career with Vejle BK in Denmark and in 2015, he made a move to Danish top division side AC Horsens where he also played for their youth team. In the past season, Andreas played for Danish side, Odder IGF.

 

We would like to welcome Andreas to the club and wish him the best of luck in the upcoming season.

Hibernians F.C. are pleased to announce that 20 year old central midfielder Amy Busuttil has signed for the club.

 

The young midfielder was on the books of Tarxien Rainbows, Hibernians and Swieqi United, making 71 appearances and scoring 7 goals between these 3 clubs. Amy also represented the Maltese National Under 16’s and Under 17’s Women teams, making 12 appearances in total.

 

Recently, she also started coaching Hibernians Under 13 Girls, along with Kayleigh Chetcuti.

 

We would like to welcome Amy to the club and wish her the best of luck for the upcoming season.

Hibernians F.C. are pleased to announce that 21 year old versatile winger Chloe Ann Ellul has signed for the club.

 

In her career, Chloe played for Tarxien Rainbows, Hibernians and Swieqi United, playing a total of 111 matches and scoring 16 goals. She also represented the Maltese Women National Team at youth level, making 20 appearances.

 

We would like to welcome Chloe back to the club and wish her the best of luck for the upcoming season.

Hibernians F.C. are pleased to announce that 16 year old forward Iulia Mifsud has signed for the club.

 

The young forward played 8 matches in the Women’s First Division last season, scoring 2 goals for Swieqi United. In the past 3 seasons, she also was a prolific scorer in the Under 20’s Women’s League, scoring 17 goals in 35 matches. She also made 3 appearances at youth level for the Women National Team.

 

We would like to welcome Iulia to the club and wish her the best of luck for the upcoming season.