Alieu Darbo

Alieu Darbo
Personal information
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
Club information
Current team
 El Ittihad Alexandria
Youth career
2006–2009 Örgryte IS
2009–2012 Le Mans FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Le Mans FC
2012–2013 Wigan 0 (0)
2013 Dinamo Zagreb 2 (0)
2014 Crotone 0 (0)
2014–2015 Levante B
2014–2015 → El Cotillo (loan)
2015 Mosta FC 5 (0)
2015 MC Oran 0 (0)
2016– El Ittihad Alexandria 5
National team
2009 Gambia U17 8 (1)
2011 Gambia U20 3 (0)
2014 Gambia U23 2

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Alieu Darbo (born 3 August 1992) is a Gambian–Swedish professional footballer who plays for El Ittihad Alexandria in the Egyptian Premier League.

Born in Sweden to Gambian parents, he represented Gambia at national youth teams.

Club career

Le Mans FC

Darbo signed a 3-year contract for Le Mans FC in June 2009, and joined the reserve setup with immediate effect. After the World Cup, Alieu attracted interest from ACF Fiorentina, but was also offered a professional contract with Le Mans FC as soon he turned 18. He made his first team debut in the Coupe de France in 2010 vs Montsy Piggont in the first round.[1]

England and Croatia

Darbo went on trial with Sunderland A.F.C. and Newcastle United in 2012,[2] with the Daily Mail later reporting that he had signed a three-year contract with Wigan Athletic in June 2012.[3] This was later refuted by the club.[4]

In August 2013 Darbo signed for Croatian side GNK Dinamo Zagreb.[5][6] Despite being injured, he was included in the club's 23 man squad for the Europa League[7] and given a two-year contract extension in September.[8] He was released in December 2013, having been at Dinamo for just four months,[9] and having made 2 appearances for the club.[10]

Crotone

On 12 July 2014 Darbo was signed by F.C. Crotone.[11] However, the contract was terminated on 19 July after problem with the player's agent.[12]

Levante UD

Darbo then joined Levante on a one-year contract.[13]

Malta and Algeria

In February 2015, he signed a three-month contract with Maltese Premier League side Mosta FC. Darbo made his debut for the club in a 3–1 FA Trophy loss against Valletta, being replaced after 71 minutes.[14] In June 2015, Darbo signed a two-year contract with Algerian club MC Oran.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17][18][19]

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.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Alieu Darbo happy with Le Mans debut". The Daily Observer. 8 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Wigan beat Newcastle and Sunderland in race to sign Gambia starlet Darbo". The Daily Mail. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Alieu Darbo not a Wigan player". Gambia Sports. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Alieu Darbo potpisao za Dinamo! - Dinamo Zagreb". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). 1 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Alieu darbo signs for dinamo zagreb". The Daily Observer. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/uefaeuropaleague/2014/E/E_2012478_PK.pdf
  8. ↑ "KLART: Dinamo Zagreb förlänger redan med Alieu Darbo" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Gambia: Croat Champions Terminate Alieu Darbo's Contract". allafrica.com. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Dinamo Zagreb terminate Alieu Darbo contract". Gambia Sports. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Comunicazione in merito al calciatore Darbo" (in Italian). F.C. Crotone. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Alieu Darbo har hittat en ny arbetsgivare" (in Swedish). Expressen GT. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Elford-Alliyu brace sinks ten-man Mosta". Times of Malta. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "ALIEU DARBO BAGS ALGERIAN CONTRACT". Foroyaa. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Teams - Gambia". FIFA.com. 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  17. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Matches - Iran-Gambia". FIFA.com. 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  18. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Matches - Netherlands-Gambia". FIFA.com. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  19. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009 - Matches - Gambia-Colombia". FIFA.com. 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  20. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ - Matches - Gambia-Morocco". FIFA.com. 2012-06-02. Retrieved 2016-02-13.

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