 Malanda with Charlotte FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adilson Keithe Michel Malanda1 | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-10-29) 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.34
Malanda debuted for Middlesbrough on the 4 January 2026 in their 4-0 win over Southampton and earned the player of the match5.
Personal life
Born in France, Malanda is of Congolese descent.6
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 May 20267
| Club | Season | League | National cupa | League cup | 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 | — | 4b | 0 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2b | 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 | — | 3c | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Charlotte FC (loan) | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 176 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 190 | 2 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, U.S. Open Cup, FA Cup
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
References
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
External links
- Profile at Nîmes Olympique website. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020.