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Defender

Malick Thiaw

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Appearances
11
901 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.10
Assists
1
Average rating
6.93
Age25
Date of birth8 Aug 2001
Height194 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€46M
Contract until30 Jun 2029

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts8 / 7
Minutes631
Rating6.66
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy398 · 86%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 4
Duels won30 / 52
Successful dribbles2
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists– / 0.16
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls24
Accurate crosses0
Touches488
Possession lost61
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won25
Ground duels won5
Clearances45
Ball recoveries19
Fouls won4
Fouls committed6
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)70.03
Top speed (km/h)32.08
Appearances / Starts2 / 2
Minutes180
Rating7.85
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)4 (1)
Passes · accuracy185 · 95%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions2 / 2
Duels won16 / 25
Successful dribbles2
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.49 / 0.11
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls8
Accurate crosses0
Touches216
Possession lost12
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won11
Ground duels won5
Clearances9
Ball recoveries12
Fouls won1
Fouls committed4
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets2
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)9.31
Top speed (km/h)34.29
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes90
Rating7.30
Goals / Assists0 / 1
Shots (on target)1 (1)
Passes · accuracy62 · 90%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 2
Duels won2 / 3
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.09 / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls3
Accurate crosses0
Touches78
Possession lost7
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won1
Clearances6
Ball recoveries4
Fouls won1
Fouls committed1
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 3 moves · total fees 47.8M €
  1. Transfer 35M €
  2. Transfer 12.8M €
  3. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 1 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)52
Average rating6.92
Last match rating7.617 Oct 2026
Matches missed0
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.92 Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Oct 2026 7.6

Last 10 matches

7.6 6.2 7.8 7.9 7.2 6.0 5.9 7.3 7.3 6.4

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Premier League Newcastle United 8 (7) 631 0 0 6.66
2026 UEFA Nations League Germany 2 (2) 180 0 0 7.85
2026 EFL Cup Newcastle United 1 (1) 90 0 1 7.30
2026 FIFA World Cup Germany 2 (0) 40 0 0 6.65

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Player profile

Premier League 2026 · percentile among defenders (70 players)

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50 Tackles 1 Interceptions 11 Clearances 86 Aerials won 92 Duels won 65 Pass accuracy 44 Progressive carries 25 Rating 23

5 matches · 450 min

Malick Thiaw: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 0.00
1
Interceptions / 90 min 0.40
11
Clearances / 90 min 7.00
86
Aerials won / 90 min 3.60
92
Duels won 61.1%
65
Pass accuracy 84.2%
44
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.40
25
Rating 6.56
23

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