Maurice Malone

Maurice Maximilian Malone (born 17 August 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Swiss Super League club Basel.[2]

For the Mississippi politician, see Maurice L. Malone. For the Canadian ice hockey player Maurice Joseph Malone, see Joe Malone.

Maurice Malone
Personal information
Full name Maurice Maximilian Malone[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000
Place of birth Augsburg, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Basel
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2019 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 FC Augsburg II 23 (13)
2019–2023 FC Augsburg 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) 35 (12)
2021–2022 → 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 20 (2)
2022–2023 → Wolfsberger AC (loan) 27 (8)
2023– Basel 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Germany U17 10 (2)
2018 Germany U18 2 (0)
2018 Germany U19 2 (1)
2022– Germany U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:27, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Malone made his professional debut for Wehen Wiesbaden in the first round of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal on 13 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute for Sebastian Mrowca against 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Heidenheim. The home match finished as a 1–0 win for Wiesbaden.[3]

On 30 August 2021, Malone joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim on loan until the end of the season.[4]

On 11 August 2023, Malone signed a four-year contract with Basel in Switzerland.[5]

International career

Born in Germany, Malone is of American descent. He is a youth international for Germany. He is also eligible for the Republic of Ireland.[6]

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 – List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. Maurice Malone at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Germany » DFB-Pokal 2020/2021 » 1. Round » SV Wehen Wiesbaden – 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1:0". WorldFootball.net. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. "Malone geht für Heidenheim auf Torejagd". kicker (in German). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. "MAURICE MALONE WECHSELT ZUM FCB" [MAURICE MALONE IS MOVING TO FCB] (in German). FC Basel. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. "Maurice Malone: Five things on Augsburg's German-American striker". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.


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