Declan O'Brien

Then on 27 February, on his 7th league appearance Declan managed to score 2 goals in just 15 mins when he was substitute in the 75th minute against Tarxien Rainbows with the score finishing 6–2 for Valletta.

He followed this up with another Brace in the Gozo cup against Gozo a week later.

He also scored 2 weeks later in the U*BET F.A Trophy Cup against Birkarkara in a 3–1 win.

Declan 'Fabio' O'Brien (born 16 June 1979) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

He is Drogheda United's top goalscorer of all time.

O'Brien started his professional career with Drogheda United scoring on his League of Ireland debut at Cobh Ramblers on the opening day of the 2001–02 League of Ireland.

He was the club captain and talisman and he captained the club to one FAI Cup in 2005, a game where he scored, two Setanta Cups and the club's only ever title win in 2007.

Fabio is the club's all-time leading goalscorer with 90 goals in 184 games, 76 in domestic league and the rest in domestic cups (Setanta Sports Cup, FAI Cup and League of Ireland Cup) from his first spell at Hunky Dorys Park.

On 15 January 2009, O'Brien made the controversial move across Louth to Drogheda United's local rivals Dundalk who had just been promoted to the League of Ireland Premier Division.

He played out of position as a left winger and left in the transfer window in July.

He managed 4 goals in 15 appearances.

He signed for St Patrick's Athletic in July for the rest of the 2009 season on loan.

He scored on his debut in the Europa League against Valletta and repeated the trick in the second leg to send St Patrick's Athletic into the next round.

O'Brien then scored in both rounds again against FC Krylia Sovetov Samara to become St Patrick's Athletic all-time record scorer in European competition at the time.

He was Player of the Month for July 2009.

He finished the season as joint top scorer with St Patricks despite being there for just four months.

In December 2009, O'Brien joined Maltese football club Valletta (the same team that he helped eliminate in the Europa League qualifiers) on a free transfer, after his loan contract with St Patrick's Athletic expired the previous month.

O'Brien holds the Irish record for consecutive goals in European ties (4).

In his debut with Valletta (in a Triangular tournament against Parma and Hibernians), Declan managed to score with a low flying header against Serie A's side Parma F.C.

On 15 February 2010 making his 6th league appearance for Valletta, O'Brien scored his first league goals in a 6–0 victory over Dingli Swallows.

O'Brien scored 4 goals in the match.

He won his first piece of silverware with Valletta F.C., when winning the 100th League Anniversary Cup against bitter rivals Floriana on 13 April 2010.

He we talked on to win the FA trophy that season also but lost out on the treble finishing second in the league.

He agreed to leave with early from his contract that summer.

In July 2010 he signed for Athlone Town as a player-coach and made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Middlesbrough F.C.

He scored his first goal for Athlone at the Brandywell on 10 September.

He signed for Monaghan United in December 2010 on a two-year deal.

He scored two on his debut against Cork City in 2–2 draw at Turners Cross on 1 April.

He then scored the winning goal on his home debut v Longford Town in a 1–0 win the following week.

O'Brien hit his first hat trick for Monaghan in the third round of the FAI Cup v Everton A.F.C.

In his last game for Monaghan he helped secure promotion by scoring a Brace against Galway United in November 2011.

For the 2012 season O'Brien returned to Drogheda United.

He scored his first goal on his return at Bray.

O'Brien scored his 100th League of Ireland goal at Tallaght Stadium in May 2012.

He scored the opener in the 2012 League of Ireland Cup Final against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.

The Drogs won 3–1 which completed Fabio's set of medals in the domestic game having won the League title, FAI Cup and the Setanta Sports Cup (twice) in his previous stint at the club.

To add gloss to the victory, he was also awarded 'Man of the Match'.

Fabio was in the MNS Team of the Year 2012, along with Drogheda teammate Gabriel Sava.

He scored 18 goals in all competitions for Drogheda to become the first Drogheda player to score more than 100 goals for the club.