Brahim Thiam | |
Birth Date: | 24 February 1974 |
Birth Place: | Bobigny, France |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Position: | Defender, midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 1991–1995 |
Youthclubs1: | Montpellier |
Youthyears2: | 1996–1997 |
Youthclubs2: | Saint-Denis Saint-Leu |
Years1: | 1997–1998 |
Clubs1: | Levante |
Caps1: | 29 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1998–1999 |
Clubs2: | Málaga |
Caps2: | 16 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1999–2001 |
Clubs3: | Red Star Saint-Ouen |
Caps3: | 16 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2001–2005 |
Clubs4: | Istres |
Caps4: | 105 |
Goals4: | 5 |
Years5: | 2005–2009 |
Clubs5: | Caen |
Caps5: | 63 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 2009–2010 |
Clubs6: | Reims |
Caps6: | 20 |
Goals6: | 3 |
Totalcaps: | 249 |
Totalgoals: | 11 |
Nationalyears1: | 1993 |
Nationalteam1: | France U20 |
Nationalyears2: | 2001–2006 |
Nationalteam2: | Mali |
Nationalcaps2: | 17 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Brahim Thiam (born 24 February 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Born in France, he made 17 appearances the Mali national team at international level.
Thiam was born in Bobigny, France. He was said to have a good midfield partnership with Stoke City's Mamady Sidibe and Real Madrid's Mahamadou Diarra when playing internationally. He joined Stade de Reims in January 2009.[1]
After retiring from playing, Thiam worked as a consultant of beIN Sports.[2]
In September 2019 Yunis Abdelhamid's agent Alain Gauci accused Thiam of illegally acting as an agent on Abdelhamid's behalf. Thiam rejected the allegations as "false".[2] In October 2019, the Reims prosecutor opened a "preliminary investigation".[3] [4]