Freddy Borg

Freddy Borg

Borg playing for Östers IF in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Freddy Jan Robert Borg
Date of birth	(1983-11-27) 27 November 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Trelleborg, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Trelleborgs FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002	Malmö FF	0	(0)
2003–2004	Höllvikens GIF
2005–2011	Östers IF	139	(28)
2012	Hansa Rostock	14	(5)
2012–2013	Alemannia Aachen	14	(1)
2013	SV Darmstadt 98	14	(0)
2013	AZAL	6	(0)
2014	Trelleborgs FF	8	(2)
2014	Nybergsund IL-Trysil	5	(3)
2015–2016	FC Höllviken	46	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Freddy Jan Robert Borg (born 27 November 1983) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Sweden

Borg started his career with Trelleborgs FF as a youth player, before moving to Malmö FF, Höllvikens GIF and then Östers IF, where he spent seven years.

Germany

On 22 January 2012, Borg signed a six-month contract with Hansa Rostock of the German 2. Bundesliga.^[1] Borg scored five times in 14 appearances for the club during his stay. June 2012 saw Borg sign for Alemannia Aachen in the 3. Liga.^[2] After six months with Alemannia Aachen, Borg signed a six-month contract with SV Darmstadt 98, also of the 3. Liga, in January 2013.^[3]

Azerbaijan

In July 2013, Borg signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side AZAL.^[4] Borg made his debut on 10 August 2013, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Garib Ibrahimov, in their 1–0 victory over Baku.^[5] In December 2013, the start of the winter break in the Azerbaijan season, Borg was released from his contract with AZAL having made just six substitute appearances whilst failing to score.^[6][7]

Return to Sweden

Following his short stint in Azerbaijan, Borg signed for his hometown team Trelleborgs FF on a short-term contract till the summer of 2014, with an option of extending till the end of the season, in March 2014.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 6 May 2014^[9][10][11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Östers IF	2005	Superettan	16	4			16	4
	2006	Allsvenskan	18	1			18	1
	2007	Superettan	24	1			24	1
	2008	Division 1	12	4			12	4
	2009		15	3			15	3
	2010	Superettan	29	7	2	1	31	8
	2011		25	8	2	1	27	9
	Total		139	28	4	2	143	30
Hansa Rostock	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	14	5	—		14	5
Alemannia Aachen	2012–13	3. Liga	14	1	1	0	15	1
Darmstadt 98	2012–13	3. Liga	14	0	0	0	14	0
Ravan Baku	2013–14	Azerbaijan Premier League	6	0	0	0	6	0
Trelleborgs	2014	Division 1	3	1	0	0	3	1
Career total			184	35	5	2	189	37

References

1. "Der F.C. Hansa Rostock verpflichtet Freddy Borg" (in German). Hansa Rostock. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
2. "Alemannia überzeugt Freddy Borg". alemannia-aachen.de/ (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
3. "Darmstadt holt Freddy Borg". fr-online.de/ (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
4. "KLART: Freddy Borg till Azal PFK" [DONE: Freddy Borg to Azal PFK] (in Swedish). fotbolltransfers.com. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
5. "AZAL 1-0 Baku". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
6. "Borg: "Sugen att komma tillbaka"". fotbollskanalen.se/ (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 December 2013.
7. "Saråhl Azerbaijan!!!" (in Swedish). Twitter. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
8. "Freddy Borg klar för Trelleborg" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
9. "Freddy Borg". svenskfotboll.se/. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
10. "Freddy Borg Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
11. "Freddy Borg". fotbolltransfers.com/. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

External links

• Freddy Borg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
• Freddy Borg on Twitter