The Hamrun Spartans Sentinel
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Both of them Damir Céter's — 8.71
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.71, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Market31 Aug 2026
Célio hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Hamrun Spartans can pretend not to have heard.
Boardroom31 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Hamrun Spartans
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Door shut on Uche Sabastine
Hamrun Spartans asked and Warri Wolves said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match29 Aug 2026
Damir Céter the difference as Hamrun Spartans beat Marsaxlokk
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Damir Céter. 2‑1 against Marsaxlokk, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
Hamrun Spartans supporters have found a favourite in Michele Carboni
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Michele Carboni has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Kléri Serber runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market31 Aug 2026
Daniel Spiteri steps up from the Hamrun Spartans academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Spiteri has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market31 Aug 2026
Hamrun Spartans promote Victor Cutajar from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Victor Cutajar has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Marco Xuereb joins the Hamrun Spartans first team
- The dugout Donát Pálfi gets it from the manager
- Squad Goal number 50 for Damir Céter