Alfred Effiong

Alfred Effiong (born 29 November 1984) is a Nigeria-born Maltese footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese club Balzan.

Club career

On 28 June 2011, Effiong scored on his European debut for Valletta, netting the second in a 3–0 away win over Sammarinese club Tre Fiori in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round first leg.

International career

Born in Nigeria, Effiong moved to Malta in 2005 and married a local in 2010. In 2014, his club president, Redeno Apap, asked if he would apply for a Maltese passport, which was granted in March 2015.

Later that month, national coach Pietro Ghedin was searching for a new striker after the suspension of Michael Mifsud. Effiong made his senior international debut for Malta on 25 March, replacing Jean Paul Farrugia in the 60th minute of a 0–2 friendly defeat against Georgia at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi. On 8 June, he came on for Andrew Cohen in the 60th minute of a home friendly against Lithuania, and 20 minutes later scored his first international goal to seal a 2–0 victory. He scored his second national goal in a 1–1 draw against Estonia in August 2016. His third goal came from a header against Scotland in Malta's 5–1 home defeat in a World Cup qualifier on 4 September 2016.

International goals

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 June 2015	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta	Lithuania	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	6 September 2015	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta	Azerbaijan	2–1	2–2	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
3.	31 August 2016	Pärnu Rannastaadion, Pärnu, Estonia	Estonia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4.	4 September 2016	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta	Scotland	1–1	1–5	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Valletta

• Maltese Premier League: 2011–12
• Maltese Super Cup: 2011