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Public records list Malick Thiaw as an association football player. Malick Thiaw was born on August 8, 2001 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The age as of 2026 is 25.
My Take
What draws me to Malick Thiaw is the quiet versatility. A Düsseldorf-born defender holding down center-back for Newcastle and Germany, yet equally comfortable at right-back or in defensive midfield, is the kind of profile coaches quietly treasure. Defenders rarely get the headlines forwards do, but the ones who can read three positions at once tend to define a team's spine for a decade. Still in his mid-twenties, Thiaw feels like a player on the upward slope of a long Premier League and international arc. I find myself rooting for understated builders like him, and I'll be watching closely.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Malick Thiaw
- Name (Japanese)
- マリック・チャウ
- Reading
- まりっく・ちゃう
- Born
- August 8, 2001 (age 25)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/malick.laye/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malick%20Thiaw
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A6
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q87268125
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Malick Thiaw born?
Born August 8, 2001 (age 25).
Where is Malick Thiaw from?
Malick Thiaw is from Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
What does Malick Thiaw do?
Malick Thiaw works as association football player.
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