Steve Borg | |
Birth Date: | 15 May 1988 |
Birth Place: | Mosta, Malta |
Position: | Centre back |
Currentclub: | Ħamrun Spartans |
Clubnumber: | 4 |
Years1: | 2005–2009 |
Clubs1: | Mosta |
Years2: | 2009–2015 |
Clubs2: | Valletta |
Caps2: | 113 |
Goals2: | 7 |
Years3: | 2015–2016 |
Caps3: | 28 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2016–2020 |
Clubs4: | Valletta |
Caps4: | 91 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Years5: | 2020–2022 |
Caps5: | 27 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2022– |
Caps6: | 52 |
Goals6: | 2 |
Nationalyears1: | 2011– |
Nationalteam1: | Malta |
Nationalcaps1: | 78 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Club-Update: | 13 May 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
In 2005, he signed for local Maltese outfit Mosta. He played there until 2009.
In 2009, he signed with Valletta.[1] 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).
In 2020 he signed a five-year contract with the Maltese Premier League team Gżira United.[2] In the same year he received the Maltese Player of the Year award for his performances with Valletta in the previous season.[3]
In October 2011 he made his debut for the Malta national football team in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying rounds against Latvia.[4] He scored his first goal for the Malta national football team against Faroe Islands in UEFA Euro 2020 qualification.
Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
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1. | 22 March 2019 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | ||
2. | 13 October 2020 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia | align=center | 1-0 | align=center | 1-0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D | ||
2. | 11 November 2020 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | align=center | 2-0 | align=center | 3-0 | Friendly |