Malik Tillman

Malik Tillman (born 28 May 2002) is a German American professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 3. Liga side Bayern Munich II.

Malik Tillman
Personal information
Full name Malik Tillman
Date of birth (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002
Place of birth Nuremberg, Germany
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich II
Number 17
Youth career
Greuther Fürth
2015–2020 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Bayern Munich II 10 (5)
National team‡
2016 United States U15 2 (0)
2017 Germany U15 1 (0)
2018 Germany U16 3 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U17 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 May 2019

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.[1] He was quickly promoted to the under-19 squad after putting in good performances for the under-17s.[1]

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 Zwickaul. He started and played 57 minutes as Bayern Munich II won 2–0.[2]

International career

Tillman is eligible to represent both Germany, his birth nation, and the United States through his father.[1] He has represented the United States at the under-15 level and Germany at the under-17 level.[1]

Personal life

Tillman is a dual national US-Germany, due to his father being a US citizen and his mother is of German origin. Tillman has an older brother, Timothy, who currently plays professionally with Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga.[1]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 October 2020[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2019–20 3. Liga85—85
2020–21 2 0 2 0
Total 10 5 — 10 5
Career total 105—105

Honours

Bayern Munich

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