David Carabott is one of the greatest Maltese players of all time. The full-back/wing-back with electrifying speed has had an illustrious career both in Malta's top division and with the national team.

David spent the best part of his career with Hibernians, the club he joined after leaving his home town team Marsaxlokk. He played with the Paolites for thirteen seasons, winning two league championships (1993/94 and 1994/95), the Super Cup (1994) and the F.A. Trophy (1997/98) with this side. He featured in 221 premier league matches, scoring 57 times. In 2000/01 he joined Valletta. This was a good season to be at the capital city because Valletta swept to the championship and triumphed in all five cup competitions (F.A. Trophy, Super Cup, Super 5 Cup, Lowenbrau Cup and Centenary Cup). After playing for three seasons with Valletta, amassing 63 more Premier division appearances and six more goals, David joined Marsaxlokk. He was immediately given the captaincy and in his first season there the club exceeded all expectations by reaching the final of the F.A. Trophy and landing a U.E.F.A. Cup spot. Marsaxlokk made several off-season acquisitions. This brought with it even higher demands on the team. The modest start to 2004/05 created tensions within the camp which eventually resulted in this temporary parting of ways between David and Marsaxlokk. Carabott accumulated 26 Premier appearances with Marsaxlokk; he found the net on three occasions.

David's stature at international level exceeds even his remarkable achievements at Club level. He has appeared a record 123 times for the Maltese national team. He made his debut at home in a European championship qualifier against Switzerland November 15, 1987. He scored the first of his thirteen goals (second only to Carmel Busuttil) against Cyprus at home in a 1-1 draw on November 23, 1988. David made his 100th appearance on April 25, 2001 in a World Cup qualifier against Iceland (1-4). David, who captained Malta on numerous occasions, made his final appearance for the national team in the 0-4 loss to Belarus on February 18, 2004 in the Malta International Tournament. Shortly after he announced his retirement from the national side. David deserved a proper send-off and this took place in the home friendly against Norway, February 9, 2005. Carabott led Malta out as captain and not only fixed the total caps record at 123 but also became the first player to appear for Malta while playing for a Gozitan club.

Incredibly, David Carabott has never been honoured with the M.F.A. Footballer of the Year trophy. He was awarded the Player of the Month three times, all with Hibernians: August 1994, February 1999 and April 1999. Although he has lost some of the speed and quickness which he possessed in his youth, David is still a footballer of the highest quality. Before his shock move to Ghajnsielem F.C. he was rumoured heading towards Birkirkara F.C.