Dakarai Mafico
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dakarai Asante Mafico | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Wales | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2025 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Cardiff City | 1 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:13, 30 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:53, 14 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Dakarai Asante Mafico (born 7 December 2006)[1] is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.[2] He is a Wales under-21 international.
Club career
[edit]Mafico signed his first professional contract with Cardiff City in July 2024 having previously playing for the Cardiff under-18 and under-21 teams.[3]
He made his senior Cardiff debut on 16 August 2025 in the starting line-up for the 3–0 EFL League One win against Rotherham United.[4]
On 9 January 2026, Mafico joined National League club Yeovil Town on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season.[5][6]
International career
[edit]Born in Wales, Mafico is ofZimbabwean descent.[7] He was called up to the Wales under-21 squad for the first time in October 2025.[8] He made his debut on 14 November 2025 in the 3–0 defeat to Belgium under-21.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of end of 2025–26 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2025–26[10] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2025–26[10] | National League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dakarai Mafico Height, Weight, Age, Nationality, Position, Bio – Soccer". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ "Mafico Cardiff profile".
- ↑ "Young Bluebirds sign contracts with Cardiff City | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Cardiff City 3–0 Rotherham United: Salech, Ashford and Colwill give Bluebirds comfortable win". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Dakarai Mafico Joins Yeovil Town on Loan from Cardiff City". ytfc.net. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ "Yeovil bring in Cardiff midfielder Mafico on loan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ↑ Team, Soccer24 (14 January 2026). "Zimbabwean prospect Tanatswa Nyakuhwa's potential destination revealed, as Dakarai Mafico makes instant impact at new club – Soccer24".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Wales U21: Charlie Crew, Kai Andrews and Dakarai Mafico in squad for Belgium and Austria". BBC Sport. 2 October 2025.
- ↑ "Belarus U21 3–0 Wales U21: Young Dragons suffer humbling in Euro qualifying". BBC Sport.
- 1 2 "Games played by Dakarai Mafico in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Dakarai Mafico at Soccerbase
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- 2006 births
- Living people
- Welsh men's footballers
- Wales men's under-21 international footballers
- Welsh people of Zimbabwean descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Welsh football midfielder stubs
