Given the question: Facts: - clubs: wimbledon ness united sutton united airdrie united forfar athletic bo ' - caps: 12 9 15 4 - position: defender - nationalcaps: 6 - years: 1998 2001 2002 -- 2003 2003 -- 2004 & ndash ; 1999 1999 & ndash ; - nationalyears: 2002 -- 2003 - youthclubs: wimbledon sutton united - nationalgoals: 0 - youthyears: 1998 2001 & ndash ; 1999 1999 & ndash ; - birth date: 18 september 1979 - name: simon vella - nationalteam: malta - birth place: westminster , england - goals: 0 0 0 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of simon vella .
The answer is:
simon vella -lrb- born 18 september 1979 -rrb- is an english-born maltese footballer .