Vittoriosa Stars have strengthened their squad with some new arrivals this season. It has built on last year’s squad by bringing in a fresh influx of new players who are all relatively young.

A number of players are now property of the club. These are Jean Mathias Vella, Adam Spiteri, Mark Barbara, Roberto Brincat and Ramon dos Santos.

To acquire these players, the club invested the considerable amount of around €70,000, a substantial investment for a first division club. Furthermore the club still has the services of its two veteran players, Justin Camilleri and Larry Lagana’.

The club’s football nursery has produced players like Clifton Piscopo, Waylon Grech and Kieran Zammit who now officially make part of the first team squad. These players are all also currently playing for the club’s minor’s squad.

The club also managed to secure the services of several promising players that include Malta’s under 21 National Lydon Micallef, who was transferred on loan from Balzan FC; Malta’s Youth Nationals Siraj and Samir Arab Eddin, who were transferred on loan from Valletta FC; Sheldon Grech who signed a two year contract with the club; Matthew Tabone, who was transferred on loan from Hibernians FC; and Malcolm Schembri who was permanently transferred from Zejtun C.

Sean Cini, an ex-Tarxien Rainbows player, who has passed the past two seasons playing for Irish club of Newbridge FC, has also joined the club.

Several players from last year’s squad were confirmed for another season and these are Marcelo Pereira, Gary Muir, Luke Vella Critien and Malcolm Buttigieg.

Once again two of the three foreign players that have been engaged by Vittoriosa Stars FC are Brazilian nationals and these include the veteran player in Malta and ex Ħamrun Spartans player, Marcelo Pereira, together with the ex-Valletta FC defender and ex-defender of the year, Ramon dos Santos.

The latter signed a three year contract with the club and even rejected Premier Division offers to stay on with Vittoriosa Stars FC. This is a great honour for the club.

The third foreign player who will be playing for the club is Gary Muir, a Scottish national who joined Vittoriosa Stars FC in the second part of the last football season and was confirmed for the upcoming season.

Vittoriosa Stars’ technical staff is once again being led by the coach, Oliver Spiteri, who will be assisted by Jean Paul Desira, assistant coach and Under 19 coach and Alex Camilleri as the goalkeepers’ coach. Karl Spiteri is the club’s physiotherapist.

The club thanked the following sponsors for their support:

Jonathan Darmanin from Teamsport with Macron products; Best Deal Properties; Cafe’ du Brazil; Anelika Projects Ltd; MRCD; Krea; Electrofix; Reflex Total Fitness Centre at the Radisson Blu in St Julians; Sandro Estates; and Sound Solutions.