Malik Tillman

Malik Leon Tillman (born 28 May 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for German club Bayern Munich II.

Malik Tillman
Personal information
Full name Malik Leon Tillman[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002
Place of birth Nuremberg, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Number 11
Youth career
Greuther Fürth
2015–2020 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Bayern Munich II 23 (9)
2021– Bayern Munich 4 (0)
National team‡
2016 United States U15 2 (0)
2017 Germany U15 1 (0)
2018 Germany U16 3 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U17 11 (2)
2021– Germany U21 4 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 4 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:02, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Nuremberg, Tillman was part of the youth squad at Greuther Fürth before joining Bayern Munich along with his brother Timothy Tillman in 2015.[2] He was quickly promoted to the under-19 squad after putting in good performances for the under-17s.[2]

Tillman made his professional debut on 9 June 2020 when he came on as a substitute for Bayern Munich II, the club's reserve side, against Zwickau. He started and played 57 minutes as Bayern Munich II won 2–0.[3]

He was promoted to Bayern Munich's senior team during the first round of the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal against Bremer SV on 25 August 2021. He came on as a substitute at the start of the second half and scored a goal in the 12–0 victory.

He made his Champions League debut on 8 December 2021, coming on as a substitute late in the second half against FC Barcelona.

International career

Tillman is eligible to represent both Germany, his birth nation, and the United States, through his father.[2] He has represented the United States at the under-15 level and Germany up to the under-21 level.[2]

Personal life

Tillman is a dual national of the United States and Germany, due to his father being American and his mother German. Tillman has an older brother, Timothy, who currently plays professionally with Greuther Fürth in the Bundesliga.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 May 2022[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2019–20 3. Liga 85——85
2020–21 20——20
2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 134——134
Total 2390000239
Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bundesliga 40112071
Career total 27911203010

Honours

Bayern Munich

References
  1. "Malik Leon Tillman". Bavarian Football Association (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. "Justin Butler, Chris Richards, and the nascent US stars earning their stripes at Bayern Munich". Bundesliga. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. "Bayern Munich 2-0 Zwickau". Soccerway.
  4. Malik Tillman at Soccerway
  5. "Joker Javi Martinez köpft Bayern zum Supercup". kicker.de (in German). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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