{{short description|Maltese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jake Galea | fullname = Jake Galea | image = | caption = | height = 1.80m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|4|15}} | birth_place = Malta | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Valletta | clubnumber = 16 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2015–2017 | clubs1 = St. Andrews | caps1 = 47 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017–2018 | clubs2 = Ħamrun Spartans | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018–2021 | clubs3 = Sliema Wanderers | caps3 = 54 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = Balzan | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2022–2023 | clubs5 = Etzella Ettelbruck | caps5 = 20 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2023– | clubs6 = Valletta | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = Malta U20 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam2 = Malta U21 | nationalcaps2 = 8 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2020– | nationalteam3 = Malta | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | pcupdate = 11 March 2024 | ntupdate = 16 April 2023 }}

'''Jake Galea''' (born 15 April 1996) is a Maltese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Valletta and the Malta national team.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net}}</ref>

==Career== Galea made his international debut for Malta on 7 October 2020 in a friendly match against Gibraltar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/friendlies/match/2029147--malta-vs-gibraltar/ |title=Malta-Gibraltar |publisher=UEFA}}</ref>

In 2022, he signed for Luxembourgish side Etzella Ettelbruck, becoming the first Maltese player in Luxembourg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tageblatt.lu/sport/exoten-und-ein-paar-sturm-altstars/|title=Exoten und ein paar Sturm-Altstars|publisher=tageblatt.lu|date=6 August 2022|language=German}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===International=== {{updated|1 June 2022|<ref>{{NFT player |access-date=2 October 2022}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|Malta |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2020||2||0 |- |2021||1||0 |- |2022||1||0 |- !Total!!4!!0 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Soccerway}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Galea, Jake}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Maltese men's footballers Category:Malta men's youth international footballers Category:Malta men's under-21 international footballers Category:Malta men's international footballers Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:St. Andrews F.C. (Malta) players Category:Hamrun Spartans F.C. players Category:Sliema Wanderers F.C. players Category:Valletta F.C. players Category:Maltese Premier League players

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