Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira (born 26 February 1997), or simply Malcom (), is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a forward for Russian club

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. He is mostly deployed as a

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. He began his career at

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, making his professional debut in 2014 and winning the

2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Chevrolet 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. After winning twice in a ro ...

. In January 2016, he transferred to

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, where he played 96 total games and scored 23 goals over the next two-and-a-half years. He signed for

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for an initial fee of €41 million in 2018. A year later, he signed for Zenit for a fee of €40 million.

Club career

Corinthians

Born in

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, Malcom began his career in the youth of hometown club

. In early 2014, he starred in the side that came runners-up to Santos in the

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. He was called by coach

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into the first team and made his professional debut on 19 March 2014 in a

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first round game away to Bahia de Feira, playing the last ten minutes of the 2–0 win in place of Jádson. Four days later he made his sole appearance of the Campeonato Paulista season, coming on around the same mark for Luciano in a 3–0 home win over

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. Malcom made his Campeonato Brasileiro Série A debut on 27 April 2014, as a substitute for Romarinho in a 2–0 home win over

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. He scored his first professional goal on 18 September, opening a 1–1 draw with Chapecoense at

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. He was a regular first team player during the

championship campaign. He played a total of 70 games and scored 10 goals during his tenure at the club.

Bordeaux

French team

signed Malcom on 31 January 2016, replacing Sunderland-bound

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. The club paid

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5 million for half of his economic rights. He made his Ligue 1 debut a week later, starting in a 4–1 home loss to Saint-Étienne and being substituted for Thomas Touré after 69 minutes. On 10 February, he scored his first goal in the last 16 of the

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, putting the ''Girondins'' 3–2 up in extra time in a 3–4 loss to Nantes, also at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux. It was not until 30 April that he made an assist, for Cheick Diabaté in a 4–2 win at Troyes, and the following week he scored his lone league goal of the season to open a 3–0 home victory against

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. On 27 September 2017, Malcom signed a new contract, tying him to the club until June 2021. His final season was his most prolific, with 12 goals, all in the league. This commenced with two on 19 August in a 3–3 draw at

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, including a long-distance equaliser in added time. With several influential displays he quickly became a fan favourite at the club, spending three seasons and scoring 23 goals in 96 appearances across all competitions. His long-range goal against

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on 1 December 2017 was voted Goal of the Season at the

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Barcelona

On 24 July 2018, Spanish club

announced the signing of Malcom on a five-year contract for a reported transfer fee of

41 million plus an additional

1 million in bonuses. Corinthians received 2.5% of the fee. He was previously close to joining

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, with fans waiting for him to arrive at the

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and sporting director

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stating that the Italians would consider taking legal action against Barcelona. Due to limits on players without European Union passports, Malcom was left out from the Barcelona squad that won the

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. On 25 August, he made his official debut for the club in a 1–0 victory over

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at the José Zorrilla, replacing compatriot

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with six minutes left. On 6 November, Malcom scored his first competitive goal for Barcelona in a 1–1 away draw against

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in the

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. On 6 February 2019, Malcom was given a surprising start against Real Madrid in the

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semi-finals first leg, scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 draw. On 2 April 2019, Malcom scored his first

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goal in a 4–4 draw away against

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Zenit

On 2 August 2019, Malcom joined

on a five-year deal for a €40 million fee with an additional €5 million in variables. He made his debut the next day in a 1–1 home draw with

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, as a 71st-minute substitute for Alexey Sutormin. Due to injuries, he only played 64 minutes up to 4 October. He came back to the field on 29 February 2020 when he played 90 minutes in a goalless home draw with

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. On 2 May 2021, he scored the final goal of the game as Zenit secured their third title in a row in a 6–1 victory over second-place

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. On 22 July 2022, Malcom extended his contract with Zenit until 2027.

International career

Malcom was called up to Brazil's under-20 national team to compete at the

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, where he scored one goal in six matches as the ''Seleção'' finished in fourth place. Later that year, he was called as a replacement for Kenedy for the

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. Malcom appeared in five matches, including the final, where Brazil lost to

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. In September 2018, Malcom was called up by coach Tite for the senior team, ahead of friendlies against

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and

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. On 17 June 2021, Malcom was named in the Brazil squad for the

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, but was replaced after having his participation in the tournament vetoed by his club Zenit. On 14 July, however, following an injury to Douglas Augusto and the opening of a spot, it was announced that he had been cleared by Zenit and rejoined the team. On 7 August 2021, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over

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in the Olympics Final after extra time.

Personal life

Malcom's father named him after the African American activist

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. In July 2015, state authorities in

discovered a fraud scheme when it was revealed that Malcom had obtained his driving licence – which usually takes three months of practice – only twenty days after his 18th birthday. Malcom received criticism for his social media actions at Bordeaux in September 2017, when he posed for a photo with opponent

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after a heavy loss to

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, and three months later he and his compatriot teammates recorded a light-hearted video outside the stadium after a defeat.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Corinthians * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2015 Barcelona *

: 2018–19 Zenit Saint Petersburg *

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: 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 * Russian Cup: 2019–20 *

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Brazil U20 *

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runner-up: 2015 Brazil U23 * Summer Olympics:

Brazil * Superclásico de las Américas:

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Individual * Ligue 1 Goal of the Year: 2017–18

References

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