| Shaun Bajada | |
| Fullname: | Shaun Pierre Bajada |
| Birth Date: | 1983 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sannat, Gozo, Malta |
| Currentclub: | Victoria Hotspurs (on loan from Xewkija Tigers) |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Sannat Lions |
| Years1: | 2000–2004 |
| Clubs1: | Floriana |
| Caps1: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2004–2007 |
| Clubs2: | Marsaxlokk |
| Caps2: | 43 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2007 |
| Clubs3: | → Msida Saint-Joseph (loan) |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2007–2012 |
| Clubs4: | Birkirkara |
| Caps4: | 116 |
| Goals4: | 16 |
| Years5: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Valletta |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2013 |
| Clubs6: | → Sliema Wanderers (loan) |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs7: | Ghajnsielem |
| Caps7: | 26 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs8: | Birkirkara |
| Caps8: | 13 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs9: | Ghajnsielem |
| Years10: | 2018– |
| Clubs10: | Xewkija Tigers |
| Years11: | 2019– |
| Clubs11: | → Victoria Hotspurs (loan) |
| Nationalteam1: | Malta U21 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008– |
| Nationalteam2: | Malta |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam3: | Gozo |
| Nationalcaps1: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 October 2013 |
| Ntupdate: | 30 March 2013 |
Shaun Pierre Bajada (born 19 August 1983 in Sannat, Gozo, Malta) is a professional footballer currently playing for Victoria Hotspurs on loan from Xewkija Tigers, where he most frequently plays as a midfielder.
As a boy he had won many honours with his native village club Sannat Lions, but was a product of Floriana.
Shaun made his debut with Floriana in the Maltese Premier League in the season 2000–01. During a career spanning four seasons with Floriana, Shaun made 48 appearances and scored three goals.
On 22 January 2005, Shaun joined Marsaxlokk. Bajada signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the club. Bajada was the first signing from the local market of the month after the club transferred Etienne Barbara to Birkirkara. Bajada arrived along with two foreigners, Bulgarian Mitko Trendafilov and Nigerian Michael Ochei.
During his time with Marsaxlokk, Shaun made 43 appearances and scored six goals.
On 25 January 2007, Peter Pullicino joined Marsaxlokk from Msida Saint-Joseph, as part of the deal Shaun Bajada was loaned to Msida Saint-Joseph until July 2007.
During this time Bajada made 11 appearances and scored one goal.
Following the completion of his loan spell Msida Saint-Joseph, on 5 August 2007, Marsaxlokk and Birkirkara reached an agreement over a swap deal which saw William Camenzuli join Marsaxlokk and Bajada would join Birkirkara.
On 31 January 2019 Victoria Hotspurs announced, that they had come to an agreement to exchange Bajada from Xewkija Tigers and Joseph Mario Vella from Victoria in a swap loan deal between both clubs.[1]
Shaun has played with the Maltese National Team at Under- 21 level, Under- 19 level, Under- 18 level and Under- 16 level. In January 2008 Bajada was chosen as part of the squad for the Maltese national team and he played his first match on 2 February 2008.
Statistics accurate as of match played 1 August 2013.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | ) | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Malta | League | Maltese Cup | League Cup | Europe | Colspan=3 | Gozo Football League First Division | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Floriana | Maltese Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2004–05 | Marsaxlokk | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2006–07 | Msida Saint-Joseph (loan) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08 | Birkirkara | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2008–09 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Sliema Wanderers (loan) | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | Malta | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 258 | 28 | |||
| Career total | 270 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 258 | 28 | ||||