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Malik Fathi 
Personal information Full name Malik Fathi Date of birth 29 October 1983 Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Left back Club information Current club FSV Mainz 05 Number 18 Youth career 1993–2000 Hertha Zehlendorf 2000–2001 Tennis Borussia Berlin 2001–2003 Hertha BSC Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2008 Hertha BSC 123 (2) 2008–2011 Spartak Moscow 37 (6) 2010–2011 → FSV Mainz 05 (loan) 33 (1) 2011– FSV Mainz 05 0 (0) National team‡ 2006– Germany 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:47, 19 May 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2007Malik Fathi (born 29 October 1983 in West Berlin) is a German football player of Turkish (paternal) and German (maternal) descent who currently plays for FSV Mainz 05.
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Career
In 2003–2008 he has played as a defender for Hertha BSC.[1] On 12 March 2008 he signed for Spartak.[2]
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 and earned his first cap for the German national team on 16 August 2006 in a friendly against Sweden.
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.
References
- ^ "Warum Hertha BSC Malik Fathi abgeben musste" (in German). tagesspiegel.de. 14 March 2008. http://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/Hertha-BSC-Bundesliga-Transfermarkt;art15527,2494252. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "FC Spartak signed a contract with Fathi" (in Russian). Spartak Moscow official website. 12 March 2008. http://rus.spartak.com/usr/news/item.asp?id=59275. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
External links
- Malik Fathi at fussballdaten.de (German)
Germany squad – 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 
1. FSV Mainz 05 – current squad 2 Svensson · 3 Pospěch · 4 Noveski · 5 Gopko · 6 Caligiuri · 7 Polanski · 8 Zabavník · 9 Allagui · 10 Choupo-Moting · 11 Malli · 13 Ujah · 14 Baumgartlinger · 15 Kirchhoff · 16 Heller · 17 Stieber · 18 Fathi · 19 Soto · 21 Karius · 22 Gavranović · 23 Risse · 25 Ivanschitz · 26 Bungert · 27 Müller · 28 Szalai · 29 Wetklo · 30 Yilmaz · 33 Müller · 34 Schönheim · Manager: Tuchel
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