(Football news) Malcom will become the fourth player signed by Al Hilal during the current summer transfer window, joining Robin Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Sergej Milinkovi-Savi. Malcom, 25, began his professional career with Corinthians in Brazil, where he won the league title in 2015. 

He later moved to Bordeaux, France, in 2016, where he really flourished. His impressive performance, which included 23 goals and 16 assists in 96 games, piqued the imagination of football fans all around the world.

Malcom’s life took a big shift after it was revealed that he had signed for AS Roma. Nevertheless, he chose to move to Barcelona the very next day, signing a contract worth 41 million euros, shocking everyone in the process.

 During his brief time with the Catalan giants, he played in 24 games across all competitions and contributed 4 goals and 2 assists, which helped Barcelona win the Spanish league.

In the summer of 2020, the 26-year-old Brazilian began a new path as he joined Zenit St. Petersburg in Russia. With 42 goals and 24 assists in 106 games while playing for Zenit, he showed off his remarkable potential.

His outstanding play made a significant contribution to the team’s success, which led to them taking home nine championships. With the Brazilian national team, Malcom added Olympic gold to his already impressive resume in Tokyo 2020. His second Olympic triumph with the Seleço was this one.

He played for the senior Brazilian national team in matches against Guinea and Senegal in June of that same year, happily representing his country at the greatest level.

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