{{Short description|Maltese footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Brandon Paiber | fullname = Brandon Diego Paiber | image = | caption = | height = 1.78 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|6|5}} | birth_place = Pilar, Argentina | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Valletta | clubnumber = 10 | youthyears1 = 2010–2013 | youthclubs1 = Comunicaciones | years1 = 2013–2015 | clubs1 = Fénix | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2015–2017 | clubs2 = Social Obrero | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = Hamrun Spartans | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = Comunicaciones | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = St. Lucia | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2019 | clubs6 = → Floriana (loan) | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2019–2022 | clubs7 = Floriana | caps7 = 61 | goals7 = 7 | years8 = 2022– | clubs8 = Valletta | caps8 = 101 | goals8 = 15 | nationalyears1 = 2019– | nationalteam1 = Malta | nationalcaps1 = 14 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 7 May 2026 | ntupdate = 19:00, 26 March 2026 (UTC) }} '''Brandon Diego Paiber''' (born 5 June 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valletta. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Malta national team.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net}}</ref>

==Club career== Paiber joined Floriana in January 2019 on loan from St. Lucia, before joining on a permanent basis for the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vella |first=Alan Michael |url=http://florianafc.org/2019/05/31/official-brandon-paiber-moves-to-floriana-fc/ |title=Official: Brandon Paiber moves to Floriana FC |website=Floriana F.C. |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=16 November 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116023314/http://florianafc.org/2019/05/31/official-brandon-paiber-moves-to-floriana-fc/ |archive-date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==International career== Paiber made his international debut for Malta on 15 November 2019 in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Spain, which finished as a 0–7 away loss.<ref name="EUF">{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=30832 |title=Brandon Paiber |website=EU-Football.info |access-date=16 November 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life== Paiber was born in Argentina, and is the son of the former professional footballer Cesar Paiber. Paiber spent his youth in Malta when his father played there, and has a Maltese passport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soloascenso.com.ar/exportacion/brandon-paiber/se-extrana-la-pasion-con-la-que-se-vive-el-futbol-en-argentina/16|title=Brandon Paiber: "Se extraña la pasión con la que se vive el fútbol en Argentina" &#124; Ascenso de Exportación|website=soloascenso.com.ar}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===International=== {{updated|12 June 2022|<ref name="EUF"/>}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|Malta |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2019||2||0 |- |2022||5||0 |- !Total!!7!!0 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{UEFA player}} * {{Soccerway}}

{{Valletta F.C. squad}}

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