| Malik Fathi | |
| Upright: | 0.9 |
| Fullname: | Malik Deniz Fathi[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 October 1983 |
| Birth Place: | West Berlin, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Youthyears1: | 1993–2000 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hertha Zehlendorf |
| Youthyears2: | 2000–2001 |
| Youthclubs2: | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| Youthyears3: | 2001–2003 |
| Youthclubs3: | Hertha BSC |
| Years1: | 2003–2008 |
| Caps1: | 123 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2004–2007 |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2008–2011 |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs4: | → Mainz 05 (loan) |
| Caps4: | 33 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2010 |
| Clubs5: | → Mainz 05 II (loan) |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2011–2014 |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2011–2014 |
| Caps7: | 11 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2012 |
| Clubs8: | → Kayserispor (loan) |
| Caps8: | 16 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2013 |
| Clubs9: | → 1860 Munich (loan) |
| Caps9: | 15 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2015–2018 |
| Caps10: | 96 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 354 |
| Totalgoals: | 12 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2002 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2002–2003 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2004–2006 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2006 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Malik Deniz Fathi (born 29 October 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back.[2]
From 2003 to 2008 he played as a defender for Hertha BSC.[3]
On 12 March 2008, he signed for Spartak Moscow.[4] In January 2010, he was loaned to 1. FSV Mainz 05.[5] This move was made permanent in July 2011. He was loaned to Kayserispor for the 2012–13 season,[6] but at the end of the winter transfer window of 2012–13, he joined TSV 1860 Munich on a half-season loan.[7]
On 14 April 2014, it was announced that his expiring contract at Mainz 05 would not be extended.[8] On 30 January 2015 he moved to Spanish Segunda División B club Atlético Baleares.[9] Fathi played almost 100 league matches in the third highest level of the Spanish football pyramid.[10]
Fathi represented Germany Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, Germany Under-21 team at European under-21 championship 2006.
He earned his first cap for the Germany national team on 16 August 2006 in a 3–0 home friendly win against Sweden.[11] He replaced Marcell Jansen at half-time.[12] In his second and last international, he replaced Thomas Hitzlsperger against Georgia for the final 15 minutes of a 2-0 friendly win in Rostock.[13]
Before beginning his football career he played tennis for Hertha Zehlendorf Berlin and for Borussia Berlin. He also plays basketball in his spare time.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Hertha BSC | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | [14] | |
| 2004–05 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | [15] | |||||
| 2005–06 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | [16] | |||||
| Total | 123 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 5 | — | |||
| Hertha BSC II | 2004–05 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | |||
| Spartak Moscow | 2008 | Premier League | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2009 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | — | |||
| Mainz 05 (loan) | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | [17] | |||
| 2010–11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | — | |||
| Mainz 05 II (loan) | 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Mainz 05 | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | |||
| Mainz 05 II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | |||
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 1860 Munich (loan) | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Baleares | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 33 | 2 | ||||||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 101 | 4 | — | |||
| Career total | 354 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 398 | 17 | — | |||