Dion Omar Rudchell Malone (born 13 February 1989) is a Surinamese professional

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who plays for

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club Karmiotissa. He is the captain of the Suriname national team.

Club career

Born in

Paramaribo Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's p ...

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, Malone made his professional debut for Almere City (then called FC Omniworld) in the 2008–09 season. On 24 June 2017, Malone signed a two-year contract with

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side

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. On 27 July 2018, it was announced Malone had returned to

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

, having signed a two-year contract. Malone joined

club Karmiotissa on 19 July 2022, signing a one-year deal.

International career

He made his debut for

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on 24 March 2021 in a

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against the Cayman Islands. On 25 June 2021, Malone was named to the Surinamese squad for the

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. As of June 2025, he was the Captain of the Surinamese football team.

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* * 1989 births Living people Footballers from Paramaribo Men's association football fullbacks Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Almere City FC players ADO Den Haag players NAC Breda players Azerbaijan Premier League players Gabala SC players Karmiotissa FC players Surinamese men's footballers 21st-century Surinamese sportsmen Suriname men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Surinamese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Naturalised citizens of the Netherlands 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{Suriname-footy-bio-stub