Malcolm Jeng
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malcolm John Matarr Jeng | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 2005 | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Groningen (on loan from Reims) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2021 | IFK Haninge | ||
| 2021-2023 | IK Sirius | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | IK Sirius | 50 | (0) |
| 2025– | Reims | 3 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Feyenoord | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Groningen (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:45, 21 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Malcolm John Matarr Jeng (born 9 March 2005) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen on loan from French club Reims.[1]
Career
[edit]Sirius
[edit]A centre-back, he was in the youth set-up at IFK Haninge.[2] He joined IK Sirius Fotboll in the Swedish top league, the Allsvenskan, in 2021 at the age of 16 years-old. He made his professional debut for IK Sirius on April 29, 2023, against AIK.[3] The following year, he was linked with moves to FC Cincinnati of the MLS and the German club Hannover 96.[4] He played a total of 52 games for Sirius and was named the club's player of the 2024 season.[5]
Reims
[edit]He transferred to Stade de Reims on 12 January 2025.[6] Reims were reported to have reached an agreement of around €3 million with Sirius for the transfer.[7] This was Sirius record sale throughout history, though the record only stood for one week, until Sirius also sold Yousef Salech.[8]
Loan to Feyenoord
[edit]On 1 September 2025, Jeng joined Dutch side Feyenoord on a season long loan with an option to buy.[9] In his second game for Feyenoord, he suffered an Achilles tendon rupture and was recovering for the remainder of the loan term without making any additional appearances.[10]
Loan to Groningen
[edit]On 30 July 2026, Jeng returned to the Netherlands and joined Groningen on loan with an option to buy.[11]
International career
[edit]Born in Sweden, Jeng is of Gambian descent.[12] In November 2024, he was called up to the Sweden U21s.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 28 September 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IK Sirius | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 0 | ||||
| Reims | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Feyenoord (loan) | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Reims
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2024–25[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ Malcolm Jeng at Soccerway
- ↑ "Malcolm Jeng: "I know some clubs have been here and looked"". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "Stade Reims seal deal signing Malcolm Jeng from IK Sirius". Bana.co.ke. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ Kancel, Gerard (11 January 2024). "Transfer window: two future Stade de Reims recruits witnessed the defeat against Nice". lunion.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "Officiellt: Sirius säljer Jeng till Stade de Reims". Fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 12 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ Collomb, Julien (12 January 2024). "Transfer window: Hiroki Sekine and Malcolm Jeng officially players of Stade de Reims". lunion.fr. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "Mercato: Malcolm Jeng and Hiroki Sekine towards Reims". lequipe (in French). 9 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ Avdic, Anel (14 January 2025). "Ny rekordaffär för IK Sirius – är överens med Cardiff". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ↑ "Feyenoord presenteert na een tweedaagse stroomversnelling nieuwe verdediger" [Feyenoord presents new defender after two day chase] (in Dutch). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Medical update Malcolm Jeng". Feynoord. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Koopoptie voor FC Groningen bij huurdeal met verdediger Jeng" [Purchase option for FC Groningen in loan deal with defender Jeng.] (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Stade de Reims Signs Swedish-Born Gambian Defender Malcolm Jeng". 15 January 2025.
- ↑ "U21-truppen till matcherna mot Irland". www.svenskfotboll.se. 6 November 2024.
- ↑ Guillemet, Hugo (24 May 2025). "Le PSG s'offre une 16e Coupe de France après une victoire facile en finale contre Reims". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- 2005 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish people of Gambian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
- IK Sirius Fotboll players
- Stade de Reims players
- Feyenoord players
- FC Groningen players
- Allsvenskan players
- Ligue 1 players
- Eredivisie players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands