Adilson Malanda

Adilson Malanda

Malanda with Charlotte FC in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-10-29) 29 October 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Rouen, France
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Middlesbrough
Number	29
Youth career
	Nîmes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Nîmes II	15	(0)
2021–2022	Rodez	34	(0)
2022–2025	Charlotte FC	97	(2)
2025–	Middlesbrough	2	(0)
2025	→ Charlotte FC (loan)	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:22, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

Adilson Malanda (born 29 October 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.

Career

He was born in France to Malagasy Congolese and Malagasy roots. Malanda made his professional debut with Nîmes.

On 4 August 2022, Malanda signed with Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC. ^[1]

On 20 August 2025, Malanda signed for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee and was loaned back to Charlotte until the end of the MLS season. ^{[2] [3]}

Malanda debuted for Middlesbrough on the 4 January 2026 in their 4-0 win over Southampton and earned the player of the match ^[4] .

Personal life

Born in France, Malanda is of Congolese descent. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 08 January 2026 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nîmes II	2018–19	Championnat National 2	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2019–20		9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	2020–21	Championnat National 3	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
Rodez	2021–22	Ligue 2	33	0	1	0	—		—		34	0
	2022–23		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		34	0	1	0	—		—		35	0
Charlotte FC	2022	Major League Soccer	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2023		30	0	2	0	—		4 [b]	0	36	0
	2024		35	1	0	0	—		2 [b]	0	37	1
	2025		26	1	1	0	—		—		27	1
	Total		97	2	3	0	—		6	0	106	2
Middlesbrough	2025–26	EFL Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Charlotte FC (loan)	2025	Major League Soccer	9	0	0	0	—		0	0	9	0
Career total			156	2	4	0	0	0	6	0	166	2

1. Includes Coupe de France, U.S. Open Cup, FA Cup
2. Appearances in Leagues Cup

References

1. "Charlotte FC Acquires French Defender Adilson Malanda". Charlotte FC. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
2. "Adilson Malanda To Join The Club". Middlesbrough F.C. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
3. "Boro sign French defender Malanda". BBC Sport. 20 August 2025. Archived from the original on 21 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
4. "Middlesbrough 4-0 Southampton: Boro back to second with easy Saints win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
5. "Football, les résultats des matches amicaux en France". adiac-congo.com. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
6. Adilson Malanda at Soccerway

External links

• Profile at Nîmes Olympique website. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020.