Michael Dacosta Gonzalez

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Dacosta and the second or maternal family name is González.
Michael Dacosta
Personal information
Full name Michael Dacosta González
Date of birth (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bournemouth
Number 50
Youth career
Years Team
Alicante
Hércules
2016– Bournemouth

Michael Dacosta González (born 5 March 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club AFC Bournemouth. 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 CF.[2] 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.[3] As this was his stronger foot while playing football, he had to adapt his playing style, learning to favour his left foot instead.[3]

Club career[edit]

Following his departure from Alicante, Dacosta joined Hércules, before his parents decided to move to England.[2][3] They settled in London, and he played for a number of grassroots teams before his family moved again, to Portsmouth.[3] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5][6]

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.[2]

On 29 August 2023, Dacosta was called up to the Spain national under-19 football team.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Dacosta's younger brother, Malcom, is also a footballer, and currently also plays in the academy of Bournemouth.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Michael Dacosta Gonzalez Bournemouth Forward, Profile & Stats". Premier League.
  2. ^ a b c d "Michael Dacosta Gonzalez". afcb.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Rose, Dan (3 December 2021). "Dacosta Gonzalez double earns Cherries FA Youth Cup progress". bournemouthecho.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Brentford 2-0 Bournemouth: Pressure increases on Gary O'Neill". bbc.co.uk. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  7. ^ "La Fábrica vuelve a mandar en La Rojita".

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