Steve Borg

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Steve Borg
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Borg playing for Malta in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Mosta, Malta
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Gzira United
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– Gzira United
National team‡
2011– Malta 48 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Steve Borg (born 15 May 1988 in Mosta, Malta) is a footballer who currently plays for Maltese Premier League side Gzira United and the Malta national football team, where he plays as a defender.

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. ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/steve-borg/[bare URL]
  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. ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/steve-borg/4/[bare URL]
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