Alieu Darbo

Alieu Darbo
Personal information
Full name Alieu Darbo
Date of birth (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Angered, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) 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 5[1] (0)
2015 MC Oran 0 (0)
2016 Ittihad Alexandria 3[2] (0)
2016 Naxxar Lions 5[1] (0)
2017 CA Bizertin 0 (0)
International career
2009 Gambia U17 3 (0)
2011 Gambia U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alieu Darbo (born 3 August 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder or winger. Born in Sweden to Gambian parents, he has represented Gambia at the international youth level. He appeared as an unused substitute for Gambia national football team once in 2012.[3]

Club career

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Darbo started his career in Sweden,[4] then moved to France with Le Mans FC. He was the member of their under-19 team in 2010.[5]

England, Croatia and Finland

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Darbo went on trial with Sunderland and Newcastle United in 2012,[6] and signed a three-year contract with Wigan Athletic in June 2012.[7] This was later refuted by the club.[8] Vital Football even reported the signing was made up by the footballer himself.[9]

In August 2013 Darbo signed for Croatian side GNK Dinamo Zagreb.[10][11] Despite being injured, he was included in the club's 23 man squad for the Europa League[12] and given a two-year contract extension in September.[13] He was released in December 2013, having been at Dinamo for just four months,[14] without making any debut for the club.[15]

In January 2014 he played once for Inter Turku in the second leg derby against TPS in 2014 Finnish League Cup group stage.[16][17]

Italy, Sweden, Norway

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On 12 July 2014 Italian club F.C. Crotone announced the signing of Darbo.[18] However, the contract was terminated on 19 July after the club announced there was some miscommunication with his agent.[19]

Later in July 2014 he was presented as a player of Swedish second-tier side Landskrona BoIS.[20] The deal soon collapsed.[21]

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

Malta, Algeria, Egypt, Malta again & Tunisia

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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 2016 he moved to Egypt for Ittihad Alexandria.[26] He made his debut on 6 February against Wadi Degla (3–1 loss).[27] He was released after four months,[28] after he had featured only sporadically for the club in the 2015–16 season.

In the summer of 2016 he moved back to Malta for Maltese First Division club Naxxar Lions.[29] He made his debut for the club on 11 September 2016 in a 2–0 loss against Pietà Hotspurs.[30] He was released by Naxxar Lions in late 2016.[31] Club president Pierre Sciberras said his contract had been terminated for disciplinary reasons, not for playing poorly.[32]

He signed a contract with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CA Bizertin on 23 August 2017. After a couple of weeks, he was released without featuring for the club.[33]

International career

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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.[34] 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.[35][36][37]

In June 2012, at the age of 19, Darbo was included in the matchday squad for the senior national team's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Morocco. He was an unused substitute in that game.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alieu Darbo". mfa.com.mt. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Alieu Darbo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Matches - Gambia-Morocco". FIFA.com. 2 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Törnqvist trivdes mot killarna | GP".
  5. ^ "Groupe U19" (in French). Le Mans F.C. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Reference at allafrica.com".
  7. ^ "Former Le Mans winger Darbo to choose Wigan over Sunderland". Tribal Football. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Alieu Darbo not a Wigan player". Gambia Sports. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ^ "The Mysterious Case Of Alieu Darbo and Wigan". VitalFootball. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Alieu Darbo potpisao za Dinamo! - Dinamo Zagreb" (in Croatian). GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Alieu darbo signs for dinamo zagreb". The Daily Observer. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Match Press Kits: Dinamo Zagreb v. Chornomorets Odesa" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  13. ^ "KLART: Dinamo Zagreb förlänger redan med Alieu Darbo". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Gambia: Croat Champions Terminate Alieu Darbo's Contract". All Africa. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Alieu Darbo: 'Zoki Mamić je zmija, igraju mu samo oni koji se trebaju prodati'". jutarnji (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Inter jälleen TPS:aa vahvempi" (in Finnish). FC Inter Turku. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Interin avauskokoonpano TPS-peliin nimetty" (in Finnish). FC Inter Turku. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "Comunicazione in merito al calciatore Darbo" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  20. ^ "Officiellt: Landskrona värvar Adelstam och Darbo". Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 17 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Ingen Darbo i BoIS". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). 19 July 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Darbo ferdig etter to uker". Østlendingen (in Norwegian). 10 February 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  23. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  26. ^ "Ittihad of Alexandria sign Gambian winger Darbo". kingfut.com. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  27. ^ "Live commentary: Wadi Degla FC - Ittihad El-Iskandary 3:1". 6 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  28. ^ "El Ittihad part ways with Alieu Darbo". standard.gm. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  29. ^ "Naxxar secure win in second half". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  30. ^ "Lija Athletic outclass Amateurs". Times of Malta. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  31. ^ "SPORTBLADET AVSLÖJAR: Svenske 24-åringen pekas ut som bedragare". Sportbladet (in Swedish). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  32. ^ "Ex-Mosta, Naxxar footballer used fake emails to land contracts". Times of Malta. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  33. ^ "Sportbladet granskar Alieu Darbo: Det hände i CA Bizertin". Sportbladet (in Swedish). 13 December 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  34. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Teams - Gambia". FIFA.com. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  35. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Matches - Iran-Gambia". FIFA.com. 25 October 2009. Archived from the original on 28 October 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  36. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Matches - Netherlands-Gambia". FIFA.com. 28 October 2009. Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  37. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Matches - Gambia-Colombia". FIFA.com. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
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