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Tyrell Malacia
Malacia with Feyenoord in 2019
Personal information
Full name Tyrell Johannes Chicco Malacia[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position Left-back
Youth career
2008–2017 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Feyenoord 98 (4)
2022–2026 Manchester United 28 (0)
2025 → PSV (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Netherlands U16 8 (0)
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 14 (0)
2016 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2018 Netherlands U20 3 (0)
2019–2021 Netherlands U21 7 (0)
2021–2023 Netherlands 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:36, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

Tyrell Johannes Chicco Malacia (born 17 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

Malacia joined Feyenoord's youth system at the age of nine. He made his professional debut for the club in December 2017, and won the KNVB Cup in 2018. He was named in the UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season in 2022, after earning a runners-up medal in the competition. Later that year, he joined Manchester United. During his spell at United, he spent a season on loan at PSV.

Malacia was a youth international for the Netherlands from under-16 to under-21 level, before making his senior international debut against Montenegro in September 2021.

Club career

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Feyenoord

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Malacia playing for Feyernoord against Erling Haaland in a game against Red Bull Salzburg in 2019

Malacia was born in Rotterdam and joined the Feyenoord youth academy at the age of nine in 2008.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 2 December 2015.[4] He made his professional debut for Feyenoord in a 2–1 UEFA Champions League victory against Napoli on 6 December 2017, wherein he played the full 90 minutes.[5] Malacia made his Eredivisie debut for Feyenoord in a 1–1 tie with Heerenveen on 13 December 2017.[6] He was an unused substitute in the 2018 KNVB Cup Final, where Feyenoord beat AZ 3–0.[7] On 25 May 2022, he started in Feyenoord's 1–0 UEFA Europa Conference League Final loss against Roma in Albania.[8] Later, Malacia became one of five Feyenoord players named in the competition's Team of the Season.[9]

Manchester United

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On 5 July 2022, Malacia signed a four-year contract with Premier League club Manchester United, with the option of a further year.[10] The club paid Feyenoord an initial fee of €15 million (£13 million), with an extra €2 million (£1.7 million) in add-ons to make Malacia the club's first player signed under manager Erik ten Hag.[10] Two days later, it was confirmed that he would wear the number 12 shirt last worn by Chris Smalling.[11] On 7 August, Malacia made his club debut as a substitute in a 2–1 home loss against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.[12] On 22 August 2022, he started for the first time for United in a 2–1 victory against Liverpool.[13]

On 26 February 2023, Malacia was a member of the Manchester United squad that won the EFL Cup final 2–0 against Newcastle United, his first trophy with said club.[14] He played as a starter in Manchester United's final Premier League match of the 2022–23 season on 28 May,[15] which was proven to be his last appearance for over a calendar year. He was an unused substitute during the 2023 FA Cup Final, in which Manchester United lost against Manchester City.[citation needed] In summer, Malacia underwent knee surgery that kept him out of action for one-year-and-a-half.[16] He made his long-awaited return to action on 12 November 2024 as part of United Under-21] against Huddersfield Town in the EFL Trophy.[17] This was followed by his return to the first team 16 days later, playing 45 minutes in the Europa League against Bodø/Glimt,[18] for which he was praised by manager Ruben Amorim.[19] On 2 December, Malacia also started a Premier League match for the first time in over 18 months, playing the first half of a 2–0 defeat against Arsenal.[20]

Loan to PSV and return to Manchester United

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On 4 February 2025, Malacia joined Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven on loan for the remainder of the season.[21] He played 12 matches across all competitions, and returned to Manchester United at the conclusion of the season.[citation needed]

In May 2025, after his loan spell ended, Manchester United put Malacia and several other players on the transfer list ahead of the 2025–26.[22] However, Malacia was assigned to Manchester United's under-21 team and not sold before the end of the transfer window.[23] On 26 December 2025, he made his first senior appearance for Manchester United since January as a substitute in the 88th minute during the 1–0 away victory against Newcastle United.[24] Malacia made two further substitute appearances for Manchester United over the remaining five months of the season, after which the club announced he would be leaving following the expiration of his contract in the summer.[25]

International career

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Malacia was born in the Netherlands to an Afro-Curaçaoan father and Afro-Surinamese mother.[26] He was a youth international footballer who represented the Netherlands at various levels ranging from under-16,[27] until under-21.[28] He was called up to the preliminary squad for the Curaçao national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[29]

On 27 August 2021, Malacia received his first call-up for the Netherlands national football team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Norway, Montenegro and Turkey.[30] He made his debut on 4 September 2021 in the match against Montenegro.[31] Malacia was named in the final Netherlands squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[32]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 24 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2017–18[33] Eredivisie 11020—1[c]000140
2018–19[33] Eredivisie 17310—1[d]000193
2019–20[33] Eredivisie 12040—5[d]0—210
2020–21[33] Eredivisie 26020—3[d]02[e]0330
2021–22[33] Eredivisie 32110—17[f]0—501
Total 984100—270201374
Manchester United 2022–23[34] Premier League 22040409[d]0—390
2023–24[35] Premier League 00000000—00
2024–25[36] Premier League 3010004[d]00080
2025–26[37] Premier League 300000——30
Total 280504013000500
Manchester United U21 2024–25[33] ————1[g]010
PSV (loan) 2024–25[33] Eredivisie 8010—3[c]0—120
Career total 134416040430302004
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

International

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As of match played 14 June 2023[38]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 202110
202250
202330
Total90

Honours

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Feyenoord

Manchester United

PSV

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Tyrell Malacia: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Tyrell Malacia verlengt tot 2023 bij Feyenoord". Feyenoord (in Dutch). 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tyrell Malacia tekent eerste profcontract". Feyenoord. 2 December 2015.[dead link]
  5. ↑ "UEFA Champions League: Feyenoord–Napoli". UEFA. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Feyenoord Rotterdam vs. Heerenveen". ESPN. 13 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "AZ Alkmaar 0–3 Feyenoord". ESPN. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Europa Conference League final: Roma 1–0 Feyenoord". BBC Sport. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  9. 1 2 "2021/22 Europa Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  10. 1 2 Stone, Simon (5 July 2022). "Manchester United: Tyrell Malacia joins on four-year deal from Feyenoord". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Marshall, Adam (7 July 2022). "Fernandes changes shirt number". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Stone, Simon (7 August 2022). "Manchester United 1–2 Brighton: Erik ten Hag suffers defeat in first Premier League game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  13. ↑ McNulty, Phil (22 August 2022). "Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Man Utd 2–0 Newcastle: Erik ten Hag's side win Carabao Cup to end six-year trophy drought". Sky Sports. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Manchester United 2–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 28 May 2023.
  16. ↑ Johnstone, Isaach (11 April 2024). "What has happened to Tyrell Malacia? The curious case of the missing Man United defender". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  17. ↑ Stone, Simon (12 November 2024). "Tyrell Malacia: Manchester United defender returns after 17 months out with injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  18. ↑ Carney, Sam (28 November 2024). "Tyrell Malacia makes first Man Utd appearance for 550 days v Bodo Glimt". Manchester United. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  19. ↑ Gupta, Vatsal (1 December 2024). "Ruben Amorim singles out 'brave' Man Utd ace who 'did very well' vs Bodo, he's doing what he said". United in Focus.
  20. ↑ Mathews, Max (4 December 2024). "Half-time substitute: Amad for Tyrell Malacia". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "Loan news: Malacia joins PSV Eindhoven". Manchester United F.C. 4 February 2025. Archived from the original on 4 February 2025.
  22. ↑ Luckhurst, Samuel (22 May 2025). "Manchester United prioritising three sales". Manchester Evening News.
  23. ↑ "Tyrell Malacia: Man United U-21 squad reacts to Ruben Amorim reject". Yahoo Sports. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025 – via The People's Person.
  24. ↑ "Manchester United 1–0 Newcastle". Manchester United F.C. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  25. ↑ Marshall, Adam. "Malacia to leave United in the summer". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  26. ↑ "Curaçaose Feyenoorder valt op in Eredivisie". Curacao.nu. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
  27. ↑ "Tyrell Malacia – Jeugd mannen onder 16" (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  28. ↑ "Tyrell Malacia – Jong Oranje" (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  29. ↑ "2021 Concacaf Gold Cup preliminary rosters announced". CONCACAF. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  30. ↑ "Van Gaal neemt Malacia en Rensch op in definitieve selectie" (in Dutch). 27 August 2021.
  31. ↑ "Van Gaal laat Malacia debuteren in Oranje, Van Dijk begint op de bank". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  32. ↑ "Van Gaal maakt 26-koppige WK-selectie bekend" [Van Gaal announces 26-man World Cup squad] (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "T. Malacia". Soccerway. Platform Group. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Tyrell Malacia in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Tyrell Malacia in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Tyrell Malacia in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Tyrell Malacia in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  38. ↑ "National football team player Tyrell Malacia". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  39. ↑ "Feyenoord wint KNVB-beker mede dankzij prachtgoal Van Persie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  40. ↑ "PSV vs. Rotterdam Match Report". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  41. ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  42. ↑ Jennings, Will (3 June 2023). "Dazzling Gundogan double delivers Manchester City derby day Emirates FA Cup glory". The FA. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  43. ↑ "PSV crowned Eredivisie champions for 26th time after historic Ajax collapse". Flashscore. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  44. ↑ "Martin degaard named as Player of the Month for April". Eredivisie. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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