Jamie Zerafa

{{short description|Maltese footballer}}

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|fullname = Jamie Zerafa

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|3|2|df=y}}

|birth_place = Malta

|height = {{Height|m=}}

|position = Midfielder

|currentclub = St. Lucia

|clubnumber = 22

|youthyears1 =

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|years1 = 2015–2020

|clubs1 = Balzan

|caps1 = 11

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2018

|clubs2 = → Inđija (loan)

|caps2 = 4

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2019–2020

|clubs3 = → St. Lucia (loan)

|caps3 = 18

|goals3 = 1

|years4 = 2020-2023

|clubs4 = → St. Lucia

|caps4 = 55

|goals4 = 2

|nationalyears1 = 2016

|nationalteam1 = Malta U19

|nationalcaps1 = 2

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2017–2020

|nationalteam2 = Malta U21

|nationalcaps2 = 7

|nationalgoals2 = 0

|club-update = 25 June 2023

|nationalteam-update = 28 March 2021

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Jamie Zerafa (born 2 March 1998) is a Retired Maltese footballer.

Club career

Zerafa played in the Maltese Premier League with Balzan F.C. between 2015 and 2018.[https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/280245-jamie-zerafa Jamie Zerafa] at footballdatabase.eu With Balzans, Zerafa was twice Premier League runner-up, in 2016–17 and 2017–18, 2015–16 Maltese FA Trophy finalist, and 2015 winner of Summer Cup.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/jamie-zerafa/408041/ Jamie Zerafa] at Soccerway

In May 2018, Zerafa along his Balzan teammate Antonio Mitrev, went on trials to Serbian club FK Inđija.[https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180514/football/balzan-players-for-fk-indija-trial.679039 Balzan players for FK Indija trial] at Times of Malta, 14-5-2018, retrieved 11-9-2018 Zerafa passed the trials and signed with Inđija. Zerafa debuted with Inđija in the 2018–19 Serbian First League on September 9, 2018, in a home victory by 4–0 against TSC Bačka Topola. At the end of the season Inđija finished second and achieved promotion to the Serbian SuperLiga, however, in a tough competition to earn playing time, Zerafa managed to make 4 appearances, all as a substitute. At the end of the season he returned to Malta and moved on loan to Maltese newly promoted top-league side St. Lucia F.C.

International career

From 2016, Zerafa was a member of Maltese under-19 national team.

Honours

;Balzan

  • Maltese Summer Cup: 2015

References