Sliema Wanderers secured the services of Croatian twenty nine year old goalkeeper Josip Bender.

Bender started his career at NK Zupa but soon moved to Hajduk Split from where he had spells on loan at Primorac 1929. Later he moved to RNK Split and eventually was joined NK Zadar and NK Solin. Bender then joined Zeljeznicar in Bosnia and Herzegovina before moving to Siroki Brijeg last summer.

The Wanderers had earlier signed Cain Attard, Adam Magri Overend, Steve Pisani, Simon Zibo, Serginho and Stanley Ohawuchi.