Malcom Dacosta
Ecuadorian footballer (born 2008)
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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 is a youth international for Ecuador.
| 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) | |||
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]