International
Burton made his Jamaican debut on 7 September 1997 in the latter stages of their World Cup qualifying campaign. He finished with four goals from five games, an exploit which won him Jamaica's Sportsman of the Year Award for almost single-handedly getting the country to the 1998 finals. However he failed to score in France. He also appeared in each of Jamaica's games as they finished fourth in the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup but he failed to score. He was also in the squad that failed to qualify for the 2002 World cup and was again included on the roster for the 2000 Gold Cup..
He was included in the qualifying squad for the 2003 Gold Cup making substitute appearances but was dropped from the squad after qualification .
Deon had to wait 3 years for his next international involvement – against England. More good form for Wednesday meant that he was recalled for a friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago on 27 March 2008. He came on as a second half substitute for Marlon King in a 2–2 draw. This was to be his 50th cap. He kept his place in the squad for the next friendly game against St. Vincent and the Grenadines on 3 June, again coming off the bench for King in the second half, to score his side's 4th goal a minute later and also to cross for Ricardo Gardner to score the 5th and final goal in the 87th minute of a 5–1 victory.
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