Jake Grech
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Grech | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Pietà, Malta | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Floriana | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Hamrun Spartans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Hamrun Spartans | 32 | (12) |
| 2017–2019 | Birkirkara | 46 | (16) |
| 2019–2023 | Hibernians | 105 | (46) |
| 2023–2024 | Balzan | 12 | (1) |
| 2024- | Floriana | 51 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Malta U17 | 5 | (1) | |
| Malta U19 | 5 | (1) | |
| Malta U21 | 1 | (0) | |
| 2018– | Malta | 26 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:55, 14 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jake Grech (born 18 November 1997) is a Maltese professional footballer currently playing with Floriana in the Maltese Premier League.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Ħamrun Spartans
[edit | edit source]Jake Grech rose through the ranks of Ħamrun Spartans, and debuted with the team in the Maltese First Division.[2] Grech was a protagonist in Ħamrun Spartans' return from all the way down the Maltese Second Division and re-establishment of the Spartans in the Maltese Premier League. Grech was a regular goalscorer and assistman for the Spartans.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Birkirkara
[edit | edit source]Grech's displays led to interest growing in him over the months.[9] In June 2017, Grech was transferred to Birkirkara F.C. for a record fee of €120,000.[3][10] Part of Grech's deal saw defender Daniel Zerafa move to Ħamrun.[11] Grech officially signed for Birkirkara on 18 June 2017.[4]
Balzan
[edit | edit source]On 21 June 2023, Grech signed a contract with Balzan.[12]
Floriana
[edit | edit source]On 26th January, 2024, Grech left Balzan and signed a contract with Floriana, having been swapped with Jan Busuttil, who signed for Balzan.
International career
[edit | edit source]Grech has represented Malta in various youth categories, such as the Malta national under-17 football team, the Malta national under-19 football team and the Malta national under-21 football team.[13][14] He was instrumental in various matches and showed great promise, at times being decisive for his side.[15]
Upon being promoted as National Team manager, Ray Farrugia decided call up Jake Grech to the senior squad, amongst other players.[16][17] In fact, Grech's first match with the Malta national football team was against Armenia in a match that ended in a draw.[18][19]
Style of play
[edit | edit source]During the team's spell in the lower divisions, Grech received a lot of playing time which helped him develop into a goal-scoring offensive-minded midfielder.[2][3][4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Jake is the son of former Ħamrun Spartans star Marco Grech. Jake's brother Luke Grech is also a professional footballer, who also came up through Ħamrun Spartans's youth set up.[10]
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Maltese men's footballers
- Malta men's international footballers
- Hamrun Spartans F.C. players
- Birkirkara F.C. players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Malta men's under-21 international footballers
- Malta men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Hibernians F.C. players
- Balzan F.C. players
- Floriana F.C. players