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


Club career

Pace joined
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in 2005 from
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, during his time in Malta he has also played for Sliema Wanderers and Pietà Hotspurs. He played with various clubs in
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before coming to
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including 1997–98 with Barton Rovers making 51 appearances and scoring 21 goals, Tooting & Mitcham during 1999–2001. Pace had his first trial with
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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
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.


Career statistics

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


Honours

Marsaxlokk *
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: 2006–07 Valletta * Maltese Premier League: 2010–11


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pace, Jamie 1977 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham People from Hammersmith Naturalised citizens of Malta Maltese men's footballers Malta men's international footballers English men's footballers English people of Maltese descent English people of Jamaican descent Maltese people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Pietà Hotspurs F.C. players Sliema Wanderers F.C. players Marsaxlokk F.C. players Valletta F.C. players Maltese expatriate men's footballers Black British sportsmen Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Barton Rovers F.C. players Men's association football midfielders