Malik Fathi

Malik Fathi

Personal information
Full name	Malik Fathi
Date of birth	29 October 1983 (1983-10-29)
Place of birth	West Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	1. FSV Mainz 05
Number	18
Youth career
1993–2000	Hertha Zehlendorf
2000–2001	Tennis Borussia Berlin
2001–2003	Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2008	Hertha BSC	123	(2)
2008–2011	Spartak Moscow	37	(6)
2010–2011	→ 1. FSV Mainz 05 (loan)	33	(1)
2011–	1. FSV Mainz 05	14	(0)
National team‡
2006–	Germany	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:04, 4 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2007

Malik Fathi (born 29 October 1983 in West Berlin) is a German football player of Turkish (paternal) and German (maternal) descent who currently plays for 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Career

In 2003–2008 he has played as a defender for Hertha BSC. On 12 March 2008 he signed for Spartak.

International career

He represented Germany Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, Germany Under-21 team at European under-21 championship 2006 and earned his first cap for the German national team on 16 August 2006 in a friendly against Sweden.

Personal life

Before beginning his football career he played tennis for Hertha Zehlendorf Berlin and for Borussia Berlin. He also plays basketball in his spare time.

External links

• Malik Fathi at fussballdaten.de (German)