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Steve Borg
Borg playing for Malta in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Mosta, Malta
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Ħamrun Spartans
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Mosta
2009–2015 Valletta 113 (7)
2015–2016 Aris Limassol 28 (1)
2016–2020 Valletta 91 (6)
2020–2022 Gzira United 27 (2)
International career‡
2011– Malta 48 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Steve Borg (born 15 May 1988) is a Maltese professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Maltese Premier League side Hamrun Spartans and the Malta national football team.

Club career

Mosta

In 2005, he signed for local Maltese outfit Mosta. He played there until 2009.[1]

Valletta and Aris Limassol

In 2009, he signed with one of the most successful clubs in Malta, Valletta.[2] In six years he won three Maltese Premier League titles (2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14) and two Maltese FA Cups (2009–10 and 2013–14).

After a short spell in the Cypriot team Aris Limassol, in 2016 he came back to Valletta, where he spent four more years, winning two more Maltese titles (2017–18 and 2018–19) and another Maltese Cup (2017–18).

Gzira United

In 2020 he signed a five-years contract with the Maltese Premier League team Gzira United.[3] In the same year he received the award as Maltese Player of the Year, for his performances with Valletta in the previous season.[4]

Honours

Valletta

Malta Winner

Individual

International career

On 7 October 2011 he made his debut for the Malta national football team in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying rounds against Latvia and then 4 days later also played against Israel.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.[1]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 March 2019 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Faroe Islands 2–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References

  1. ^ a b Steve Borg at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Steve Borg".
  3. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (5 June 2020). "Updated: Gżira sign defender Steve Borg". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Steve Borg named MFA Player of the Year". Times of Malta. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Steve Borg » Internationals".
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