Steve Borg

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 Gżira United 27 (2)
2022– Ħamrun Spartans 53 (2)
International career‡
2011– Malta 78 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Steve Borg (born 15 May 1988) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Maltese Premier League side Ħamrun Spartans and captains the Malta national 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 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 Cyprus with Aris Limassol, he came back to Valletta in 2016, where he spent four more years, winning two more Maltese titles (2017–18 and 2018–19) and another Maltese Cup (2017–18).

Gżira United

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

Ħamrun Spartans

In 2022, Borg joined Ħamrun Spartans. He would later be appointed club captain and he won two league titles (2022-23 and 2023-24) and the Maltese Super Cup (2023)

Honours

Valletta

Ħamrun

Individual

International career

In October 2011 he made his debut for the Malta national football team in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying rounds against Latvia.[5] He scored his first goal for the Malta national football team against Faroe Islands in UEFA Euro 2020 qualification.

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
2. 13 October 2020 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 1-0 1-0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
2. 11 November 2020 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Liechtenstein 2-0 3-0 Friendly

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".