Steve Borg
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 May 1988 | ||
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[]
- Maltese Premier League: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Maltese Cup: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2017–18
- Maltese Super Cup: , , , , 2018
- 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 |
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1. | 22 March 2019 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
References[]
- ^ a b Steve Borg at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/steve-borg/[bare URL]
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (5 June 2020). "Updated: Gżira sign defender Steve Borg". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Steve Borg named MFA Player of the Year". Times of Malta. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/steve-borg/4/[bare URL]
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Maltese footballers
- Maltese expatriate footballers
- Malta international footballers
- Mosta F.C. players
- Valletta F.C. players
- Aris Limassol FC players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Maltese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- People from Mosta
- Association football central defenders