Malick ThiawCB#12

Newcastle·Premier League·Defender - Centre-Back

25 years(08/08/2001)1,94mrightGermany, FinlandContract until 30/06/2029

6.97Rating58 matches in 12 months

€45.00mMarket value#2 in Newcastle · #70 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag02.116.9

UEFA Champio05.118.5

Premier Leag09.116.8

World Cup Qu14.116.6

World Cup Qu17.116.8

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.30Nov

7.00Dec

7.00Jan

7.10Feb

6.40Mar

6.90Apr

6.90May

6.70Jun

Jul

7.10Aug

6.40Sep

7.80Oct

Club matchesNewcastle

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Recent results

19 Sept · 15:00English Premier LeagueH

Hull City—Prediction 14 Sept · 20:00English Premier LeagueA

Leeds—Prediction 08 Sept · 20:00League CupA

MillwallW1:0Prediction 05 Sept · 12:30English Premier LeagueH

BournemouthD2:2Prediction 29 Aug · 17:30English Premier LeagueA

TottenhamW2:0Prediction

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Premier League · EFL Cup

Goals013 of 62Rank

xG0.00

Assists10.13 / 9013 of 62Rank

xA0.070.02 / 9047 of 62Rank

Shots50.63 / 90

Shots on target240%

Key passes30.38 / 9040 of 62Rank

Pass accuracy87.6%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — Premier League, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking38

Technique50

Tactical69

Defending76

Creativity45

Strengths

Long balls
Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DC

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0040%

Big chances missed0.0064%

Dribbles0.4062%

Fouls won0.6034%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0040%

xA0.0221%

Key passes0.2019%

Big chances created0.0034%

Accurate passes43.8066%

Pass accuracy %84.244%

Final third passes2.6010%

Long balls2.8078%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.000%

Interceptions0.4011%

Clearances7.0086%

Blocks1.6093%

Aerial duels won3.6095%

Duels won4.4054%

Recoveries2.007%

Dribbled past0.4062%

Fouls0.8053%

Errors leading to goal0.0053%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 61 defenders · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 450′

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85%

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Sven BotmanNewcastle · Defender - Centre-Back6.66Rating0G0A26age 82%

Kristoffer AjerBrentford · Defender - Centre-Back6.84Rating0G0A28age 82%

Jacob GreavesIpswich · Defender - Centre-Back6.20Rating0G0A25age 82%

Ethan PinnockCoventry · Defender - Centre-Back6.78Rating0G0A33age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 22 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-1.9

-1.9

45.9

25/26

00.0

26/27

Goals xG · total 4 / 5.9

Assists vs xA

-0.9

-0.8

00.8

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.9

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable58 matches in 12 months

National teamGermany7 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2029

Market value€45.00mHighest: €45.00m (09/03/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	Germany	26/27	2	180	7.85	—	—	0	1	—
Premier League	Newcastle United	26/27	5	450	6.56	—	—	0	—	—
EFL Cup	Newcastle United	26/27	1	90	7.30	—	1	1	—	—

Transfers9

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
12/08/2025	25/26	AC Milan	Newcastle	€35.00m	€18.00m
29/08/2022	22/23	FC Schalke 04	AC Milan	€12.80m	€6.00m
01/07/2020	20/21	Schalke 04 U19	FC Schalke 04	-	-
01/07/2018	18/19	Schalke 04 U17	Schalke 04 U19	-	-
01/07/2017	17/18	Schalke 04 Yth.	Schalke 04 U17	-	-
01/07/2015	15/16	M'gladbach Yth.	Schalke 04 Yth.	free transfer	-
01/07/2011	11/12	Leverkusen Yth.	M'gladbach Yth.	free transfer	-
01/07/2010	10/11	Düsseldorf Yth.	Leverkusen Yth.	free transfer	-
01/07/2009	09/10	TV Kalkum Jgd.	Düsseldorf Yth.	free transfer	-

Market value

€45.00m Current€45.00m Highest · 09/03/202603/06/2026 Last change

08.07.202003.06.2026

#25 Centre-Back#11 Germany#2 Newcastle#70 Premier League#138 Worldwide#18 Year 2001

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
08/07/2020	18	FC Schalke 04	€700k
16/09/2020	19	FC Schalke 04	€1.00m
26/11/2020	19	FC Schalke 04	€2.00m
10/02/2021	19	FC Schalke 04	€2.00m
09/06/2021	19	FC Schalke 04	€3.50m
13/10/2021	20	FC Schalke 04	€4.50m
15/12/2021	20	FC Schalke 04	€5.00m
16/06/2022	20	FC Schalke 04	€6.00m
11/11/2022	21	AC Milan	€6.00m
21/03/2023	21	AC Milan	€15.00m
15/06/2023	21	AC Milan	€20.00m
11/10/2023	22	AC Milan	€30.00m
20/12/2023	22	AC Milan	€30.00m
05/06/2024	22	AC Milan	€25.00m
18/10/2024	23	AC Milan	€20.00m
18/12/2024	23	AC Milan	€20.00m
17/06/2025	23	AC Milan	€18.00m
17/10/2025	24	Newcastle United	€30.00m
09/12/2025	24	Newcastle United	€40.00m
09/03/2026	24	Newcastle United	€45.00m
03/06/2026	24	Newcastle United	€45.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	EPL	Newcastle United	3	270	0	0	0	0	0.07	0	1	0.67
2025	EPL	Newcastle United	35	2968	4	5.9	5.9	0	0.83	28	6	9.15

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.