Malick Yalcouyé

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Malick Yalcouyé
Personal information
Full name Malick Junior Yalcouyé
Date of birth (2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Bandiagara, Mali
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Swansea City
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 8
Youth career
Étoiles De Sahel Abobo
–2023 ASEC Mimosas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 ASEC Mimosas
2024 IFK Göteborg 11 (1)
2024– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Sturm Graz (loan) 26 (4)
2025– → Swansea City (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2025– Ivory Coast U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:04, 23 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:30, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

Malick Junior Yalcouyé (born 18 November 2005) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Swansea City, on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. Primarily deployed as a defensive midfielder, Yalcouyé can also play as a central midfielder or winger. Born in Mali, he is a youth international for the Ivory Coast.

Career

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Early career

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Yalcouyé came through the academy at Center De Formation Étoiles De Sahel Abobo.[1] He then played for ASEC Mimosas.[2] Yalcouyé made his debut in the CAF Champions League for ASEC Mimosas against Coton FC on 20 August 2023.[3]

He joined IFK Göteborg from ASEC Mimosas in the 2023–24 winter transfer window, agreeing to a contact until 31 December 2028.[4][5][6] He made his competitive debut for the club against Nordic United FC in 2023–24 Svenska Cupen on 18 February 2024.[7] He made his debut in Allsvenskan against Djurgårdens IF on 1 April 2024.[8] He scored his first league goal for the club on 29 April 2024 against IF Brommapojkarna.[9][10]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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On 12 July 2024, Yalcouyé joined Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a contract until June 2029.[11][12] In August 2024, he joined Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz on a season-long loan deal.[13][14]

On 14 August 2025, Yalcouyé joined EFL Championship club Swansea City on a season-long loan.[15]

International career

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Born in Mali and raised in Ivory Coast, Yalcouyé holds dual Ivorian and Malian citizenship.[16] On 27 May 2025, he was called up to the Ivory Coast U23s for a friendly.[17] He debuted with the Ivory Coast U23s in a friendly 3–0 loss to the Netherlands U23s on 6 June 2025.[18]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 August 2025[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ASEC Mimosas 2023–24 Ligue 1 — — — 1[b] 0 1 0
IFK Göteborg 2024 Allsvenskan 11 1 3 0 — — 14 1
Brighton & Hove Albion 2024–25 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2025–26 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2024–25 — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Sturm Graz (loan) 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 26 4 2 0 — 8[d] 0 36 4
Swansea City (loan) 2025–26 Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 38 5 5 0 0 0 10 0 53 5
  1. ^ Includes the Swedish Cup, Austrian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in CAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Sturm Graz

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Malick Yalcouy". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ Hjortling, Rasmus (8 March 2024). "Malick Junior Yalcouyé lovordas: "Kommer bli en sensation i Allsvenskan"". Fotbolldirekt.se. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Coton Sport Ouidah vs. ASEC Mimosas 0 – 0". Soccerway. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Rising Malian football star Malick Yalcouye: The new sensation in European transfer market". Africa Soccer. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. ^ Volcano, Carlos (14 May 2024). "IFK Gothenburg chief: Malick Junior Yalcouye better than Spurs signing Bergvall". Tribal Football. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Teenager 'Clearly Better' Than Spurs Bound Lucas Bergvall – Club's SD Makes Big Claim". One Football. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Nordic United FC – IFK Göteborg – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ^ "IFK Göteborg – Djurgården – Matchfakta" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 1 April 2024. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  9. ^ "BROMMAPOJKARNA VS. IFK GÖTEBORG 0 – 3". Soccerway. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  10. ^ "IFK Göteborg won against BP – after Malick Yalcouyé's first goal". svt.se. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Albion sign Malick Yalcouye from IFK Goteborg". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Malick Yalcouye: Brighton sign midfielder from IFK Gothenburg". BBC Sport. 13 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Neue Mittelfeld-Power für den SK Sturm" [New midfield power for SK Sturm]. sksturm.at (in German). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Malick Yalcouye joins Sturm Graz on loan". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Malick Yalcouye joins Swansea City on loan". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 14 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  16. ^ Attisso, John (18 March 2025). "Trois choses à savoir sur Malick Yalcouye - Football".
  17. ^ SARL, NAS (24 May 2025). "Amical U23 : Issa Fofana, Abakar Sylla, Malick Yalcouyé, Richard Koné, … la liste des Eléphanteaux face à la Hollande". Mondialsport.ci.
  18. ^ "Netherlands U21 vs Côte d'Ivoire U23: U21 National Team Friendlies stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport.
  19. ^ "Malick Yalcouyé player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  20. ^ https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/pages/en/media-article/mft-news-malick-yalcouye-kjell-scherpen-may-2025
  21. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/DKZV6igtQnA/#
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