Jamie Pace

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Jamie Pace
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Personal information
Full name Jamie Pace MacDonald
Date of birth (1977-01-01) 1 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1998 Tooting & Mitcham 72 (42)
1998–1999 Sutton United 23 (16)
1999–2000 Barton Rovers 51 (21)
2000–2001 Carshalton Athletic 18 (6)
2001–2003 Pietà Hotspurs 44 (8)
2003Sliema Wanderers (loan) 10 (0)
2004Valletta (loan) 7 (1)
2004–2008 Marsaxlokk 77 (7)
2008–2013 Valletta 52 (8)
2012–2013Balzan (loan) 20 (1)
International career
2005–2011 Malta 48 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jamie Pace MacDonald (born 1 January 1977) is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he played for the Malta national team at international level.

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Club career

Pace joined Marsaxlokk in 2005 from Valletta, during his time in Malta he has also played for Sliema Wanderers and Pietà Hotspurs. He played with various clubs in London before coming to Malta including 1997–98 with Barton Rovers making 51 appearances and scoring 21 goals, Tooting & Mitcham during 1999–2001. Pace had his first trial with Crystal Palace at the age of 17.

International career

Pace had a three-way option of which nation he wished to play his international football for. He could have chosen England, his country of birth, through his Maltese mother Maria-Teresa Pace or Jamaica through his father (the late Keith McDonald), who played for Chelsea. Jamie is the first cousin of ex under-21 Malta international and Marsaxlokk left back Andrew Spiteri.

Pace decided to declare his nationality to Malta after he settled in Malta and learnt the language. In 2005, he received a call up to join the Malta national team, and made his debut on 9 February 2005 against Norway.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pace goal.
List of international goals scored by Jamie Pace
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 September 2006 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–12–5 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
223 March 2008Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 4–07–1Friendly
32 September 2010 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, IsraelFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–11–3 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Marsaxlokk

Valletta

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