Jacob Borg


Jacob Borg is a Maltese footballer who plays as a defender for Finn Harps. He has previously played in Malta and Australia. Borg has been capped at senior level for Malta and at youth level for Australia.

Early life

Borg was born in Wollongong, New South Wales and spent his early life in the Illawarra region.

Career

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.
In July 2018, he joined Finn Harps in the League of Ireland First Division.

International career

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.
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.