Michael Dacosta Gonzalez
 Dacosta with Crawley Town in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Dacosta González | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bournemouth U21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alicante | |||
| Hércules | |||
| 2016– | Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 8 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Michael Dacosta González (born 5 March 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Professional Development League 2 side Bournemouth U21.[2] He was called up to the Spain national under-19 team.
Early life
[edit]Dacosta was born in Alicante, Spain, and began his career in the academy of local side Alicante.[3] At the age of six, he was involved in a traffic accident while riding on the back of his father's motorcycle, suffering a bad injury to his right foot.[4] As this was his stronger foot while playing football, he had to adapt his playing style, learning to favour his left foot instead.[4]
Club career
[edit]Following his departure from Alicante, Dacosta joined Hércules, before his parents decided to move to England.[3][4] They settled in London, and he played for a number of grassroots teams before his family moved again, to Portsmouth.[4] While playing for another grassroots team in Portsmouth, he was offered a trial at professional side Bournemouth, who signed him after four weeks, despite the trial being scheduled for six.[4]
Dacosta settled in to his new team well, notably scoring twice for Bournemouth's under-18s in a 2–0 win over Exeter City in the FA Youth Cup.[5] In the 2022–23 season, he scored fourteen goals for the youth team, earning him a spot on the bench for a Premier League match against Brentford, though he did not feature.[6][7]
On 10 July 2024, Dacosta joined League One club Crawley Town on a season-long loan deal.[8] His loan contract was terminated on 3 September 2024 after he withdrew from the Crawley Town squad due to injury.[9]
International career
[edit]Dacosta is eligible to represent Spain through birth, Ecuador and Equatorial Guinea through his mother and father, respectively, Colombia through his maternal grandfather, and England by virtue of living in the country since he was young.[3]
On 29 August 2023, Dacosta was called up to the Spain national under-19 football team.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Dacosta's younger brother, Malcom, is also a footballer, and currently also plays in the academy of Bournemouth.[3] His maternal uncle Máximo Banguera won 36 caps for Ecuador.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Michael Dacosta Gonzalez Bournemouth Forward, Profile & Stats". Premier League.
- ^ "Development Squad". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Dacosta Gonzalez". afcb.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e de Grado, Álvaro (10 January 2023). "Regatea como Mahrez, juega en el fútbol inglés... y nació en Alicante" [He dribbles like Mahrez, plays English football... and was born in Alicante]. relevo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Rose, Dan (3 December 2021). "Dacosta Gonzalez double earns Cherries FA Youth Cup progress". bournemouthecho.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "La promesa de la Premier League que era diestro y ahora es zurdo por un accidente que le cambió la vida" [The Premier League promise who was right-footed and is now left-footed due to a life-changing accident]. tycsports.com (in Spanish). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Brentford 2-0 Bournemouth: Pressure increases on Gary O'Neill". bbc.co.uk. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "MICHAEL DACOSTA GONZÁLEZ JOINS ON LOAN". www.crawleytownfc.com. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Dacosta Gonzalez returns to Vitality Stadium". AFC Bournemouth. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "La Fábrica vuelve a mandar en La Rojita".
- ^ "Malcom Dacosta Gonzalez". AFC Bournemouth.
External links
[edit]- Michael Dacosta Gonzalez at ESPN FC
- Michael Dacosta Gonzalez at FBref.com
- Michael Dacosta Gonzalez at Soccerway
- Michael Dacosta Gonzalez at WorldFootball.net
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Alicante
- Spanish emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Spanish men's footballers
- Spanish people of Colombian descent
- Sportspeople of Colombian descent
- Spanish people of Ecuadorian descent
- Sportspeople of Ecuadorian descent
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Alicante CF footballers
- Hércules CF players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen