Brahim Thiam

Brahim Thiam

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-02-24) 24 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Bobigny, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Youth career
1991–1995	Montpellier
1996–1997	Saint-Denis Saint-Leu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Levante	29	(0)
1998–1999	Málaga	16	(1)
1999–2001	Red Star Saint-Ouen	16	(1)
2001–2005	Istres	105	(5)
2005–2009	Caen	63	(1)
2009–2010	Reims	20	(3)
Total		249	(11)
International career
1993	France U20
2001–2006	Mali	17	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brahim Thiam (born 24 February 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Born in France, he made 17 appearances the Mali national team at international level.

Career

Thiam was born in Bobigny, France. He was said to have a good midfield partnership with Stoke City's Mamady Sidibe and Real Madrid's Mahamadou Diarra when playing internationally. He joined Stade de Reims in January 2009.[1]

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing, Thiam worked as a consultant of beIN Sports.[2]

In September 2019 Yunis Abdelhamid's agent Alain Gauci accused Thiam of illegally acting as an agent on Abdelhamid's behalf. Thiam rejected the allegations as "false".[2] In October 2019, the Reims prosecutor opened a "preliminary investigation".[3][4]

References

1. "Caen : Thiam part à Reims - Mercato 365". Mercato 365 (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2018.
2. Guillemet, Hugo (19 September 2019). "Le consultant de beIN Sports, Brahim Thiam, soupçonné d'exercice illégal de la profession d'agent". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
3. Traquet, Alban (10 October 2019). "Justice : une enquête préliminaire ouverte sur Brahim Thiam, le consultant de beIN Sports". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
4. "Accusé d'avoir joué à l'agent sans licence, Brahim Thiam contre-attaque". RMC Sport (in French). 3 December 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

External links

• Brahim Thiam – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Brahim Thiam at National-Football-Teams.com