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Malick Thiaw
Newcastle United · Defender · Germany · 927 min
Player profile & tactical roles
Malick Thiaw (Defender) is listed with Newcastle United in UEFA Champions League 25/26.
Profile data: 927 minutes · 11 appearances.
Ballity’s highest-rated qualified roles in this profile are Reader CB (Great), Stopper CB (Average), Ball-Playing CB (Average). These are model assessments of tactical roles.
Ballity Grade: 5.66, ranked 31 of 124 centre backs in UEFA Champions League 25/26. This is a model score, not a match statistic.
Ratings and comparisons apply to the season shown. Missing measures are not treated as zero.
Basics
Position
CB
Age
—
Height
194 cm
Foot
Right
Apps
11
Minutes
927
Estimated market value
Ballity grade
5.66
/10
#31 of 124 centre backs
League rank · this competition
Season output
Goals
1
#12 of 144 centre-backs
80.90th percentile
Assists
0
#24 of 144 centre-backs
42.00nd percentile
Role-by-role detail
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Ballity insights
Peer context vs centre-backs.
Usage rate
Team touch share among centre-backs with match data.
18.8% team touches
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
18.6%Also 61.0 touches/90
Physicality
Match-event strength (duels / retention).
65.4%
Average among centre-backs
vs centre-backs
Versatility
42.1/100
#461 of 1,989
Dual-threat
Structural weakness
No weakness
Where he plays
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Natural
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