Deletion of Alan Tabone

Comment: Is this a joke? He plays in the top pro league in Malta,http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=62598, on a team that is playing in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round.http://melitasports.blogspot.com/2008/07/seeking-positive-performance-in-croatia.html Lots of sources.http://www.birkirkarafc.com/page.asp?p=6848&l=1http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080914/sport/mallia-on-cue-to-boost-low-key-stripeshttp://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=75928 Easily satisfies 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE)

Comment: Very clearly fails  because the Maltese league is not fully professional. Apperences in UEFA Cup are irrelevant - do appearances in qualifying rounds of other competitions confer notability? I look forward to seeing articles on all players of the 6,000 clubs in the Coupe de France if so. The sources provided also fail to show that the player passes ; the two news articles make mention of his name during match reports and say nothing about him, whilst the other one is from his club, and is therefore not an independent source
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE||WP:BIO)

Comment: I'm not a football expert, but if this guy played on the national team, doesn't that meet part of ? What the article needs, if it's going to be saved, is some reliable sources that confirm this. If they aren't forthcoming, then I lean to '''delete
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE)

Comment: Has only played for the national team at youth level, and the Maltese league is nowhere near the "fully professional" standard demanded by . Precisely because leagues such as this get automatic places we don't usually accept UEFA cup qualifying round participation as showing notability - only the competition proper. To put this into a bit of context check out the population of Malta. Having name checks in the Maltese national press shows no more notability than equivalent coverage in local newspapers in larger countries, which many footballers well below the notability bar get
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ATHLETE)