Draft:Matthias Debono

Matthias Debono
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-11) February 11, 2002 (age 22)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Naxxar Lions (loan)
Number 1
Youth career
0000-2020 Ħamrun Spartans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020-0000 Ħamrun Spartans 5 (0)
2022-2023 Tarxien Rainbows (loan) 17 (0)
2023-0000 Naxxar Lions (loan) 29 (0)
International career
2018 Malta U-16 2 (0)
2022-0000 Malta U-21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024

Matthias Debono (born 11 February 2002) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays for Naxxar Lions on loan, in the Maltese Premier League

Club career

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Matthias Debono grew trough the Ħamrun Spartans youth academy till 2020.

On March 14, 2020, he was signed by the senior team of Hamrun Spartans, and played 5 games for them.

In August 2022, Debono joined Tarxien Rainbows on a year loan deal till 2023. Debono played 17 games for Tarxien Rainbows.

In the Summer transfer window of 2023, he joined Naxxar Lions on a 2 year-loan till 2025.[1] He is currently a starting goalkeeper for the club.

International career

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Mathhias Debono started his international career in the Malta U-16 team in 2018. He played only 2 games for the team, being against Austria and Gibraltar, both being an international friendly.

In 2022, Debono was applied to the Malta U-21 team. As of May 2024 he has played 8 games for the under-21 team, all of them being an international friendly. Debono still plays for the under-21 national football team.

Career Statistics

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Club

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Career statistics

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Statistics accurate as of match played 29 August 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Maltese Cup Europe Super Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ħamrun Spartans 2020-21 Maltese Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2021-22 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Tarxien Rainbows 2022-23 Maltese Challenge League 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Naxxar Lions 2023-24 Maltese Premier League 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2024-25 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career Total 43 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 46 0

International

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Statistics accurate as of match played 6 May 2024.

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malta U-16 2018 2 0
Malta U-21 2022 3 0
2023 3 0
2024 2 0
Total 10 0

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Matthias Debono re-joins Naxxar Lions". maltafootball.com.