Louis Arpa

Louis Arpa
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-08-02) 2 August 1949
Place of birth Floriana, Crown Colony of Malta
Position Striker
Youth career
1961-1966 Floriana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1978 Floriana 129 (42)
International career
1969-1977 Malta 17 (0)
1969-1977 Malta XI 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Louis Arpa (born 2 August 1949) is a Maltese retired footballer.

Club career

He started playing football at hometown club Floriana aged 12 and never played for another team. He was part of a team featuring the likes of Willie Vassallo, Raymond Xuereb and his brother George Xuereb and Edwin Farrugia.[1]

International career

Arpa made his debut for Malta in an April 1969 friendly match against Austria and earned a total of 18 caps (1 unofficial), scoring 1 goal which he netted against Canada.[2] His final international was a November 1977 World Cup qualification match against Turkey.[3]

Personal life

Born to Alfred Arpa and Domenica Micallef, Louis has three sons himself with two different women.[1]

Honours

1968, 1970, 1973, 1975
1967, 1972, 1976

References

  1. ^ a b Farrugia, Simon (8 August 2021). "50 Shades of Greats: 'Love the game not the contract or the money' - Louis Arpa". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  2. ^ Baldacchino, Carmel (12 February 2015). "Visit of the Canadian national team". Times of Malta. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Louis Arpa, international football player". EU-football. Retrieved 29 August 2025.