Steve Borg

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Steve Borg
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Borg playing for Malta in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Mosta, Malta
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Valletta
Number 4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2022–2025 Ħamrun Spartans 66 (2)
2025– Valletta 0 (0)
International career‡
2011– Malta 79 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2025

Steve Borg (born 15 May 1988) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Maltese Premier League side Valletta F.C. and captains the Malta national team.

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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 and second spell to Valletta

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). In 2025 he signed a new contract with Valletta. [5]

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. [6] 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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 March 2019 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 2–02–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.13 October 2020 Daugava Stadium, Riga, LatviaFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1-01-0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League D
2.11 November 2020 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, MaltaFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2-03-0 Friendly

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ Busuttil, Antoine (7 July 2025). "Steve Borg re-joins Valletta" . Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Steve Borg » Internationals".
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