Thiaw Malick World Cup 2026 player profile
Thiaw Malick is listed for Germany as a Defender. Kickoff Lens uses caps, goals, career context, role, and team strength to explain how this player can affect fixture reads.
Deep player read
Thiaw Malick is currently classified as a depth defender: low-cap squad option, defensive role profile, and strong aerial frame. This is a derived Kickoff Lens profile built from the public squad fields, not a private scouting report.
- low-cap squad option; 5 caps and 0 international goals are used as stable public career context.
- depth player in this data package, ranked 24 by impact inside the Germany squad and 8 among defender entries.
- defensive role profile; strong aerial frame.
- The match model uses this profile through role, experience, impact score, and team context rather than treating the player as a standalone model context.
Player signal
| Team | Germany |
|---|---|
| Role | Defender · DF |
| Caps | 5 |
| International goals | 0 |
| Impact score | 61 |
| Squad impact rank | 24 |
| Role impact rank | 8 |
| Role profile | depth · defensive role profile |
Model context
The player impact score is not a standalone rating. It is one input inside the contextual match model, alongside squad depth, team radar, venue adaptation, travel/rest load, and group pressure.
Match questions
- Can the player protect the box when the opponent's attack signal rises?
- Does the player improve the rotation floor without becoming the central dependency?
- Does aerial size matter against the next opponent's set-piece and crossing profile?
Archive context
| Team power score | 81 |
|---|---|
| Team FIFA live rank | 12 |
| Group path | E |
| Squad size in archive | 26 |
| Squad average caps | 32 |
Germany fixtures
- Germany vs CuraçaoFinished 7-1 · Jun 15, 01:00 · Houston
- Germany vs Ivory CoastFinished 2-1 · Jun 21, 04:00 · Toronto
- Ecuador vs GermanyFinished 2-1 · Jun 26, 04:00 · New York/New Jersey (East Rutherford)
- Germany vs ParaguayFinished 1-1（点球 3-4） · Jun 30, 04:30 · Boston (Foxborough)
Related teammates
- Kimmich JoshuaDefender · impact 96
- Goretzka LeonMidfielder · impact 96
- Sane LeroyMidfielder · impact 96
- Havertz KaiForward · impact 96
- Neuer ManuelGoalkeeper · impact 90
- Wirtz FlorianMidfielder · impact 89
- Ruediger AntonioDefender · impact 87
- Musiala JamalMidfielder · impact 87
Related pages
- World Cup 2026 data libraryTeams, players, matches, venues, and model explainers in one crawlable archive.
- Germany team radarFull squad, team strengths, and fixture list.
- All player profilesBrowse the World Cup 2026 player library.
- Discovery hubEvery team, match, venue, and tournament page.