Jarzinho Malanga
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
SV Elversberg (on loan from VfB Stuttgart) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Phönix Mannheim | ||
| 2017–2018 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| 2018–2020 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| 2020–2022 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| 2022–2024 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | VfB Stuttgart II | 30 | (2) |
| 2024– | VfB Stuttgart | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | → SV Elversberg (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Germany U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:17, 7 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga (born 10 July 2006) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg, on loan from VfB Stuttgart.
Early life
Malanga's mother was born in Senegal to a Senegalese-Malian father and German mother. Malanga's father was born in Brazil and is of Angolan descent. His parents moved to Germany, and met in 1992, after which they had 3 children.[2]
Club career
Malanga is a youth product of Phönix Mannheim, Waldhof Mannheim and TSG Hoffenheim, before moving to the youth academy of VfB Stuttgart in 2022.[3] On 8 May 2024, he signed a professional contract with Stuttgart.[4] He was promoted to Stuttgart's reserves in the 3. Liga for the 2024–25 season.[5] He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Stuttgart side as a substitute in a 2–0 UEFA Champions League loss to Atalanta BC on 6 November 2024.[6]
On 2 July 2025, Malanga was loaned to SV Elversberg.[7]
International career
Malanga is a youth international for Germany, having played for the Germany U17s that won the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 12 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Germany U17
References
- ^ "Mannheimer Talent Jarzinho Malanga: Unverhofft Europameister". www.mannheimer-morgen.de. 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Jarzinho Malanga: Das Beste aus fünf Nationen". TSG Hoffenheim. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga | VfB Stuttgart | Player Profile | Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.com.
- ^ "Jarzinho Malanga bleibt beim VfB". VfB Stuttgart.
- ^ "Mit sieben Neuen, ohne Guirassy und Nübel: So lief der VfB-Trainingsauftakt - News über den VfB Stuttgart - Zeitungsverlag Waiblingen". www.zvw.de. 4 July 2024.
- ^ Kapaun, Matthias (6 November 2024). "X-Reaktionen zu VfB-Atalanta: "Stuttgarter Chancen international kann man nur besoffen seeehn"". Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Jarzinho Malanga kommt auf Leihbasis vom VfB Stuttgart" [Jarzinho Malanga joins on loan from VfB Stuttgart] (in German). SV Elversberg. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Scheu, David (3 June 2023). "Talent des VfB Stuttgart: Jarzinho Malanga – der VfB hat einen Europameister". Stuttgarter Nachrichten. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
External links
- Jarzinho Malanga at Soccerway
- Jarzinho Malanga at DFB (also available in German)