Jamie Pace

Jamie Pace
Personal information
Full name	Jamie Pace MacDonald
Date of birth	1 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1998	Tooting & Mitcham
1998–1999	Sutton United
1999–2000	Barton Rovers
2000–2001	Carshalton Athletic
2001–2003	Pietà Hotspurs
2003	→ Sliema Wanderers (loan)
2004	→ Valletta (loan)
2004–2008	Marsaxlokk
2008–2013	Valletta
2012–2013	→ Balzan (loan)
International career
2005–2011	Malta
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jamie Pace MacDonald (born 1 January 1977) is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he played for the Malta national team at international level.

Club career

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.

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 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 Malta national team, and made his debut on 9 February 2005 against Norway.

Career statistics

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

List of international goals scored by Jamie Pace
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 September 2006	Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–1	2–5	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2	23 March 2008	Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Liechtenstein	4–0	7–1	Friendly
3	2 September 2010	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Israel	1–1	1–3	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Marsaxlokk

Maltese Premier League: 2006–07

Valletta

Maltese Premier League: 2010–11

External links

Jamie Pace – FIFA competition record (archived)
Jamie Pace at Soccerbase
Jamie Pace at National-Football-Teams.com