| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany [1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Elversberg (on loan from VfB Stuttgart) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Phönix Mannheim | ||
| 2017–2018 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| 2018–2020 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| 2020–2022 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| 2022–2024 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | VfB Stuttgart II | 30 | (2) |
| 2024– | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | → SV Elversberg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:17, 7 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga (born 10 July 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg, on loan from VfB Stuttgart.
Malanga's mother was born in Senegal to a Senegalese-Malian father and German mother. Malanga's father was born in Brazil and is of Angolan descent. His parents moved to Germany, and met in 1992, after which they had 3 children. [2]
Malanga is a youth product of Phönix Mannheim, Waldhof Mannheim and TSG Hoffenheim, before moving to the youth academy of VfB Stuttgart in 2022. [3] On 8 May 2024, he signed a professional contract with Stuttgart. [4] He was promoted to Stuttgart's reserves in the 3. Liga for the 2024–25 season. [5] He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Stuttgart side as a substitute in a 2–0 UEFA Champions League loss to Atalanta BC on 6 November 2024. [6]
On 2 July 2025, Malanga was loaned to SV Elversberg. [7]
Malanga is a youth international for Germany, having played for the Germany U17s that won the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 12 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
Germany U17