Introduction
Malik Deniz Fathi (born 29 October 1983) is a German footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Atlético Baleares as a left back.
Career
From 2003 to 2008 he played as a defender for Hertha BSC. On 12 March 2008 he signed for Spartak. In January 2010, he was loaned to 1. FSV Mainz 05. This move was made permanent in July 2011. He was loaned to Kayserispor for the 2012–13 season, but at the end of the winter transfer window of 2012–13, he joined TSV 1860 München on a half-season loan.
On 14 April 2014 it was announced that his expiring contract at 1. FSV Mainz 05 will not be extended. On 30 January 2015 he moved to Spanish Segunda División B club CD Atlético Baleares.
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.
Fathi earned his first cap for the German national team on 16 August 2006 in a 3-0 home friendly win against Sweden. He replaced Marcell Jansen at half-time. 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.
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.
Career Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 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 | |
| 2004–05 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Totals | 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 | ||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| Spartak Moscow | 2008 | Premier League | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| 2009 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |||||||
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 42 | 7 | — | |||||
| Mainz | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2010–11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||||||
| 2011–12 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 56 | 1 | — | |||
| Mainz II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| Totals | 13 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | — | |||||||
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 1860 München (loan) | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Atlético Baleares | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | |||||||||
| Totals | 32 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | — | |||||||
| Career totals | 290 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 326 | 14 | — | ||
- 1.^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Russian Cup, Turkish Cup, and Copa del Rey.
- 2.^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
- 3.^ Includes DFB-Ligapokal.