Jacob Dominico Borg (born 22 May 1991) is a professional footballer who last played as a defender for Finn Harps. Borg has been capped at senior level for Malta and at youth level for Australia.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacob Dominico Borg | ||
Date of birth | (1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Wollongong, Australia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Central defender Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Gold Coast United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Dandaloo FC | ||
2012–2013 | Balzan | 24 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Sliema Wanderers | 26 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Żebbuġ Rangers | ||
2016–2017 | Gżira United | 29 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Balzan | 11 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Finn Harps | 40 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
Australia U20 | |||
2013 | Malta | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:04, 2 November 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2013 |
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]
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