Louis Pace

Louis Pace was a Maltese footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Pace played his entire career for Valletta, making his debut for them on 6 January 1966 in a Cassar Cup game against Hibernians. He won the 1974 league title with the club and captained them in the UEFA Cup match against Inter Milan.

International career

Pace made his debut for Malta in a May 1971 European Championship qualification match away against England and earned a total of five caps. His final international was a May 1972 World Cup qualification match away against Hungary.

Personal life and death

Pace's family ran Valletta's Britannia Bar and he started a well-known restaurant called Wiġi’s restaurant, in St. Julian's.
Pace died on 20 October 2025, at the age of 77.