My Take
Tyrell Malacia is one of those players who looked like a genuine find when he arrived at Manchester United in the summer of 2022 — compact, aggressive, full of energy down the left flank, and clearly not afraid of a tackle. He came up through Feyenoord's academy from age nine, which tells you everything about his technical foundation, and winning the KNVB Cup with the club before moving to England felt like a proper send-off. What's frustrating is how cruelly injury derailed him almost immediately at United — he barely featured in 2023-24 after a knee problem, and watching his momentum just evaporate was genuinely painful. When he's fit and firing, though, you see a left-back who competes with real intensity and has the potential to be a reliable part of any top-flight squad. Still only in his mid-twenties, so the story isn't close to finished.
Overview
Tyrell Johannes Chicco Malacia (born 17 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Manchester United. Malacia joined Feyenoord's youth system at the age of nine. He made his professional debut for the club in December 2017, and won the KNVB Cup in 2018.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tyrell Malacia
- Name (Japanese)
- タイレル・マラシア
- Reading
- たいれる・まらしあ
- Born
- August 17, 1999 (age 26)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.