Malik Tillman

Malik Tillman is one of those players who makes you do a double-take when you realize how young he is — born in 2002, already coming through Bayern Munich's famous academy, and somehow representing the United States national team despite growing up in Nuremberg. That dual identity is genuinely fascinating: a kid shaped entirely by German football culture who chose to wear the Stars and Stripes, giving the USMNT a technical, creative presence that fits right into the European mold they've been building toward. At Bayer Leverkusen he's part of a side that has redefined what German football can look like — fluid, relentless, attack-minded. As an attacking midfielder he has the vision and the feet to make things happen in tight spaces, and honestly, still being this early in his career, the ceiling feels pretty open. One to genuinely watch.

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Name (English)

Malik Tillman

Name (Japanese)

マリク・ティルマン

Reading

まりく・てぃるまん

Born

May 28, 2002 (age 24)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

Origin

Nuremberg, Germany

Height

187 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malik%20Tillman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96391665

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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