Joe Zarb

Joe Zarb
Personal information
Full name Joseph Zarb
Date of birth (1964-11-19) 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)
1986St. 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

Joe Zarb (born 19 November 1964) is a Maltese retired football striker.[1]

Club career

Born 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

He 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

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

  1. ^ Weltfussball
  2. ^ Profile - FC Valletta
  3. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Match log for Joe Zarb". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 October 2024.