Madih Talal
{{short description|French footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Madih Talal
| image =
| fullname = Madih Talal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|8|17}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = East Bengal
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 = 2014–2017
| youthclubs1 = Angers
| years1 = 2014–2017
| clubs1 = Angers B
| caps1 = 23
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2017–2020
| clubs2 = Amiens B
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2018–2020
| clubs3 = Amiens
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = → L'Entente SSG (loan)
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 9
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = Las Rozas
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2021
| clubs6 = Red Star
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = Avranches
| caps7 = 31
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = A.E. Kifisia
| caps8 = 23
| goals8 = 6
| years9 = 2023–2024
| clubs9 = Punjab
| caps9 = 22
| goals9 = 6
| years10 = 2024–
| clubs10 = East Bengal
| caps10 = 10
| goals10 = 1
| club-update = 15:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
}}
Madih Talal (born 17 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club East Bengal.
Career
Talal joined the academy of Angers SCO in 2014, after playing in various youth sides in Paris.{{cite web|url=http://www.amiensfootball.com/blog/article/madih-talal-retrouve-bourgaud-a-la-licorne-271|title=Amiens SC Football - Madih Talal retrouve Bourgaud à la Licorne|website=Amiens SC Football}}
In June 2017, Talal joined Amiens SC from Angers, signing a three-year deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.amiensfootball.com/blog/article/madih-talal-signe-3-ans-a-l-amiens-sc-258|title=Amiens SC Football - Madih Talal signe 3 ans à l'Amiens SC|website=Amiens SC Football}} He immediately joined Amiens reserve side, becoming an essential member of the side scoring 4 goals in 10 games.{{cite web|url=http://www.amiensfootball.com/blog/article/madih-talal-prefere-etre-passeur-que-marqueur-8182|title=Amiens SC Football - Madih Talal préfère être passeur que marqueur|website=Amiens SC Football}} Talal made his professional debut with Amiens in a 6–0 Coupe de France loss to Sochaux on 7 January 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/autresCompetitions/coupeFrance/feuille_match/83730|title=LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Coupe de France - Saison 2017/2018 - 1/32 de finale - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard / Amiens SC|website=www.lfp.fr}}
In August 2018, Talal joined L'Entente SSG on loan for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.topmercato.com/182807,1/amiens---le-milieu-talal-part-a-l-entente-ssg-officiel.html|title=Mercato - Amiens : le milieu Talal part à l'Entente SSG (Officiel)| publisher=topmercato.com |language=fr|date=27 August 2018}}
Released at the end of his Amiens SC contract, Talal signed for Spanish Segunda División B side Las Rozas CF in August 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-madih-talal-ex-amiens-a-las-rosas/1165373|title=Transferts : Madih Talal (ex-Amiens) à Las Rosas|publisher=L'Équipe|language=fr|date=27 August 2020}} After half a year in Spain he returned to France with Red Star in January 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.foot-national.com/foot-red-star-ca-s-active-niveau-transfert-avec-une-troisieme-recrue-147993.html|title=Red Star : ça s'active niveau transfert avec une troisième recrue !|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=31 January 2021}}
In July 2022, Talal joined A.E. Kifisia in Greece.{{cite web|publisher=Kifisia|url=https://kifisiafc.gr/%cf%80%ce%b1%ce%af%ce%ba%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%82-%cf%84%ce%b7%cf%82-%ce%ba%ce%b7%cf%86%ce%b9%cf%83%ce%b9%ce%ac%cf%82-%ce%bf-madih-talal/|title=Παίκτης της Κηφισιάς ο Madih Talal|date=22 July 2022|access-date=22 July 2022|language=el}}
On 12 August 2023, Talal joined Indian Super League club Punjab FC.{{cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/football/isl-transfer-news-punjab-fc-rope-in-25-year-old-frenchman-madih-talal-8533797.html |title=ISL Transfer News: Punjab FC Rope in 25-year-old Frenchman Madih Talal |date=12 August 2023 |website=news18.com |access-date=18 December 2023}} On 19 December, he scored his league goal for the club, helped the team winning their historic first match in the Super League, defeating Chennaiyin 1–0 at home.{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/punjab-gets-first-isl-win-beats-chennaiyin-fc-1-0-madih-talal-goalindian-super-league-result-news/article67651995.ece|title=Indian Super League: Punjab FC gets historic maiden ISL win, beats Chennaiyin FC by solitary goal|date=18 December 2023|access-date=19 December 2023|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=Sportstar|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219052939/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/punjab-gets-first-isl-win-beats-chennaiyin-fc-1-0-madih-talal-goalindian-super-league-result-news/article67651995.ece|archive-date=19 December 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/1060777/watch-highlights-isl-2023-24-madih-talals-strike-earns-punjab-fc-first-win-of-the-season|title=Watch, highlights ISL 2023–24: Madih Talal's strike earns Punjab FC first win of the season|date=19 December 2023|access-date=19 December 2023|website=scroll.in|publisher=Scroll India News|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219053305/https://scroll.in/field/1060777/watch-highlights-isl-2023-24-madih-talals-strike-earns-punjab-fc-first-win-of-the-season|archive-date=19 December 2023}}
Talal joined East Bengal for the 2024-25 season in the Indian Super League and played his first league match for the club against Bengaluru FC in September 2024.
Personal life
Born in France, Talal is of Moroccan descent, and has citizenship of both countries.{{Cite web|url=http://www.2022mag.com/diaspora-doc-salah-mahrez-modeles-a-suivre/|title=Diaspora: Salah, Mahrez, modèles à suivre|date=12 August 2018}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 10 April 2024}}{{Soccerway|391283}}{{BeSoccer|346776}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Greek Football Cup, Copa Federación, Super Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"| Angers B
|2014–15 |7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16
|CFA 2 |2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17
|CFA 2 |14 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!23||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||23||4 | ||||||||
| rowspan="1"| Amiens B
|16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="3"| Amiens
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Ligue 1 |2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 | ||||||||
| rowspan="1"| Entente SSG (loan)
| National |24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 10 | ||
| Las Rozas
|6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | ||
| Red Star
|National |5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| Avranches
|National |31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 5 | ||
| A.E. Kifisia
|23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 6 | ||
| Punjab
| rowspan="2" |Indian Super League |22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 6 | ||
| East Bengal
|10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4
|1 | 17 | 3 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!162||38||20||2||4 !1||186||41 |
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Honours
Individual
- Indian Super League Player of the Month: February 2024{{Cite web| url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/punjab-fcs-madih-talal-named-februarys-player-of-the-month| title=Punjab FC's Madih Talal named February's Player of the Month |date=2 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402161102//www.indiansuperleague.com/news/punjab-fcs-madih-talal-named-februarys-player-of-the-month
|archive-date=2 April 2024 |url-status=live |publisher=Indian Super League}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|fmadih-talal/391283}}
- {{LFP|talal-madih}}
- {{Lequipe|63725}}
- {{BeSoccer|346776}}
{{Punjab FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Talal, Madih}}
Category:Footballers from Paris
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:French men's footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Category:Championnat National players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Super League Greece 2 players
Category:Indian Super League players
Category:A.E. Kifisia F.C. players
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in India
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in India