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.

Julien Dacosta
Personal information
Full name Julien Joachim Dacosta[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back, right wing-back
Club 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) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:09, 1 April 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 1 April 2023[6]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olympique de Marseille II 2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 241—241
2016–17 220—220
Total 461000000461
Chamois Niortais 2017–18 Ligue 2 2600010—270
2018–19 2702010—300
2019–20 2202020—260
Total 750404000830
Chamois Niortais II 2017–18 Championnat National 3 10—10
2018–19 20—20
Total 3000000030
Coventry City 2020–21[7] EFL Championship 1801000—190
2021–22[8] 400010—50
2022–23[9] 000000—00
Total 220101000240
Portimonense (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 1100000—110
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2022–23[9] EFL League One 70102000100
Nancy (loan) 2022–23 Championnat National 5000000050
Career totals 16916070001821

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Coventry City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 22. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. "Coventry City: Julien Dacosta joins on three-year deal after Niort departure". 6 July 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "Julien Dacosta joins Portimonense on loan". Coventry City FC. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. "Salop sign Julien Dacosta on loan". www.shrewsburytown.com. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  5. "TRANSFER: Julien Dacosta joins AS Nancy on loan". Coventry City. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. "J. Da Costa". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. "Games played by Julien Dacosta in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. "Games played by Julien Dacosta in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. "Games played by Julien Dacosta in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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