Julien Dacosta
Personal information
Full name Julien Joachim Dacosta[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back, right wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Sochaux
Number 19
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)
2020–2023 Coventry City 22 (0)
2022 → Portimonense (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 7 (0)
2023 → Nancy (loan) 11 (0)
2023– Sochaux 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:14, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Julien Joachim Dacosta (born 29 May 1996), sometimes written Julien Da Costa, is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National club Sochaux.

Personal life

Dacosta was born in France and is of Senegalese and Bissau-Guinean descent. He holds both French and Senegalese nationalities.[2]

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.[3]

On 2 February 2022, Dacosta joined Primeira Liga side Portimonense on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[4]

On 27 June 2022, Dacosta joined EFL League One club Shrewsbury Town on loan for the 2022–23 season.[5]

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.[6]

On 21 August 2023, Dacosta signed for Sochaux on a two-year deal.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played on 26 May 2023[8]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
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[9] EFL Championship 18 0 1 0 0 0 — 19 0
2021–22[10] 4 0 0 0 1 0 — 5 0
2022–23[11] 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[11] EFL League One 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Nancy (loan) 2022–23 Championnat National 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career totals 175 1 6 0 7 0 0 0 188 1

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Coventry City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 22. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Julien DA COSTA". unfp.org. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Coventry City: Julien Dacosta joins on three-year deal after Niort departure". 6 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Julien Dacosta joins Portimonense on loan". Coventry City FC. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Salop sign Julien Dacosta on loan". www.shrewsburytown.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ "TRANSFER: Julien Dacosta joins AS Nancy on loan". Coventry City. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ "JULIEN DACOSTA S'ENGAGE AVEC LE FCSM" [JULIEN DACOSTA JOINS THE FCSM]. www.fcsochaux.fr (in French). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ^ "J. Da Costa". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Games played by Julien Dacosta in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Games played by Julien Dacosta in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Julien Dacosta in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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