Henry Bonello

Henry Bonello (born 13 October 1988) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ħamrun Spartans and the Malta national team.

Henry Bonello
Bonello with Malta in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988
Place of birth Pietà, Malta[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ħamrun Spartans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2014 Sliema Wanderers 100 (0)
2009–2010 → Vittoriosa Stars (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 Hibernians 30 (0)
2015–2017 Valletta 32 (0)
2017 Birkirkara 17 (0)
2017–2021 Valletta 84 (0)
2021– Ħamrun Spartans 24 (0)
International career‡
2012– Malta 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:05, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Pietà, Bonello has played club football for Sliema Wanderers, Vittoriosa Stars, Hibernians and Valletta.[1][2] In a match for Sliema Wanderers on 29 January 2012, Bonello was described as a "hero" for his performance.[3] He signed for Birkirkara in January 2017, with Rowen Muscat making the move in the opposite direction.[4] He returned to Valletta in June 2017.[5] He signed for Ħamrun Spartans in July 2021.[6]

International career

He made his senior international debut for Malta on 29 February 2012, in the 2–1 win over Liechtenstein.[7] On 23 March 2019, he saved a penalty in the 2–1 win over Faroe Islands in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier, as Malta won their first competitive home match in 13 years.[8]

References
  1. "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. Henry Bonello at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. "Henry Bonello the hero as Sliema hold Valletta". Malta Today. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. Kevin Azzopardi (6 January 2017). "Muscat-Bonello swap on as rival clubs agree terms". Times of Malta. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. "Bonello re-signs for Valletta". maltafootball.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. "Ħamrun Spartans sign goalkeeper Henry Bonello from Valletta FC". Times of Malta.
  7. "Mifsud double as Malta beats Liechtenstein". Times of Malta. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  8. Camilleri, Valhmor (23 March 2019). "Watch: Gutsy Malta see off Faroe Islands". Times of Malta. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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