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Malick Thiaw
Newcastle United · Defender · Germany · 2,964 min
Player profile & tactical roles
Malick Thiaw (Defender) is listed with Newcastle United in Premier League 25/26.
Profile data: 2,964 minutes · 35 appearances.
Ballity’s highest-rated qualified roles in this profile are Ball-Playing CB (Great), Reader CB (Good), Stopper CB (Good). These are model assessments of tactical roles.
Ballity Grade: 5.97, ranked 18 of 80 centre backs in Premier 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
35
Minutes
2,964
Estimated market value
Ballity grade
5.97
/10
#18 of 80 centre backs
League rank · this competition
Season output
Goals
4
#2 of 79 centre-backs
96.80th percentile
Assists
0
#31 of 79 centre-backs
31.00st 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.
11.7% team touches
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
41.8%Also 64.2 touches/90
Physicality
Match-event strength (duels / retention).
81.8%
High among centre-backs
vs centre-backs
Versatility
46.9/100
#292 of 1,989
Dual-threat
Structural weakness
No weakness
Where he plays
Positions with deployment evidence, not statistical guesses.
Natural
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