Jamie Pace MacDonald (born 1 January 1977) is a retired professional footballer who played as a

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. Born in England, he represented the Malta national team at international level.

Club career

Pace joined

Marsaxlokk Marsaxlokk () is a small, traditional fishing village in the South Eastern Region of Malta. It has a harbour, and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishermen and history. As at March 2014, the village had a population of 3,534. The ...

in 2005 from

Valletta Valletta (, mt, il-Belt Valletta, ) is an Local councils of Malta, administrative unit and capital city, capital of Malta. Located on the Malta (island), main island, between Marsamxett Harbour to the west and the Grand Harbour to the east, i ...

, during his time in Malta he has also played for

Sliema Wanderers Sliema Wanderers Football Club, nicknamed "tax-Xelin" ( of the shilling), is a professional Maltese football club. It is the most successful team in Malta and hails from the seaside town of Sliema. It currently plays in the Maltese Premier Leag ...

and

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. He played with various clubs in

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before coming to

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including 1997–98 with Barton Rovers making 51 appearances and scoring 21 goals, Tooting & Mitcham during 1999–2001. Pace had his first trial with

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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

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. 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

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pace goal.''

Honours

Marsaxlokk *

Maltese Premier League The Maltese Premier League, known as BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons with Bank of Valletta (colloquially known as ''Il-Kampjonat Premjer''), is the highest level of professional football in Malta. Managed by the Malta Football Associa ...

: 2006–07 Valletta * Maltese Premier League: 2010–11

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pace, Jamie 1977 births Living people Footballers from Hammersmith People with acquired Maltese citizenship Maltese footballers Malta international footballers English footballers English people of Maltese descent English sportspeople of Jamaican descent Maltese people of Jamaican descent European sportspeople of Jamaican descent Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Pietà Hotspurs F.C. players Sliema Wanderers F.C. players Marsaxlokk F.C. players Valletta F.C. players Maltese expatriate footballers Black British sportspeople Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Barton Rovers F.C. players Association football midfielders