Malik Fathi is a German football player of Turkish

Turkish people

Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...

 (paternal) and German (maternal) descent who currently plays for FSV Mainz 05

1. FSV Mainz 05

1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...

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Career

In 2003–2008 he has played as a defender for Hertha BSC. On 12 March 2008 he signed for Spartak.

International career

He represented Germany Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

2003 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19, 2003. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested...

, Germany Under-21 team at European under-21 championship 2006 and earned his first cap for the German national team on 16 August 2006 in a friendly against Sweden.

Personal life

Before beginning his football career he played tennis for Hertha Zehlendorf

Hertha Zehlendorf

The Hertha Zehlendorf is a German association football club from the suburb of Zehlendorf, Berlin.The club, one of the largest football clubs in the country, has a strong youth department which has developed a number of international players, not just for Germany and having won two national youth...

 Berlin and for Borussia Berlin. He also plays basketball in his spare time.

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