Jesmond Delia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesmond Delia | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Cospicua, Malta | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. George's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | St. George's | 17 | (0) |
| 1989–1995 | Floriana | 104 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Hibernians | 53 | (1) |
| 1998–2003 | Pietà Hotspurs | 75 | (5) |
| 2001-2002 | → Marsaxlokk (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Msida Saint-Joseph (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Floriana | 20 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | St. George's | 33 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Mqabba | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | St. George's | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Pietà Hotspurs | 21 | (1) |
| Total | 382 | (16) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1989–1995 | Malta | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2010 | |||
Jesmond Delia (born 20 March 1967 in Malta) is a retired footballer who last played for Maltese First Division side Pietà Hotspurs, where he played as a defender. He was voted Malta Footballer of the Month in November 1999.[1]
He has played a large part of his career during different spells for hometown club St. George's. After a one-year loan spell at Msida Saint-Joseph, Delia rejoined Floriana from Pietà Hotspurs in summer 2003.[2] He had earlier been loaned to Marsaxlokk.[3]
International career
Delia made his debut for Malta in an April 1989 World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1995 European Championship qualification match away against Luxembourg.[4]
