Russian Premier League (RPL) President Alexander Alaev, St. Former midfielder of St. Petersburg Zenit called Malcom the star of the league. His words are quoted Sports24.
“Malcom was the leader of the championship team because he showed himself in the brightest way. He gave an extraordinary performance. Malcom has become one of the main heroes and stars of the league in 2023,” said Alaev.
On August 23, 2023, Zenit officially announced that Malcom will leave for Saudi Al-Hilal. The Brazilian player has been playing for the blue-white-blue team since 2019. He became the RPL’s top scorer in the 2022/23 season, scoring 23 goals. In the same season, Malcolm was named the best football player of the year according to the Russian Football Union (RFU).
After 18 rounds in the RPL, Krasnodar entered the winter break as the leader with 38 points. In the 18th round, Vladimir Ivich’s team defeated CSKA with a score of 1:0. Zenit is in second place with two points missing. Dinamo (32 points) completed the top three.
The season will continue with Russian Cup matches in February 2024.
Previously Russian goalkeeper taken He ranks 25th in the list of the world’s most expensive goalkeepers.