Tyrell Malacia
Country: Netherlands/Curaçao
Date of birth: 17/08/1999 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Netherlands
Height: 173cm
Youth career: Overmaas, Feyenoord (since 2008)
Current club: Feyenoord
Squad number: —
Current national team: Netherlands U-19
Position: left-back
Preferred foot: left
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/0), 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (4/0)
Contract until: 30.06.2019
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Danny Rose
Strengths:
– pace 
– acceleration
– tackling and intercepting
– dynamism
– athleticism 
– dribbling 
– ball control
– marking
Weaknesses:
– could improve the quality of his crosses
Style of play:
– modern full-back
– creative player with great technical ability, 1vs1 short-dribbling skills, close ball control and fast direction shifts in possession
– relatively small stature, but feels comfortable in contact situations with the opposite forwards, as well as, for his good anticipation sense and decent defensive reliability providing many key interceptions, clearances and tackles for his team throughout the matches
– very good agility and coordination, with good pace at all distances
– likes forward runs
– likes to get ahead and overlap with his winger in order to provide a good cross into the box
– fearless and agressive with reasonably good at timing tackles
– courageous, tenacious and willing to sacrifice
– fairy comfortable with the ball at his feet
– endless energy and his powerful running make him an incredibly useful asset as he brings an offensive value to a team, with a lot of activity during 90 minutes in the left side
– provides fluidity and dynamism going forward
He is best suited to playing as:
Left-back in 4-3-3.
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Achievements:
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League summary (as for 21 January 2017):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Tyrell Malacia is a product of famous and successful Feyenoord youth academy. He signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 16 in 2015. During the winter break 16/17, Tyrell and his U-19 teammates Mats Knoester and Dylan Vente have been invited to join Feyenoord’s first team for their training camp in Spain as a reward for their great games in the youth teams. He is also a regular Dutch youth international, having been capped at the U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 levels. In 2015, he played at the European U-17 Championship, where young “Oranje” side that made it to the semi-final, but got knocked out by eventual champions Portugal.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
8/10 
First team material in a top European club.
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