Freddy Borg

Freddy Borg
Borg playing for Östers IF in 2010
Personal information
Full name Freddy Jan Robert Borg
Date of birth (1983-11-27) 27 November 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Trelleborg, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Trelleborgs FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Malmö FF 0 (0)
2003–2004 Höllvikens GIF
2005–2011 Östers IF 139 (28)
2012 Hansa Rostock 14 (5)
2012–2013 Alemannia Aachen 14 (1)
2013 SV Darmstadt 98 14 (0)
2013 AZAL 6 (0)
2014 Trelleborgs FF 8 (2)
2014 Nybergsund IL-Trysil 5 (3)
2015–2016 FC Höllviken 46 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Freddy Jan Robert Borg (born 27 November 1983) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Sweden

Borg started his career with Trelleborgs FF as a youth player, before moving to Malmö FF, Höllvikens GIF and then Östers IF, where he spent seven years.

Germany

On 22 January 2012, Borg signed a six-month contract with Hansa Rostock of the German 2. Bundesliga.[1] Borg scored five times in 14 appearances for the club during his stay. June 2012 saw Borg sign for Alemannia Aachen in the 3. Liga.[2] After six months with Alemannia Aachen, Borg signed a six-month contract with SV Darmstadt 98, also of the 3. Liga, in January 2013.[3]

Azerbaijan

In July 2013, Borg signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side AZAL.[4] Borg made his debut on 10 August 2013, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Garib Ibrahimov, in their 1–0 victory over Baku.[5] In December 2013, the start of the winter break in the Azerbaijan season, Borg was released from his contract with AZAL having made just six substitute appearances whilst failing to score.[6][7]

Return to Sweden

Following his short stint in Azerbaijan, Borg signed for his hometown team Trelleborgs FF on a short-term contract till the summer of 2014, with an option of extending till the end of the season, in March 2014.[8]

Career statistics

As of 6 May 2014[9][10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Östers IF 2005 Superettan 16 4 16 4
2006 Allsvenskan 18 1 18 1
2007 Superettan 24 1 24 1
2008 Division 1 12 4 12 4
2009 15 3 15 3
2010 Superettan 29 7 2 1 31 8
2011 25 8 2 1 27 9
Total 139 28 4 2 143 30
Hansa Rostock 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 14 5 14 5
Alemannia Aachen 2012–13 3. Liga 14 1 1 0 15 1
Darmstadt 98 2012–13 3. Liga 14 0 0 0 14 0
Ravan Baku 2013–14 Azerbaijan Premier League 6 0 0 0 6 0
Trelleborgs 2014 Division 1 3 1 0 0 3 1
Career total 184 35 5 2 189 37

References

  1. ^ "Der F.C. Hansa Rostock verpflichtet Freddy Borg" (in German). Hansa Rostock. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Alemannia überzeugt Freddy Borg". alemannia-aachen.de/ (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Darmstadt holt Freddy Borg". fr-online.de/ (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ^ "KLART: Freddy Borg till Azal PFK" [DONE: Freddy Borg to Azal PFK] (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  5. ^ "AZAL 1-0 Baku". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Borg: "Sugen att komma tillbaka"". fotbollskanalen.se/ (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Saråhl Azerbaijan!!!" (in Swedish). Twitter. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Freddy Borg klar för Trelleborg" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Freddy Borg". svenskfotboll.se/. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Freddy Borg Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Freddy Borg". fotbolltransfers.com/. Retrieved 23 December 2013.