Malcom Dacosta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malcom Dacosta González[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Portoviejo, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bournemouth | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018– | Bournemouth | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Ecuador U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Ecuador U17 | 5 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:53, 21 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Malcom Dacosta González (born 17 April 2008) is a footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Bournemouth. Born in Spain, he represented Ecuador at youth internationally level.
Early and personal life
Dacosta was born in Alicante, Spain to an Equatoguinean father and an Ecuadorian mother from the Quinindé Canton of Colombian descent.[2][3][4] His elder brother is Michael Dacosta and a younger sister called Makeyla dacosta , while his uncle is former Ecuadorian international goalkeeper Máximo Banguera.[3]
Club career
Having moved to England at the age of seven, Dacosta played for a local football team before joining the academy of professional club Bournemouth at under-11 level.[5] He signed a scholarship deal in 2024 before signing his first professional contract with the club on 24 April 2025.[3] Promoted to Bournemouth's reserve team in early 2025, he featured alongside his brother in their 1–1 draw with Watford on 3 March.
On Tuesday 2nd December 2025, he was included in a premier league squad for the first time, appearing as a substitute for AFC Bournemouth at home against Everton
International career
Dacosta is eligible to represent Spain, Equatorial Guinea, Ecuador, Colombia and England at international level.[5] He was called up to the Ecuador under-15 squad for the 2023 South American U-15 Championship in October 2024.[7]
Style of play
A box-to-box midfielder, Dacosta is noted for his physicality and ability to recover possession.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Malcom Dacosta at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Michael Dacosta: "Me encantaría jugar por La Tri, sería un orgullo para mi familia y para mi madre"" [Michael Dacosta: “I would love to play for La Tri. It would be a source of pride for my family and my mother.”]. lanacion.com.ec (in Spanish). 15 December 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Perrett, Neil (24 April 2025). "Malcom pens first pro contract". afcb.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Michael Dacosta Gonzalez". AFC Bournemouth. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b "¿Quién es la joya que la Selección de Ecuador le "robó" a España?" [Who is the jewel that the Ecuadorian national team "stole" from Spain?]. ole.com.ar (in Spanish). 24 September 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Michael y Malcolm Da Costa, hermanos ecuatorianos, jugaron juntos en club de Inglaterra" [Michael and Malcolm Da Costa, Ecuadorian brothers, played together in an English club]. mifutbolecuador.futbol (in Spanish). 4 March 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "¿Quién es Malcom Dacosta, el nuevo tricolor que jugará en la Sub 15?" [Who is Malcom Dacosta, the new tricolor player who will play in the U-15?]. elcrackdeportes.com (in Spanish). 24 September 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "¡Tiene apenas 17 años y ya firmó en la Premier! El ecuatoriano Malcom Dacosta se mete en la élite" [He's just 17 years old and he's already signed for the Premier League! Ecuadorian Malcom Dacosta is breaking into the elite]. solomarcadores.com (in Spanish). 24 April 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
External links
- Malcom Dacosta at Soccerway