Malik Tillman

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Malik Tillman
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Tillman with Rangers in 2022
Personal information
Full name Malik Leon Tillman [1]
Date of birth (2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Nuremberg, Germany
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PSV
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2015 Greuther Fürth
2015–2020 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Bayern Munich II 25 (9)
2021–2024 Bayern Munich 4 (0)
2022–2023 → Rangers (loan) 28 (10)
2023 → Jong PSV (loan) 1 (0)
2023–2024 → PSV (loan) 28 (9)
2024– PSV 12 (5)
International career‡
2016 United States U15 2 (0)
2017 Germany U15 1 (0)
2018 Germany U16 3 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U17 11 (2)
2021 Germany U20 2 (1)
2021–2022 Germany U21 4 (3)
2022– United States 17 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 9, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 14, 2024

Malik Leon Tillman (born May 28, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV. Born in Germany, he represents the United States national team.

Contents

Tillman is a graduate of Bayern Munich's youth system, which he joined in 2015 from Greuther Fürth. He made his debut for Bayern's first-team in August 2021, having previously featured for Bayern Munich II. In July 2022, he signed for Scottish Premiership club Rangers on loan, where he won the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award for the 2022–23 season. In May 2024 he signed a four-year contract with PSV.

Tillman represented both his country of birth, Germany, and the United States at youth international level. He made his senior international debut for the United States in June 2022.

Club career

Bayern Munich

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. [3] He was quickly promoted to the under-19 squad after putting in good performances for the under-17s. [3]

Tillman made his professional debut on June 9, 2020, when he came on as a substitute for Bayern Munich II, the club's reserve side, against Zwickau. He started and played 57 minutes as Bayern Munich II won 2–0. [4]

He was promoted to Bayern Munich's senior team during the first round of the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal against Bremer SV on August 25, 2021. He came on as a substitute at the start of the second half and scored a goal in the 12–0 victory. [5]

He made his Champions League debut on December 8, 2021, coming on as a substitute late in the second half against Barcelona. [6]

Loan to Rangers

On July 15, 2022, Tillman joined Scottish club Rangers on a season long loan, with the club having an exclusive option to buy. [7] He made his debut for the club against Scottish Premiership side Livingston, as a second-half substitute, during a 2–1 win on July 30. [8] He scored his first goal for Rangers in a Champions League qualifier against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise on August 9, [9] and followed this by netting the opening goal in a 4–0 league victory at home over St Johnstone three days later. [10]

PSV

On August 10, 2023, Tillman extended his contract with Bayern Munich until 2026. [11] On the same day, he joined Eredivisie club PSV on loan with an option to buy. [12] On September 2, he scored his first goal on his Eredivisie debut in a 4–0 away win over Waalwijk. [13] On October 3, he provided his first Champions League assist in a 2–2 draw with Sevilla. [14]

On May 10, 2024, PSV opted to activate the buy option, securing Tillman's transfer permanently by finalizing a contract extending until 2028. [15] The transfer fee was reportedly €12 million, with a buyback clause to Bayern of approximately €35 million. [16]

International career

Tillman was initially eligible to represent both Germany, his birth nation, and the United States, through his father. [3] He played youth international soccer for the United States at under-15 level [17] and Germany at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-20 and under-21 levels. [18]

In May 2022, Tillman applied for a one-time switch to play for the United States national team. [19] On May 31, the switch was approved by FIFA. [20] The next day, he made his senior debut for the United States in a 3–0 win in a friendly match against Morocco. [21]

Personal life

Tillman is a dual national of the United States and Germany, due to his father being African-American and his mother German. Tillman has an older brother, Timothy, who currently plays professionally with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Both brothers played for the Greuther Fürth and Bayern Munich academies, graduating from the latter. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 9, 2024 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2019–20 3. Liga 85————85
2020–21 3. Liga20————20
2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 154————154
Total259————259
Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bundesliga 4011—2 [c] 00071
Rangers (loan) 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 281031309 [c] 1—4312
Jong PSV (loan) 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 10————10
PSV (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 28920—9 [c] 0—399
PSV 2024–25 Eredivisie12500—4 [c] 11 [d] 0176
Career total983362302421013237

International

As of match played November 14, 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202240
202340
202490
Total170

Honors

Bayern Munich

Rangers

PSV

United States

Individual

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