Malik Tillman

Malik Leon Tillman (born May 28, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Rangers, on loan from Bayern Munich. Born in Germany, he represents the United States national team.

Malik Tillman
Tillman with Rangers in 2022
Personal information
Full name Malik Leon Tillman[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-28) May 28, 2002
Place of birth Nuremberg, Germany
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Rangers
(on loan from Bayern Munich)
Number 71
Youth career
0000–2015 Greuther Fürth
2015–2020 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Bayern Munich II 25 (9)
2021– Bayern Munich 4 (0)
2022– → Rangers (loan) 28 (10)
International career‡
2016 United States U15 2 (0)
2017 Germany U15 1 (0)
2018 Germany U16 3 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U17 11 (2)
2021 Germany U20 2 (1)
2021–2022 Germany U21 4 (3)
2022– United States 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 23, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 27, 2022

Tillman is a graduate of Bayern Munich's youth system, which he joined in 2015 from Greuther Fürth. He made his debut for Bayern's first-team in August 2021, having previously featured for Bayern Munich II. He signed for Rangers on loan in July 2022.

Tillman represented both his country of birth, Germany, and the United States at youth international level. He made his senior international debut for the United States in June 2022.

Club career

Born in Nuremberg, Tillman was part of the youth squad at Greuther Fürth before joining Bayern Munich along with his brother Timothy Tillman in 2015.[3] He was quickly promoted to the under-19 squad after putting in good performances for the under-17s.[3]

Tillman made his professional debut on June 9, 2020, when he came on as a substitute for Bayern Munich II, the club's reserve side, against Zwickau. He started and played 57 minutes as Bayern Munich II won 2–0.[4]

He was promoted to Bayern Munich's senior team during the first round of the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal against Bremer SV on August 25, 2021. He came on as a substitute at the start of the second half and scored a goal in the 12–0 victory.[5]

He made his Champions League debut on December 8, 2021, coming on as a substitute late in the second half against FC Barcelona.

On July 15, 2022, Tillman joined Scottish club Rangers on a season long loan, with the club having an exclusive option to buy.[6] He made his debut for the club against Scottish Premiership side Livingston, as a second-half substitute, during a 2–1 win on July 30.[7] He scored his first goal for Rangers in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise on August 9[8] and followed this by netting the opening goal in a 4–0 league victory at home over St Johnstone three days later.[9]

International career

Tillman was initially eligible to represent both Germany, his birth nation, and the United States, through his father.[3] He played youth international soccer for the United States at under-15 level[10] and Germany at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-20 and under-21 levels.[11]

In May 2022, Tillman applied for a one-time switch to play for the United States national team.[12] On May 31, the switch was approved by FIFA.[13] The next day, he made his senior debut for the United States in a 3–0 win in a friendly match against Morocco.[14]

Personal life

Tillman is a dual national of the United States and Germany, due to his father being American and his mother German. Tillman has an older brother, Timothy, who currently plays professionally with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Both brothers played for the Greuther Fürth and Bayern Munich academies, graduating from the latter.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played April 30, 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2019–20 3. Liga 85————85
2020–21 3. Liga 20————20
2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 154————154
Total 259————259
Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bundesliga 4011—2[lower-alpha 3]00071
Rangers (loan) 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 281031309[lower-alpha 3]1—4312
Career total 57194230111007522
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal and Scottish Cup
  2. Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played September 27, 2022[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202240
Total40

Honors

Bayern Munich

Rangers

Individual

References
  1. "Malik Leon Tillman". Bavarian Football Association (in German). Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. "Malik Tillman". ussoccer.com. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. "Justin Butler, Chris Richards, and the nascent US stars earning their stripes at Bayern Munich". Bundesliga. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. "Bayern Munich 2-0 Zwickau". Soccerway.
  5. "Bayern Munich win 12-0 in German Cup rout". 7news.com.au. August 25, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  6. "Rangers Sign Malik Tillman From Bayern Munich". www.rangers.co.uk. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  7. "Livingston 1-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. July 30, 2022.
  8. "Rangers 3-0 Union Saint-Gilloise". BBC Sport. August 10, 2022.
  9. "Rangers 4-0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. August 13, 2022.
  10. "Bayern Munich prospect Malik Tillman to play for the USMNT". sbisoccer.com. May 19, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  11. "Malik Tillman Spielerprofil". dfb.de. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  12. "Bayern Munich youngster Malik Tillman to play for the USA".
  13. "Bayern's Tillman cleared to represent USMNT". May 31, 2022.
  14. "Joe Scally and Malik Tillman make USMNT debuts in Morocco friendly". Bundesliga. June 1, 2022.
  15. Malik Tillman at Soccerway. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  16. "Malik Tillman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  17. "Gnabry eröffnet sehenswert: FC Bayern zum zehnten Mal in Folge Meister". kicker.de (in German). April 23, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  18. "Supercup 2020, Finale: Bayern München 3:2 Borussia Dortmund: Analyse" [Supercup 2020, Final: Bayern Munich 3:2 Borussia Dortmund: Analysis]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  19. "Joker Javi Martinez köpft Bayern zum Supercup". kicker.de (in German). September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  20. Moffat, Colin (February 26, 2023). "Kyogo strikes twice as Celtic beat Rangers in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  21. Henry Jr, Larry (May 9, 2023). "Carter-Vickers, Tillman voted to PFA Scottish Premiership Team of Year". SBI Soccer. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
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