Malik Fathi
German footballer (born 1983)
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Malik Deniz Fathi (born 29 October 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back.[2]
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Fathi in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malik Deniz Fathi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–2000 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
| 2000–2001 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | ||
| 2001–2003 | Hertha BSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Hertha BSC | 123 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Hertha BSC II | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Spartak Moscow | 36 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Mainz 05 II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Mainz 05 | 19 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Mainz 05 II | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2013 | → 1860 Munich (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Atlético Baleares | 96 | (3) |
| Total | 354 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Germany U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Germany U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Germany U21 | 18 | (2) |
| 2006 | Germany | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
From 2003 to 2008 he played as a defender for Hertha BSC.[3]
On 12 March 2008, he signed for Spartak Moscow.[4] In January 2010, he was loaned to 1. FSV Mainz 05.[5] This move was made permanent in July 2011. He was loaned to Kayserispor for the 2012–13 season,[6] but at the end of the winter transfer window of 2012–13, he joined TSV 1860 Munich on a half-season loan.[7]
On 14 April 2014, it was announced that his expiring contract at Mainz 05 would not be extended.[8] On 30 January 2015 he moved to Spanish Segunda División B club Atlético Baleares.[9] Fathi played almost 100 league matches in the third highest level of the Spanish football pyramid.[10]
International career
Fathi represented Germany Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, Germany Under-21 team at European under-21 championship 2006.
He earned his first cap for the Germany national team on 16 August 2006 in a 3–0 home friendly win against Sweden.[11] He replaced Marcell Jansen at half-time.[12] In his second and last international, he replaced Thomas Hitzlsperger against Georgia for the final 15 minutes of a 2-0 friendly win in Rostock.[13]
Personal life
Before beginning his football career he played tennis for Hertha Zehlendorf Berlin and for Borussia Berlin. He also plays basketball in his spare time.[citation needed]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | [14] |
| 2004–05 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | [15] | ||||
| 2005–06 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 1 | [15] | ||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 2 | [15] | ||
| 2007–08 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | [16] | ||||
| Total | 123 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 5 | — | ||
| Hertha BSC II | 2004–05 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | [15] | ||
| 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | [15] | |||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 2008 | Premier League | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 4 | [17] | |
| 2009 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | [17] | |||
| Total | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | — | ||
| Mainz 05 (loan) | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | [18] | ||
| 2010–11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | [15] | ||||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | — | ||
| Mainz 05 II (loan) | 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | [15] | |||
| Mainz 05 | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | [15] | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | [15] | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | ||
| Mainz 05 II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | [15] | |||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | [15] | |||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | ||
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | [17] | ||
| 1860 Munich (loan) | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | [15] | ||
| Atlético Baleares | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | [15] | |||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | [15] | |||||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 1 | — | — | 4[b] | 1 | 33 | 2 | [15] | ||||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | [15] | ||||
| Total | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 101 | 4 | — | ||
| Career total | 354 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 398 | 17 | — | ||
- Appearances in DFB-Ligapokal
- Appearances in promotion play-offs
