Newly-promoted Marsaxlokk secured the services of Brazilian forward Tiago Adan Fonseca after agreeing a one-year deal.

The thirty-four year old striker has already played in Malta for Hibernians and Floriana.

A product of Corinthians, he played for Náutico, São Bento and S.E.R. Caxias do Sul before moving to Romania to join Astra Ploiesti. He returned to Brazil eighteen months later, joining Arapongas and later for Atlético Paranaense, América FC, Associação Ferroviária de Esportes, Criciúma EC, Clube Náutico Capibaribe, Oeste FC, Vila Nova FC and Grêmio Novorizontino before joining Hibernians in summer 2018. The following season, he joined Floriana but returned with the Paolites on loan in January 2021. After leaving Malta, he played for Retro FC in Brazil and Real Kashmir in India.

The Southseasiders had earlier signed Edafe Christopher Uzeh, Timothy Tabone Desira, Leandro Aguirre, Conor Borg, Dale Mifsud and Ryan Tonna.