Dion Malone

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

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

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

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[lower-alpha 1]	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

1. "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.

External links

• Dion Malone at Soccerway
• Dion Malone at WorldFootball.net