| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malcolm John Matarr Jeng | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2005 | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reims | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2021 | IFK Haninge | ||
| 2021-2023 | IK Sirius | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | IK Sirius | 50 | (0) |
| 2025– | Reims | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:49, 27 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Malcolm John Matarr Jeng (born 9 March 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims. [1]
A centre-back, he was in the youth set-up at IFK Haninge. [2] He joined IK Sirius Fotboll in the Swedish top league, the Allsvenskan, in 2021 at the age of 16 years-old. He made his professional debut for IK Sirius on April 29, 2023, against AIK. [3] The following year, he was linked with moves to FC Cincinnati of the MLS and the German club Hannover 96. [4] He played a total of 52 games for Sirius and was named the club's player of the 2024 season. [5]
He transferred to Stade de Reims on 12 January 2025. [6] Reims were reported to have reached an agreement of around €3 million with Sirius for the transfer. [7] This was Sirius record sale throughout history, though the record only stood for one week, until Sirius also sold Yousef Salech. [8]
Born in Sweden, Jeng is of Gambian descent. [9] In November 2024, he was called up to the Sweden U21s. [10]
Reims