Goal efficiency
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
M. Thiaw plays as a defender for Newcastle. M. Thiaw is a German international, 24 years old, defender, currently at Newcastle. M. Thiaw wears shirt number 12 for Newcastle. M. Thiaw was born in Düsseldorf, Germany on 2001-08-08. M. Thiaw is 191 cm tall and weighs 80 kg. M. Thiaw's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across World Cup, Premier League, DFB Pokal, 2. Bundesliga, and other leagues. M. Thiaw's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore M. Thiaw season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.

Defender · #12
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2026 | |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 |
| Date | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-12 | Transfer | ||
| 2025-08-12 | Transfer | — | |
| 2022-08-29 | N/A |
Season intelligence
Profile as Defender: pressure magnet, defensive work. Archetype: Ball-winning midfielder. Season rating 6.7.
Scaled 0–99 from season output — map to fantasy, comparisons, or scouting cards.
Per-90 rates, efficiency ratios, and Sportra indices from season totals.
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
Isolation threat and progressive carrying — volume plus success rate.
How often they draw fouls and stay out of trouble with cards.
Tackles, duels, and off-ball defensive contribution.
Shot-stopping, goals conceded, and penalty saves.
Minutes, availability, and how central they were to the team.
Every tracked category for this league and season, grouped by Sportra.

Liverpool and Manchester United are both keeping a close eye on Newcastle United defender Malick Thiaw as they assess potential defensive reinforcements for future transfer windows. The 25-year-old Germany international has developed into an important figure at St James’ Park since arriving from AC Milan in August 2025. Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as […] The post Sources: Liverpool and Man United are tracking Newcastle’s £65-70m rated ‘mature’ star appeared first on CaughtOffside.

New Bournemouth boss Marco Rose had just finished giving high fives to his staff on the bench when Newcastle pulled a goal back - scoring 101 seconds after Thiaw's own goal. Rose's side had outfoxed and outplayed Newcastle for the majority of the opening period with an intelligent display. Having conceded three goals after the 84th minute in their opening two games it felt inevitable that an equaliser would come as Newcastle piled on the pressure and Ramsey duly delivered it.

New Bournemouth boss Marco Rose had just finished giving high fives to his staff on the bench when Newcastle pulled a goal back - scoring 101 seconds after Malick Thiaw's own goal. Marco Rose's side had outfoxed and outplayed Newcastle for the majority of the opening period with an intelligent display. Evanilson fired over from a good position after Sven Botman gave the ball away, while a slick counterattack culminated in a tame finish by Marcus Tavernier.
Nottingham Forest travel to Liverpool looking to secure a hat-trick of league wins at Anfield for the very first time. The Reds enjoyed 61% possession and had a whopping 27 shots to Newcastle's 13 but at times they were cut apart with ease by the home side's direct and pacy counter attacks. The Geordies' opening goal from Anthony Elanga came just 10 seconds after Newcastle won the ball in their own box, while their second took just 12 seconds from Malick Thiaw winning possession to Joe Willock finishing past Alisson with aplomb.
Former Arsenal captain succeeds Pape ThiawSenegal reached last 32 of this summer’s World CupSenegal have appointed France’s 1998 World Cup winner Patrick Vieira as head coach, the country’s football federation announced, succeeding Pape Thiaw, who was dismissed in the wake of their World Cup exit.The appointment of Vieira, who was born in Senegal, is a “strategic move”, the federation said in a social media post, aiming to “establish a high-level technical staff, in line with our country’s sporting ambitions”. Continue reading...
Former France midfielder Patrick Vieira has been appointed Senegal coach, succeeding Pape Thiaw following the team's World Cup elimination. Born in Dakar, the 50-year-old takes charge of a national team for the first time after coaching in England, France and Italy. Vieira will begin his tenure next month as Senegal prepares for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
You can scroll down this page and see what BBC Radio Newcastle's Lee Hawthorn thinks as he ranked eight contenders. Tony: Dan Burn for captain although it's a fair point in saying you need someone consistently likely to start most/all games and that might not be our local boy. Phil: I'd go with either Malick Thiaw or Joelinton, and since we're talking modern football with "leadership groups" then I'd include Jacob Murphy, Dan Burn and Fabian Schar with the future looking towards Lewis Miley and Lewis Hall.
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