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.

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

Career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Caen : Thiam part à Reims - Mercato 365". Mercato 365 (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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.
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