Brazilian striker Edison Luis Dos Santos joined Birkirkara, signing a one-year contract with an option for another season with the club.

Edison Tarabai, who is now thirty three years old, moved to Malta in summer 2010 to join Vittoriosa Stars after playing for Galo Maringa, Marcilio Dias and Rio Preto in Brazil. The following season, he joined Hibernians. In summer 2012, he moved to Hungary to join Kecskemeti but his stay lasted only six months. Between March 2015 and December 2016, he had two spells on loan with Seoul E-Land in South Korea, apart from a short spell back in Malta with the club. Since 2017, he has been playing in Saudi Arabia, turning out for Al Batin, Al Raed and Sholah.

The Stripes have earlier signed Enrico Pepe, Roderick Briffa, Miguel Angel Alba, Isaac Ntow, goalkeeper Nicky Vella, Renato Goncalves de Lima, Jeferson De Sousa Ferreira and Yannick Yankam while extending the contract of Michael Mifsud, Luke Montebello and Matthew Guillaumier.