Darren Debono

Darren Debono (born 9 January 1974^[1]) is a Maltese former footballer.

Darren Debono

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-01-09) 9 January 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth	Malta
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1993	Sliema Wanderers	17	(0)
1993–2004	Valletta	209	(4)
2004–2006	Sliema Wanderers	45	(1)
International career‡
1996–2002	Malta	56	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 December 2013

Football career

Debono won 56 international caps for the Malta national team from 1996 to 2002, during which time his club was Valletta F.C.^[2][3] In a 2000 friendly against England, his nose was broken by Alan Shearer's elbow.^[4]

After football

After retiring from football, Debono ran a restaurant and owned fishing boats.^[5] In October 2017 he was arrested in Lampedusa and charged with involvement in smuggling oil from Libya.^[6]