Malik Leon Tillman (born May 28, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Rangers, on loan from Bayern Munich. Born in Germany, he represents the United States national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Malik Leon Tillman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Nuremberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (187 cm) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Rangers (on loan from Bayern Munich) | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Greuther Fürth | |||
| 2015–2020 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Bayern Munich II | 24 | (9) |
| 2021– | Bayern Munich | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Rangers (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | United States U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Germany U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2021 | Germany U21 | 4 | (3) |
| 2022– | United States | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 1, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 27, 2022 | |||
Born in Nuremberg, Tillman was part of the youth squad at Greuther Fürth before joining Bayern Munich along with his brother Timothy Tillman in 2015.[2] He was quickly promoted to the under-19 squad after putting in good performances for the under-17s.[2]
Tillman made his professional debut on June 9, 2020, when he came on as a substitute for Bayern Munich II, the club's reserve side, against Zwickau. He started and played 57 minutes as Bayern Munich II won 2–0.[3]
He was promoted to Bayern Munich's senior team during the first round of the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal against Bremer SV on August 25, 2021. He came on as a substitute at the start of the second half and scored a goal in the 12–0 victory.
He made his Champions League debut on December 8, 2021, coming on as a substitute late in the second half against FC Barcelona.
On July 15, 2022, Tillman joined Scottish club Rangers on a season long loan, with the club having an exclusive option to buy.[4] He made his debut for the club against Scottish Premiership side Livingston, as a second half substitute, during a 2–1 win on July 30.[5] He scored his first goal for Rangers in a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise on August 9[6] and followed this by netting the opening goal in a 4–0 league victory at home over St Johnstone three days later.[7]
Tillman was initially eligible to represent both Germany, his birth nation, and the United States, through his father.[2] He has represented the United States at the under-15 level and Germany up to the under-21 level.[2]
In May 2022, Tillman applied for a one-time switch to play for the United States national team.[8] On May 31, the switch was approved by FIFA.[9] The next day, he made his senior debut for the United States in a 3–0 win in a friendly match against Morocco.[10]
Tillman is a dual national of the United States and Germany, due to his father being American and his mother German. Tillman has an older brother, Timothy, who currently plays professionally with 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth, both brothers played for Greuther Fürth and Bayern Munich academies, graduating from the latter.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 9 | — | — | — | 24 | 9 | |||||
| Bayern Munich | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Rangers (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| Career total | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 12 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
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