Malcom Adu Ares

Malcom Abdulai Ares Djaló[lower-alpha 1] (born 12 October 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for Athletic Bilbao.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ares and the second or maternal family name is Djaló .

Malcom Adu Ares[lower-alpha 1]
Ares in 2022
Personal information
Full name Malcom Abdulai Ares Djaló
Date of birth (2001-10-12) 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 29
Youth career
Danok Bat
Indautxu
Santutxu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Santutxu 19 (0)
2021–2022 Basconia 15 (2)
2021– Bilbao Athletic 48 (10)
2022– Athletic Bilbao 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023

Career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay to a Basque mother and father originally from Guinea-Bissau[4][lower-alpha 2] (his cousin Álvaro Djaló is also a footballer)[6] Ares began his career locally with Danok Bat CF, SD Indautxu and Santutxu FC,[3] where his talent drew the attention of Athletic Bilbao.[5][2] 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,[7] and he continued to perform impressively at the higher (third) level while helping the team avoid relegation.[5][4]

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).[8][9] 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.[10][11] 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.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 October 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Athletic Bilbao 2022–23 La Liga 801090
2023–24 La Liga 100010
Career total 9010100

Notes
  1. He has been referred to as Adu Ares, Adu Malcom,[2] Malcom Adu,[1] Malcom Ares and Malcom Djalo.[3]
  2. Stated as Guinea in some sources.[5]

References
  1. Malcom Adu at Soccerway
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "La ilusión de tres cachorros" [The dream of three pups]. Athletic Bilbao (in Spanish). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  9. "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.
  10. "Muniain bendice el debut de Adu" [Muniain blesses Adu's debut] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. Malcom Adu Ares at Soccerway
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