[1] Carabott was born on 18 May 1968 in Melbourne, Australia, and his family moved to Malta at an early age.
He joined local club Marsaxlokk in 1979 and made his first team debut in the Third Division match against Mellieħa in the 1981–82 season.
In 1993, with the arrival of new coach Brian Talbot, Hibernians soon transformed to a title-challenging side, winning two league titles in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 season.
In total he played 122 times for the national team and with 12 goals, Carabott was at one point one of the highest scorers.
Carabott also had a chance to score a second equaliser late on when Malta were awarded another penalty, but this effort was saved by Richard Wright.