Dion Omar Rudchell Malone (born 13 February 1989) is a Surinamese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot First Division club Karmiotissa. He also holds Dutch citizenship.
 Malone with ADO Den Haag in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dion Omar Rudchell Malone[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Karmiotissa | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Almere City | 77 | (2) |
| 2012–2017 | ADO Den Haag | 129 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Gabala | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | ADO Den Haag | 49 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | NAC Breda | 65 | (2) |
| 2022– | Karmiotissa | 43 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Suriname[2] | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, Malone made his professional debut for Almere City (then called FC Omniworld) in the 2008–09 season.[3]
On 24 June 2017, Malone signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK.[4]
On 27 July 2018, it was announced Malone had returned to ADO Den Haag, having signed a two-year contract.[5]
Malone joined Cypriot First Division club Karmiotissa on 19 July 2022, signing a one-year deal.[6]
International career edit
He made his debut for Suriname national football team on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Cayman Islands.[7] On 25 June 2021, Malone was named to the Surinamese squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 22 December 2019[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Omniworld | 2008–09 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Almere City | 2010–11 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 77 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 3 | ||
| ADO Den Haag | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| 2013–14 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Total | 129 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 5 | ||
| Gabala | 2017–18 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| ADO Den Haag | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 267 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 282 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Europa League
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Suriname - D. Malone – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Dion Malone". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Voetbal International profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Hollandiyalı futbolçu Qəbələ də". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ Dion Malone keert terug bij ADO Den Haag (Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 27 July 2018.
- ^ Blanco, Yadran (19 July 2022). "Malone vertrokken bij NAC, verdediger tekent voor één jaar bij Cypriotische promovendus". BN De Stem (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Suriname v Cayman Islands game report". FIFA. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021.
- ^ Surinamese Football Federation [@OfficialSVB1920] (25 June 2021). "The 23 That Will Represent Us At The CONCACAF Gold Cup" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 July 2021 – via Twitter.
External links edit
- Dion Malone at Soccerway
- Dion Malone at WorldFootball.net
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