Malcom Adu Ares
Malcom Abdulai Ares Djaló[a] (born 12 October 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.
| Ares in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malcom Abdulai Ares Djaló | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Danok Bat | |||
| Indautxu | |||
| Santutxu | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Santutxu | 24 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Basconia | 15 | (2) |
| 2021– | Bilbao Athletic | 48 | (10) |
| 2022– | Athletic Bilbao | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Basque Country[2] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 31 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 | |||
Career edit
Born in Bilbao, Biscay to a Basque mother and father originally from Guinea-Bissau[5][b] (his cousin Álvaro Djaló is also a footballer)[7] Ares began his career locally with SD Deusto, Danok Bat CF, SD Indautxu and Santutxu FC,[4] where his talent drew the attention of Athletic Bilbao.[6][3] Having played one season at senior level with Santutxu he joined the Lions in the summer of 2021, aged 19, and was initially assigned to their farm team, CD Basconia of the Tercera División RFEF (fifth tier).
Ares's good form, as well as a need for reinforcements in the squad of the club's reserve team, Bilbao Athletic – struggling to survive in the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF – saw him promoted mid-season,[8] and he continued to perform impressively at the higher (third) level while helping the team avoid relegation.[6][5]
In the summer 2022 pre-season, Ares was one of the youth players chosen for training and assessment as part of the Athletic senior squad (along with fellow forward Luis Bilbao and goalkeeper Álex Padilla).[9][10] He was listed among the substitutes by coach Ernesto Valverde for the opening day of the 2022–23 La Liga campaign, and made his top division debut as a late replacement for Iñaki Williams in the closing minutes of the fixture against RCD Mallorca at San Mamés, which ended goalless.[11][12] He was a regular with the reserves that season as they suffered relegation from the third tier, and made eight more appearances from the bench towards the end of the campaign for the first team – however, he was only on the winning side once as results eluded Athletic: they lost in the Copa del Rey semi-finals to rivals Osasuna and finished behind the same opposition in 8th position in La Liga, just out of the European places.[13]
On 14 December 2023, Ares extended his contract with Athletic Bilbao until 30 June 2027.[14]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 31 March 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santutxu | 2020–21 | Tercera División | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Basconia | 2021–22 | Tercera RFEF | 15 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Bilbao Athletic | 2021–22 | Primera RFEF | 19 | 6 | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 28 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 10 | — | — | 48 | 10 | ||||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2022–23 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 105 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 14 | ||
Honours edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Malcom Adu at Soccerway
- ^ "Djaló conquista San Mamés y Bielsa la lía" [Djaló conquers San Mamés and Bielsa the mess] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Adu Malcom, extremo del Santutxu, apunta al Basconia" [Adu Malcom, Santutxu winger, targeted by Basconia]. El Correo (in Spanish). 14 May 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "El Santutxu vence 3-1 en su estadio frente al Anaitasuna FT" [Santutxu win 3-1 at their stadium against Anaitasuna FT]. Sport (in Spanish). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Varios equipos de Segunda se interesan por la cesión de Malcom" [Several Segunda teams are interested in the loan of Malcom]. El Correo (in Spanish). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Malcom Adu Ares, un electroshock en Lezama" [Malcom Adu Ares, an electric shock in Lezama]. El Desmarque (in Spanish). 28 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Álvaro Djalo, el primo de Adu Ares, del Begoña a la primera división de Portugal" [Álvaro Djalo, the cousin of Adu Ares, from Begoña to the Portuguese first division]. El Correo (in Spanish). 16 September 2022.
- ^ "El día soñado por Malcom, del Santutxu a debutar en el Bilbao Athletic" [The day dreamed of by Malcom, from Santutxu to debut at Bilbao Athletic]. El Correo (in Spanish). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "La ilusión de tres cachorros" [The dream of three pups]. Athletic Bilbao (in Spanish). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "El futuro que viene: Alex Padilla, Luis Bilbao y Malcom Adu Ares" [The future to come: Alex Padilla, Luis Bilbao and Malcom Adu Ares]. Deia (in Spanish). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Muniain bendice el debut de Adu" [Muniain blesses Adu's debut] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "La mejor noticia: Malcom Adu Ares debuta con el Athletic en partido oficial" [The best news: Malcom Adu Ares debuts with Athletic in an official match]. El Desmarque (in Spanish). 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Adu Ares no puede evitar otra derrota del filial" [Adu Ares cannot prevent another defeat for the subsidiary] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Adu Ares signs new deal through to 2027". Athletic Club. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Real, Mario Reinoso del (7 April 2024). "Athletic 1-1 (4-2) Mallorca, en directo: final de Copa del Rey 2024 | Celebración del Athletic, campeón de Copa". Diario AS.
External links edit
- Malcom Adu Ares at Athletic Club
- Malcom Adu Ares at BDFutbol
- Malcom Adu Ares at ESPN FC
- Malcom Adu Ares at FBref.com
- Malcom Adu Ares at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)