Steve Borg
.jpg) Borg playing for Malta in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1988 | ||
| 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) |
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*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
[edit]Mosta
[edit]In 2005, he signed for local Maltese outfit Mosta. He played there until 2009.[1]
Valletta and Aris Limassol
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Valletta
[edit]- Maltese Premier League: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Maltese Cup: 2009–10, 2013–14, 2017–18
- Maltese Super Cup: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018
Ħamrun
[edit]- Individual
International career
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b Steve Borg at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Steve Borg".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Steve Borg » Internationals".
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Maltese men's footballers
- Maltese expatriate men's footballers
- Malta men's international footballers
- Mosta F.C. players
- Valletta F.C. players
- Aris Limassol FC players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Maltese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- People from Mosta
- Men's association football central defenders