Donyell Malen

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Donyell Malen
Donyell Malen 2021.jpg
Malen playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2021
Personal information
Full name Donyell Malen
Date of birth (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Wieringen, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2015[2] Ajax
2015–2017 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Jong PSV 22 (13)
2018–2021 PSV 81 (40)
2021– Borussia Dortmund 25 (4)
National team‡
2014 Netherlands U15 5 (1)
2014–2015 Netherlands U16 5 (2)
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 20 (1)
2016–2017 Netherlands U18 7 (1)
2017–2018 Netherlands U19 10 (8)
2018–2019 Netherlands U21 8 (2)
2019– Netherlands 17 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:50, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021

Donyell Malen (born 19 January 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Netherlands national team. Malen has also featured at youth level for Ajax and Arsenal.[3][2][4][5]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Wieringen, Hollands Kroon, Malen began his career with Ajax in 2007. Despite a great deal of resistance coming from Ajax, in 2015 he left Ajax to join English club Arsenal. Malen joined up due to Arsenal being the side of his heroes Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp.[2][6]

Arsenal[]

Malen whilst featuring for Arsenal

Malen began playing for the youth teams of Arsenal in the Youth Premier League together with the FA Youth Cup, and the UEFA Youth League in the 2015–16 season. He began to display his impressive talent during his debut season for the Gunners.[3] He scored in the FA Youth Cup quarter-final away to Coventry City which Arsenal won on penalties.[7] Coming off the bench, he scored against Manchester City in the semi-final of the 2016 FA Youth Cup at the Emirates Stadium.[8] and played 30 times during the season, scoring 14 goals.[3] During the 2016–17 season, Malen was used a great deal on the wing,[9] and was included in the club's 2017–18 pre-season tour of Australia and China.[10] He made his senior debut for Arsenal in a 2–0 win over Sydney on 13 July.[11][12]

PSV[]

Malen was sold by Arsenal to PSV Eindhoven in late August 2017.[13]

Malen went on to play as a winger for Jong PSV.[14] On 24 November Malen scored a brace in Jong PSV's 6–0 thumping of Telstar.[15] He again netted in PSV II's 3–0 win over FC Oss on 27 November.[16] Malen scored and picked up an assist in PSV II's 2–3 loss to Fortuna upon 4 December.[17] He again scored in a 1–1 draw away to Go Ahead Eagles on 12 December.[18] Malen went on to be named in Voetbal International's Jupiler League team of the week a day later.[19]

Malen was awarded the Bronze Bull for being the Best Talent for the second period of the 2017–18 Jupiler League on 29 January 2018.[20][21] He went to make his debut for PSV in a 4–0 Eredivisie win over PEC Zwolle on 3 February.[5] Malen went on to win the 2018 Eredivisie title with PSV.[22] He also ended the 2017–18 season as Jong PSV's topscorer.[23]

On 14 September 2019, Malen scored all 5 goals for PSV as they thrashed Vitesse.[24] On 29 October 2020, he scored a brace in a 2–1 away win over AC Omonia in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.[25] Malen had his most productive campaign for PSV during the 2020–21 season, scoring 19 goals in 32 matches as his club finished second in the Eredivisie.[26] He added a further 8 goals across Europa League and KNVB Cup competition and he also registered 10 assists, displaying his characteristics as a multi-faceted forward.[26]

Borussia Dortmund[]

On 27 July 2021, Malen completed a move to Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, signing a five-year deal.[26]

International career[]

Youth[]

Malen in March 2017 whilst playing for the Netherlands

Born in the Netherlands, Malen is of Surinamese descent.[27] At the 2016 Under 17 Euros held in Azerbaijan, Malen played throughout the tournament where the Oranje got to the semi finals.[28][29][30] He went on to feature for the Netherlands under-18 team.[31] He also was called up, in December 2016, for the Dutch squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship[32][4][31] In March 2017 Malen scored in the 86th minute of an U18 game against Austria to equalise for the Dutch in an eventual 1–1 draw.[33][34][35]

He was part of the Dutch squad which took part in a four-team tournament, scoring a 90th-minute equaliser against Portugal and then scored a brace in a 9–0 rout of Finland.[36][37] During an U19 Euro qualifier on 7 October, Malen netted for Netherlands's U19s to cap off a 2–0 victory at home against Hungary.[38][39] Malen two days later scored in extra time to secure a 2–2 draw with Slovenia, meaning Netherlands finished top of the group and qualified for the 2018 U19 Euros.[40][41] With the score locked at 1–1 in a friendly against Italy U19's, Malen hit a free kick to score the winning goal on 9 November.[42] Malen then scored a brace for the Netherlands in a friendly away to Serbia U19's.[43]

Senior[]

Malen made his senior international debut for the Netherlands on 6 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Germany in Hamburg. He came off the bench in the 58th minute and scored his team's third goal in a 4–2 victory.[44]

Style of play[]

Malen is a tremendously quick player who possesses great dribbling skills and an aptitude for prolific goal scoring. Malen has been likened by ex-Ajax youth coach Brian Tevreden to Chilean forward Alexis Sánchez.[45]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 16 March 2022[46]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 22 13 — — — 22 13
PSV Eindhoven 2017–18 Eredivisie 4 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
2018–19 Eredivisie 31 10 2 0 8[a] 1 1[b] 0 42 11
2019–20 Eredivisie 14 11 0 0 10[c] 6 1[b] 0 25 17
2020–21 Eredivisie 32 19 3 1 10[d] 7 — 45 27
Total 81 40 5 1 28 14 2 0 116 55
Borussia Dortmund 2021–22 Bundesliga 25 4 2 0 8[e] 4 1[f] 0 36 8
Career total 128 57 7 1 36 18 3 0 174 76
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  3. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Six appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International[]

As of match played 13 November 2021[47]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2019 4 1
2020 2 0
2021 11 3
Total 17 4
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Malen goal.[47]
List of international goals scored by Donyell Malen
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2019 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany 1  Germany 3–2 4–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2 30 March 2021 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 8  Gibraltar 5–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 7 September 2021 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 15  Turkey 6–0 6–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 11 October 2021 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands 16  Gibraltar 6–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

PSV

Individual

References[]

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  2. ^ a b c "Donyell Malen: Interview". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Group, Arsenal Media. "Donyell Malen: Profile". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Dutch U19 Squad". Ajax Showtime.com.
  5. ^ a b "Donyell Malen debuteert in het 'grote' PSV: 'In een vol stadion is toch anders'". Omroepbrabant.nl (in Dutch).
  6. ^ "Aanvaller Donyell Malen (17) en zijn moeder Mariska Manshanden". Volksrant.nl (in Dutch).
  7. ^ Turner, Andy (15 February 2016). "Match report: Coventry City exit FA Youth Cup to Arsenal after dramatic penalty shoot-out". CoventryLive. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Manchester City pip Arsenal to FA Youth Cup final spot with 4-3 aggregate victory". The FA. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Review: Leicester 0-3 Arsenal – Malen shines as Young Guns victorious". Daily Cannon.com.
  10. ^ "Arsenal in Sydney". Arsenal.com.
  11. ^ "SYDNEY VS. ARSENAL 0 - 2". Soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Alexandre Lacazette scores on Arsenal debut in friendly vs. Sydney FC". ESPN FC.com.
  13. ^ "Donyell Malen joins PSV Eindhoven". Talksport.com.
  14. ^ "Jong PSV vs RKC Waalwijk". Soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Ook PSV-aanvaller Donyell Malen gelooft nu in het ketchup-verhaal". ED.nl (in Dutch).
  16. ^ "FC Oss kansloos onderuit tegen Jong PSV". BD.nl (in Dutch).
  17. ^ "PSV II VS. FORTUNA SITTARD 2 - 3". Soccerway.com.
  18. ^ "Go Ahead Eagles 1-1 PSV II". Soccerway.com.
  19. ^ "Limburgse glorie in het Elftal van de Week". Voetbal International.com (in Dutch).
  20. ^ a b "Donyell Malen". Twitter.com.
  21. ^ a b @ESPNnl (29 January 2018). "