Malick Thiaw
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Malick Thiaw | ||
Date of birth | 8 August 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | TV Kalkum-Wittlaer | ||
2009–2010 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
2010–2011 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
2011–2015 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
2015–2020 | Schalke 04 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Schalke 04 | 41 | (1) |
2020 | Schalke 04 II | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Germany U21 | 6 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:00, 7 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:19, 16 November 2021 (UTC) |
Malick Thiaw (born 8 August 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.
Club career[]
In his childhood Thiaw played for TV Kalkum-Wittlaer, a club in Düsseldorf.[1] Via Fortuna Düsseldorf, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and Borussia Mönchengladbach he joined the youth academy of Schalke 04 in 2015.[2] He made his professional debut with Schalke in a 1–1 draw against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on 7 March 2020.[3]
International career[]
Thiaw was born and raised in Germany to a Senegalese father and Finnish mother, and holds German and Finnish passports.[4] In 2017, he was called up to represent the Finland U17s, but did not play for them.[5] On 15 March 2021, Thiaw was called up to represent the Germany U21s for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[6]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played on 10 December 2021[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Schalke 04 | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
Career total | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
References[]
- ^ "Das ist Schalkes Top-Talent Malick Thiaw". weltfussball.de (in German). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Malick Thiaw | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website.
- ^ "Schalke 04 vs. Hoffenheim – 7 March 2020 – Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Un talento al giorno, Malick Thiaw: l'erede finnico di Matip - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.
- ^ "U17-pojat nimetty Toto Cupiin Itävaltaan". www.palloliitto.fi.
- ^ "Kuntz calls up four debutants for U21 EURO". dfb.de. 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Malick Thiaw » Club matches". worldfootball.net.
External links[]
- Malick Thiaw at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Sportspeople from Düsseldorf
- German footballers
- German people of Finnish descent
- German people of Senegalese descent
- Finnish footballers
- Finnish people of Senegalese descent
- Association football defenders
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Germany under-21 international footballers