Jacob Borg | |
Fullname: | Jacob Dominico Borg |
Birth Date: | 22 May 1991 |
Birth Place: | Wollongong, Australia |
Height: | 1.81 m |
Position: | Central defender Defensive midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2011–2012 |
Youthclubs1: | Gold Coast United |
Years1: | 2011–2012 |
Clubs1: | Dandaloo FC |
Years2: | 2012–2013 |
Caps2: | 24 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Clubs2: | Balzan |
Years3: | 2013–2014 |
Caps3: | 26 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Clubs3: | Sliema Wanderers |
Years4: | 2014–2016 |
Clubs4: | Żebbuġ Rangers |
Years5: | 2016–2017 |
Caps5: | 29 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Clubs5: | Gżira United |
Years6: | 2017–2018 |
Caps6: | 11 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Clubs6: | Balzan |
Years7: | 2018–2019 |
Caps7: | 40 |
Goals7: | 1 |
Clubs7: | Finn Harps |
Nationalteam1: | Australia U20 |
Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalteam2: | Malta |
Club-Update: | 09:04, 2 November 2018 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 14 September 2013 |
Jacob Dominico Borg (born 22 May 1991) is a professional footballer who last played as a defender for Finn Harps. Born in Australia, he represented the Malta national team.
Borg was born in Wollongong, New South Wales and spent his early life in the Illawarra region.[1]
After stints with the Gold Coast FC youth team and the Dandaloo FC, Borg moved to Malta, where he held citizenship by descent, to try his luck. In 2012, he signed with Balzan.[2] [3]
In July 2018, he joined Finn Harps in the League of Ireland First Division.[4] [5]
Borg was a member of the Australian squad that played at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, playing in all three Australian matches at the tournament.[6] [7] [8] [9]
Soon after moving to Malta, he was called up to the Malta squad that played Northern Ireland in February 2013, though he didn't make his debut until September of that year in a friendly match against Azerbaijan.[2] [10]