Madih_Talal
Madih Talal
French footballer (born 1997)
Madih Talal (born 17 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Indian Super League club East Bengal .
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:33, 10 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
Born in France, Talal is of Moroccan descent.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 152 | 37 | 18 | 1 | — | 170 | 38 | |||
Individual
- Indian Super League Player of the Month: February 2024[15]
- "Amiens SC Football - Madih Talal retrouve Bourgaud à la Licorne". Amiens SC Football.
- "Amiens SC Football - Madih Talal signe 3 ans à l'Amiens SC". Amiens SC Football.
- "Amiens SC Football - Madih Talal préfère être passeur que marqueur". Amiens SC Football.
- "Mercato - Amiens : le milieu Talal part à l'Entente SSG (Officiel)" (in French). topmercato.com. 27 August 2018.
- "Transferts : Madih Talal (ex-Amiens) à Las Rosas" (in French). L'Équipe. 27 August 2020.
- "Red Star : ça s'active niveau transfert avec une troisième recrue !" (in French). foot-national.com. 31 January 2021.
- "Παίκτης της Κηφισιάς ο Madih Talal" (in Greek). Kifisia. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- "ISL Transfer News: Punjab FC Rope in 25-year-old Frenchman Madih Talal". news18.com. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Diaspora: Salah, Mahrez, modèles à suivre". 12 August 2018.
- Madih Talal at Soccerway
- Madih Talal at BeSoccer
- "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