Alieu Darbo

Alieu Darbo
Personal information
Full name Alieu Darbo
Date of birth (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992
Place of birth Angered, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder, Winger
Youth career
2006–2009 Örgryte
2009–2012 Le Mans
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Dinamo Zagreb 0 (0)
2014 Inter Turku 0 (0)
2015 Mosta 4 (0)
2015 MC Oran
2016 Ittihad Alexandria 3[1] (0)
2016 Naxxar Lions 2 (0)
National team
2009 Gambia U17[2] 3 (0)
2011 Gambia U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Alieu Darbo (born 3 August 1992) is a Gambian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Naxxar Lions F.C.[3] in the Maltese First Division. Born in Sweden to Gambian parents, he represented Gambia at national youth teams. He appeared as an unused substitute for Gambia national football team once.[4]

Club career

Darbo started his career in Sweden[5] before he moved abroad, when he moved to France for Le Mans FC. He was the member of their under-19 team in 2010.[6]

England, Croatia and Finland

Darbo went on trial with Sunderland A.F.C. and Newcastle United in 2012,[7] with the Daily Mail later reporting that he had signed a three-year contract with Wigan Athletic in June 2012.[8][9] This was later refuted by the club.[10] Vital Football even reported the signing was made up by the footballer himself.[11]

In August 2013 Darbo signed for Croatian side GNK Dinamo Zagreb.[12][13] Despite being injured, he was included in the club's 23 man squad for the Europa League[14] and given a two-year contract extension in September.[15] He was released in December 2013, having been at Dinamo for just four months,[16] without making any debut for the club.[17]

In January 2014 he played once for Inter Turku in the second leg derby against TPS in 2014 Finnish League Cup group stage.[18][19]

Spain, Italy, Sweden, Norway

On 12 July 2014 Italian club F.C. Crotone announced the signing of Darbo.[20] However, the contract was terminated on 19 July after the club announced there was some miscommunication with player's agent.[21]

In January 2015 he was presented as a player for Norwegian club Nybergsund. However, the deal was collapsed.[22]

Malta, Algeria, Egypt & Malta again

In February 2015, he signed a three-month contract with Maltese Premier League side Mosta FC.[23] Darbo made his debut for the club in a 3–1 FA Trophy loss against Valletta, being replaced after 71 minutes.[24] In June 2015, Darbo signed a two-year contract with Algerian club MC Oran.[23][25]

In January, he moved to Egypt for Ittihad Alexandria.[2] In the summer of 2016 he moved back to Malta for Maltese First Division club Naxxar Lions F.C..[3]

It was reported he was released by Naxxar Lions in late 2016.[26]

International career

Darbo was part of the Gambia national under-17 football team that participated in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, where he was assigned the number 10 jersey.[27] He played in all three of his nation's games in the World Cup, losses against Iran and the Netherlands before a 2–2 draw with Colombia.[28][29][30]

In June 2012, at the age of 19, Darbo was included in the matchday squad for the senior national team’s FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifier against Morocco. He was an unused substitute in that game.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Alieu Darbo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Ittihad of Alexandria sign Gambian winger Darbo". kingfut.com. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Naxxar secure win in second half". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ - Matches - Gambia-Morocco". FIFA.com. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  5. ↑ http://www.gp.se/sport/törnqvist-trivdes-mot-killarna-1.1144036
  6. ↑ "Groupe U19" (in French). Le Mans F.C. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Darbo and Farfan impress on trial at Sunderland as O'Neill battles to secure work permits". The Daily Mail. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Wigan beat Newcastle and Sunderland in race to sign Gambia starlet Darbo". The Daily Mail. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Former Le Mans winger Darbo to choose Wigan over Sunderland". Tribal Football. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Alieu Darbo not a Wigan player". Gambia Sports. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "The Mysterious Case Of Alieu Darbo and Wigan". VitalFootball. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Alieu Darbo potpisao za Dinamo! - Dinamo Zagreb" (in Croatian). GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Alieu darbo signs for dinamo zagreb". The Daily Observer. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Match Press Kits: Dinamo Zagreb v. Chornomorets Odesa" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  15. ↑ "KLART: Dinamo Zagreb förlänger redan med Alieu Darbo". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Gambia: Croat Champions Terminate Alieu Darbo's Contract". All Africa. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Alieu Darbo: 'Zoki Mamić je zmija, igraju mu samo oni koji se trebaju prodati'". jutarnji (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "Inter jälleen TPS:aa vahvempi" (in Finnish). FC Inter Turku. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Interin avauskokoonpano TPS-peliin nimetty" (in Finnish). FC Inter Turku. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Colpo Crotone, Darbo è rossoblù" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 12 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "Comunicazione in merito al calciatore Darbo" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  22. ↑ "Darbo ferdig etter to uker". Østlendingen (in Norwegian). 10 February 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  23. 1 2 Bah, Sulayman (26 June 2015). "Gambia/Algeria: Alieu Darbo Bags Algerian Contract". All Africa. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  24. ↑ "Elford-Alliyu brace sinks ten-man Mosta". Times of Malta. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  25. ↑ "ALIEU DARBO BAGS ALGERIAN CONTRACT". Foroyaa. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  26. ↑ "SPORTBLADET AVSLÖJAR: Svenske 24-åringen pekas ut som bedragare". Sportbladet (in Swedish). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  27. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Teams - Gambia". FIFA.com. 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  28. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Matches - Iran-Gambia". FIFA.com. 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  29. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Matches - Netherlands-Gambia". FIFA.com. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  30. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Matches - Gambia-Colombia". FIFA.com. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
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