Adilson Malanda
.jpg) Malanda with Charlotte FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adilson Keithe Michel Malanda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Rouen, France | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nîmes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Nîmes II | 15 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Rodez | 34 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Charlotte FC | 97 | (2) |
| 2025– | Middlesbrough | 21 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Charlotte FC (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:18, 24 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Adilson Keithe Michel Malanda (born 29 October 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.
Career
He was born in France to Congolese and Malagasy parents. Malanda made his professional debut with Nîmes.
On 4 August 2022, Malanda signed with Major League Soccer side Charlotte FC.[2]
On 20 August 2025, Malanda signed for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee and was loaned back to Charlotte until the end of the MLS season.[3][4]
Malanda debuted for Middlesbrough on the 4 January 2026 in their 4-0 win over Southampton and earned the player of the match[5].
Personal life
Born in France, Malanda is of Congolese descent.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 May 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nîmes II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Rodez | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Charlotte FC | 2022 | Major League Soccer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 97 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 106 | 2 | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2026–27 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Charlotte FC (loan) | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 176 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 191 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, U.S. Open Cup, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
References
- ↑ "Football Agent Transactions 4 February 2025 to 2 February 2026" (PDF). Football Association. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "Charlotte FC Acquires French Defender Adilson Malanda". Charlotte FC. 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ "Adilson Malanda To Join The Club". Middlesbrough F.C. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ↑ "Boro sign French defender Malanda". BBC Sport. 20 August 2025. Archived from the original on 21 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ↑ "Middlesbrough 4-0 Southampton: Boro back to second with easy Saints win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ↑ "Football, les résultats des matches amicaux en France". adiac-congo.com. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ↑ Adilson Malanda at Soccerway
External links
- Profile at Nîmes Olympique website. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020.
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Rouen
- Men's association football central defenders
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Major League Soccer players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- Rodez AF players
- Black French sportspeople
- Charlotte FC players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French football defender, 2000s birth stubs