Jamie Pace MacDonald (born 1 January 1977) is a retired professional footballer who represented the Malta national football team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jamie Pace MacDonald | ||
Date of birth | (1977-01-01) 1 January 1977 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
2003 | → Sliema Wanderers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2004 | → Valletta (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2004–2008 | Marsaxlokk | 77 | (7) |
2008–2013 | Valletta | 52 | (8) |
2012–2013 | → Balzan (loan) | 20 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2005–2011 | Malta | 48 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2012 |
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.
Pace had a three way option of which nation he wished to play his international football for. He could have chosen to stick with England, his country of birth, Malta, 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 Maltese national football team, and Jamie made his debut on 9 February 2005 against Norway.
Scores show Malta's goals first
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 2 September 2006 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–5 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
2. | 23 March 2008 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali | ![]() | 4–0 | 7–1 | Friendly |
3. | 2 September 2010 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |