Madih Talal

French footballer (born 1997)

Madih Talal
Personal information
Full name Madih Talal
Date of birth (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2017 Angers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Angers B 23 (4)
2017–2020 Amiens B 16 (6)
2018–2020 Amiens 2 (0)
2018–2019 → L'Entente SSG (loan) 24 (9)
2020–2021 Las Rozas 6 (1)
2021 Red Star 5 (0)
2021–2022 Avranches 31 (5)
2022–2023 A.E. Kifisia 23 (6)
2023–2024 Punjab 22 (6)
2024– East Bengal 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:24, 27 June 2024 (UTC)

Madih Talal (born 17 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club East Bengal.

Career

Talal joined the academy of Angers SCO in 2014, after playing in various youth sides in Paris.[1]

In June 2017, Talal joined Amiens SC from Angers, signing a three-year deal.[2] He immediately joined Amiens reserve side, becoming an essential member of the side scoring 4 goals in 10 games.[3] Talal made his professional debut with Amiens in a 6–0 Coupe de France loss to Sochaux on 7 January 2018.[4]

In August 2018, Talal joined L'Entente SSG on loan for the 2018–19 season.[5]

Released at the end of his Amiens SC contract, Talal signed for Spanish Segunda División B side Las Rozas CF in August 2020.[6] After half a year in Spain he returned to France with Red Star in January 2021.[7]

In July 2022, Talal joined A.E. Kifisia in Greece.[8]

On 12 August 2023, Talal joined Indian Super League club Punjab FC.[9] On 19 December, he scored his league goal for the club, helped the team winning their historic first match in the Super League, defeating Chennaiyin 1–0 at home.[10][11]

Personal life

Born in France, Talal is of Moroccan descent.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 April 2024[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Angers B 2014–15 CFA 2 7 0 — — 7 0
2015–16 CFA 2 2 1 — — 2 1
2016–17 CFA 2 14 3 — — 14 3
Total 23 4 0 0 — 23 4
Amiens B 2017–18 National 3 16 6 0 0 — 16 6
Amiens 2017–18 Ligue 1 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 2 0 2 0 — 4 0
Total 2 0 3 0 — 5 0
Entente SSG (loan) 2018–19 National 24 9 4 1 — 28 10
Las Rozas 2020–21 Segunda División B 6 1 2 0 — 8 1
Red Star 2020–21 National 5 0 2 0 — 7 0
Avranches 2021–22 National 31 5 0 0 — 31 5
A.E. Kifisia 2022–23 Super League Greece 2 23 6 4 0 — 27 6
Punjab 2023–24 Indian Super League 22 6 3 0 — 25 6
East Bengal 2024–25 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1
Career total 152 37 20 2 1 0 173 39

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Amiens SC Football - Madih Talal retrouve Bourgaud à la Licorne". Amiens SC Football.
  2. ^ "Amiens SC Football - Madih Talal signe 3 ans à l'Amiens SC". Amiens SC Football.
  3. ^ "Amiens SC Football - Madih Talal préfère être passeur que marqueur". Amiens SC Football.
  4. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Coupe de France - Saison 2017/2018 - 1/32 de finale - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard / Amiens SC". www.lfp.fr.
  5. ^ "Mercato - Amiens : le milieu Talal part à l'Entente SSG (Officiel)" (in French). topmercato.com. 27 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Transferts : Madih Talal (ex-Amiens) à Las Rosas" (in French). L'Équipe. 27 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Red Star : ça s'active niveau transfert avec une troisième recrue !" (in French). foot-national.com. 31 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Παίκτης της Κηφισιάς ο Madih Talal" (in Greek). Kifisia. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. ^ "ISL Transfer News: Punjab FC Rope in 25-year-old Frenchman Madih Talal". news18.com. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Indian Super League: Punjab FC gets historic maiden ISL win, beats Chennaiyin FC by solitary goal". sportstar.thehindu.com. New Delhi: Sportstar. 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Watch, highlights ISL 2023–24: Madih Talal's strike earns Punjab FC first win of the season". scroll.in. New Delhi: Scroll India News. 19 December 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Diaspora: Salah, Mahrez, modèles à suivre". 12 August 2018.
  13. ^ Madih Talal at Soccerway
  14. ^ Madih Talal at BeSoccer
  15. ^ "Punjab FC's Madih Talal named February's Player of the Month". Indian Super League. 2 April 2024. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024.
  • Madih Talal at Soccerway
  • Madih Talal – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  • Madih Talal at L'Équipe Football (in French)
  • Madih Talal at BeSoccer
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