Malcom Braida
Argentine professional footballer
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Malcom Nahuel Braida (born 17 May 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Boca Juniors.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malcom Nahuel Braida[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Colonia Caroya, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bochas Sport | |||
| 2008–2017 | Instituto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Instituto | 56 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Aldosivi (loan) | 41 | (5) |
| 2022–2025 | San Lorenzo | 112 | (6) |
| 2025– | Boca Juniors | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 16 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
After coming through the ranks at Bochas Sport, Braida went to Instituto's academy in 2008.[3] He was moved into their first-team squad under manager Claudio De María, who selected him for matches against Nueva Chicago and Argentinos Juniors in July 2017.[2][4][5] Braida subsequently scored two goals, including his career first over Juventud Unida, across ten appearances in the following 2017–18 campaign.[2][6] A further forty-five appearances would follow across the next two seasons, prior to Braida departing on loan in September 2020 to Primera División side Aldosivi.[7]
On 20 January 2022, Braida joined San Lorenzo on a deal until the end of 2024.[8]
Personal life
Braida is of Italian descent, with his forename Malcom being a tribute to his grandparents.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 6 October 2020.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Instituto | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2019-20 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | - | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||||
| Aldosivi (loan) | 2020–21 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 57 | 2 | |||
- Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
Honours
Individual
- Argentine Primera División Team of the Season: 2023