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.

Dion Malone
Malone with ADO Den Haag in 2012
Personal information
Full name Dion Omar Rudchell Malone[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35)[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 69 (2)
International career
2021– Suriname[2] 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2023

Club career

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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

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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

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As of match played 22 December 2019[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Suriname - D. Malone – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Dion Malone". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Voetbal International profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Hollandiyalı futbolçu Qəbələ də". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. ^ Dion Malone keert terug bij ADO Den Haag (Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 27 July 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Suriname v Cayman Islands game report". FIFA. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
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