Julien Dacosta
Julien Joachim Dacosta (born 29 May 1996), sometimes written Julien Da Costa, is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Nancy on loan from EFL Championship club Coventry City.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julien Joachim Dacosta[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back, right wing-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Nancy (on loan from Coventry City) | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2017 | Marseille | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Marseille II | 46 | (1) |
2017–2020 | Chamois Niortais | 75 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Chamois Niortais II | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Coventry City | 22 | (0) |
2022 | → Portimonense (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2023– | → Nancy (loan) | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 15 May 2023 (UTC) |
Personal life
Dacosta was born in France and is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent.
Career
Before joining Niort in 2017, he was a youth player with Olympique de Marseille, his hometown club. Dacosta made his Ligue 2 debut for Niort on 28 July 2017, in the 0–0 draw with AC Ajaccio.
He signed for English club Coventry City in July 2020.[2]
On 2 February 2022, Dacosta joined Primeira Liga side Portimonense on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[3]
On 27 June 2022, Dacosta joined EFL League One club Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2022–23 season.[4]
On 31 January 2023, Dacosta was recalled from his loan spell with Shrewsbury Town and joined Championnat National side Nancy for the remainder of the season.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 15 May 2023[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Olympique de Marseille II | 2015–16 | Championnat de France Amateur | 24 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
2016–17 | 22 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
Chamois Niortais | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
Total | 75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
Chamois Niortais II | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
2018–19 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Coventry City | 2020–21[7] | EFL Championship | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
2021–22[8] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2022–23[9] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Portimonense (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2022–23[9] | EFL League One | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Nancy (loan) | 2022–23 | Championnat National | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Career totals | 173 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 1 |
References
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Coventry City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 22. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- "Coventry City: Julien Dacosta joins on three-year deal after Niort departure". 6 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Julien Dacosta joins Portimonense on loan". Coventry City FC. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Salop sign Julien Dacosta on loan". www.shrewsburytown.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- "TRANSFER: Julien Dacosta joins AS Nancy on loan". Coventry City. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- "J. Da Costa". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Games played by Julien Dacosta in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- "Games played by Julien Dacosta in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- "Games played by Julien Dacosta in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.