Joe Zarb (born 19 November 1964) is a Maltese retired football striker.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Zarb | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Żabbar, Malta | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cospicua St Joseph’s | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | St. George's | 25 | (7) |
| 1984–1988 | Ħamrun Spartans | 38 | (8) |
| 1986 | → St. George's (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 1988–1999 | Valletta | 215 | (126) |
| 1999–2000 | Gozo | 16 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Żurrieq | 6 | (2) |
| Total | 306 | (145) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1994 | Malta | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Żabbar and nicknamed Brimba (Spider), Zarb netted 140 league goals in 281 matches for St. George's, Ħamrun Spartans and Valletta and was the Maltese Premier League top goalscorer 4 times.[2]
International career
editHe made his debut for Malta in an October 1989 friendly match against Austria, in which he also scored, and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was a March 1994 friendly against Slovakia.[3]
International goal
edit- Scores and results list Malta's goal tally first.[4]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 October 1989 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Austria |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
References
edit- ^ Weltfussball
- ^ Profile - FC Valletta
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Match log for Joe Zarb". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
External links
edit- Joe Zarb at National-Football-Teams.com
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