Malick Thiaw

Malick Laye Thiaw (born 8 August 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club AC Milan. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right back and defensive midfielder.

Malick Thiaw
Thiaw with AC Milan in 2023
Personal information
Full name Malick Laye Thiaw
Date of birth (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan
Number 28
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 II 3 (0)
2020–2022 Schalke 04 57 (3)
2022– AC Milan 17 (0)
International career‡
2021– Germany U21 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:12, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

In his childhood Thiaw played for TV Kalkum-Wittlaer, a club in his native Düsseldorf.[2]

Via Fortuna Düsseldorf, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and Borussia Mönchengladbach he joined the youth academy of Schalke 04 in 2015.[3] He made his professional debut with Schalke in a 1–1 draw against 1899 Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on 7 March 2020.[4]

AC Milan

On 29 August 2022, Thiaw moved to Italy joining Serie A club AC Milan on a contract until 30 June 2027, transfer fee was believed to be 5 millions euro paid upfront and 2 millions on bonus-relating clauses.[5] [6]

International career

Thiaw was born and raised in Germany to a Senegalese father and Finnish mother, he holds both German and Finnish passports.[7]

In 2017, he was called up to represent the Finland U17s, however he did not make any appearance.[8]

On 15 March 2021, Thiaw was called up to represent the Germany U21s for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[9]

Just aged 21, he was called up to the Germany senior team by head coach Hansi Flick for the friendly matches against Peru and Belgium on 25 and 28 March 2023, respectively.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 16 May 2023.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 2019–20 Bundesliga 4000––40
2020–21 Bundesliga 19130––221
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 31210––322
2022–23 Bundesliga 3000––30
Total 57340––613
AC Milan 2022–23 Serie A 170004[lower-alpha 1]0–210
Career total 743404000823
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Schalke 04

References
  1. "Malick Thiaw: Biography". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. "Das ist Schalkes Top-Talent Malick Thiaw". weltfussball.de (in German). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "Malick Thiaw | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website.
  4. "Schalke 04 vs. Hoffenheim – 7 March 2020 – Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  5. "Malick Thiaw, new signing of the AC Milan transfer market: the official statement". AC Milan. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. https://www.rossoneriblog.com/2022/08/29/official-thiaw-joins-milan-from-schalke-on-a-five-year-deal/
  7. "Un talento al giorno, Malick Thiaw: l'erede finnico di Matip - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian).
  8. "U17-pojat nimetty Toto Cupiin Itävaltaan". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  9. "Kuntz calls up four debutants for U21 EURO". dfb.de (in German). 15 March 2021.
  10. "Vier Rückkehrer und fünf Neulinge für Peru und Belgien" (in German). German Football Association. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  11. "Malick Thiaw » Club matches". WorldFootball.net.
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