Malik Talabidi
{{Short description|German footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Primary sources|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Malik Talabidi
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|7|16}}
| birth_place = Pößneck, Germany
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Schalke 04 II
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013
| youthclubs1 = SV BW 90 Neustadt/Orla
| youthyears2 = 2013–2015
| youthclubs2 = Rot-Weiß Erfurt
| youthyears3 = 2016–2020
| youthclubs3 = RB Leipzig
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = Wil
| caps1 = 27
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023–2025
| clubs2 = Schalke 04 II
| caps2 = 52
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2025
| clubs3 = Schalke 04
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = Germany U18
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2019
| nationalteam2 = Germany U19
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2020
| nationalteam3 = Germany U20
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 20 May 2025
}}
Malik Talabidi (born 16 July 2001) is a German-Togolese footballer who plays as a defender for Regionalliga club Schalke 04 II.
Career
Talabidi signed a professional contract with Swiss Challenge League club Wil in summer 2020, lasting until 2022.{{cite web|url=https://regiosport.ch/fc-wil-verpflichtet-zwei-junioren-nationalspieler-von-rb-leipzig/|title=FC Wil verpflichtet zwei Junioren-Nationalspieler von RB Leipzig|website=regiosport.ch|date=25 August 2020|language=de}} He made his professional debut for the club in a Swiss Cup match on 12 September 2020, which was lost on penalties against FC Aarau.{{cite web|url=https://fcaarau.ch/news/debuetant-enzler-wird-zum-aarauer-elfmeterhelden/|title=Debütant Enzler wird zum Aarauer Elfmeterhelden |website=FC Aarau|date=12 September 2020|language=de}} He left the club in summer 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.tagblatt.ch/sport/aderlass-der-topskorer-der-challenge-league-verlaesst-den-fc-wil-ld.2289935|title=Der Topskorer der Challenge League verlässt den FC Wil|website=Tagblatt|date=13 May 2022|language=de}}
After a year without a club, Talabidi joined Schalke 04 II.{{cite web|url=https://schalke04.de/knappenschmiede/personal/u23-planungen-fuer-den-sommer-talabidi-kommt-amadin-verlaengert/|title=U23-Planungen für den Sommer: Talabidi kommt, Amadin verlängert|website=FC Schalke 04|date=21 March 2023|language=de}} He made his first team debut for Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga in a 2–1 home win against SSV Ulm on 6 April 2025, coming on as a substitute in stoppage time.{{cite web|url=https://schalke04.de/en/2-bundesliga-en/ulm-report-home-2425/|title=Late Kaminski header secures 2-1 win over Ulm|website=FC Schalke 04|date=6 April 2025}}
International career
Talabidi represented Germany at under-18, under-19 and under-20 level.{{DFB}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025|{{Soccerway}}}}
| class="wikitable nowrap" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club | rowspan="2"|Season | colspan="3"|League | colspan="2"|Cup | colspan="2"|Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Wil
|9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2021–22
|Swiss Challenge League |18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Schalke 04 II
|24 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|Regionalliga West |28 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!52 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 52 | 1 | ||
| Schalke 04
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!80 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 1 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Kicker}}
- {{WorldFootball.net}}
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Category:German men's footballers
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Swiss Challenge League players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:FC Schalke 04 players