Tyrell Malacia

Tyrell Malacia (born 17 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Netherlands national team.

Tyrell Malacia
Malacia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Tyrell Malacia
Date of birth (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 5
Youth career
2008–2017 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Feyenoord 93 (4)
National team‡
2014–2015 Netherlands U16 8 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 14 (0)
2016 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2018 Netherlands U20 3 (0)
2019–2021 Netherlands U21 7 (0)
2021– Netherlands 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Professional career

Malacia was born in Rotterdam, and joined the Feyenoord youth academy in 2008.[1] He signed his first professional contract with them on 2 December 2015.[2] He made his professional debut for Feyenoord in a 2–1 UEFA Champions League win against Napoli on 6 December 2017, wherein he played the full 90 minutes.[3] Malacia made his Eredivisie debut for Feyenoord in a 1–1 tie with SC Heerenveen on 13 December 2017.[4]

International career

Malacia was born in the Netherlands, to a Curaçaoan father and Surinamese mother.[5] Malacia has represented the Netherland U16s, U17s, U18s, U20s and U21s.[6][7][8][9] He was called up to the preliminary squad for the Curaçao national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10] On August 27, 2021, Malacia received his first call-up for the Netherlands national football team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Norway, Montenegro and Turkey.[11] He made his debut on 4 September 2021 in the match against Montenegro.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 March 2022[13]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2017–18 Eredivisie 110201000140
2018–19 173101000193
2019–20 120404[lower-alpha 1]0–200
2020–21 260203[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 2]0330
2021–22 2711012[lower-alpha 3]0–401
Career total 934100210201264
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Feyenoord

References
  1. "Tyrell Malacia verlengt tot 2023 bij Feyenoord". www.feyenoord.nl.
  2. "Tyrell Malacia tekent eerste profcontract". www.feyenoord.nl.
  3. UEFA.com. "UEFA Champions League - Feyenoord-Napoli". UEFA.com.
  4. "Feyenoord Rotterdam vs. Heerenveen - Football Match Summary - December 13, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  5. "Curaçaose Feyenoorder valt op in Eredivisie". January 25, 2018.
  6. "Tyrell Malacia - Jeugd mannen onder 16". www.onsoranje.nl.
  7. "Tyrell Malacia - Jeugd mannen onder 17". www.onsoranje.nl.
  8. "Tyrell Malacia - Jeugd mannen beloftenelftal". www.onsoranje.nl.
  9. "Tyrell Malacia - Jong Oranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  10. "2021 Concacaf Gold Cup preliminary rosters announced". CONCACAF. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  11. "Van Gaal neemt Malacia en Rensch op in definitieve selectie" (in Dutch). August 27, 2021.
  12. "Van Gaal laat Malacia debuteren in Oranje, Van Dijk begint op de bank" (in Dutch). September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  13. "T. Malacia". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  14. Feyenoord wint KNVB-beker mede dankzij prachtgoal Van Persie - AD (in Dutch)
  15. "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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