Promising young fullback who spent 2016 season playing under current Dynamo head coach Wilmer Cabrera with RGV FC.
2017 MLS: Expected to miss the rest of the 2017 season due to a torn ACL
2016 USL: Signed with Dynamo USL affiliate RGV FC Toros … Played 25 games under head coach Wilmer Cabrera … Tallied one goal and one assist
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Drafted by the Montreal Impact with the 37th overall pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft … Signed with Arizona United (USL) for 2014 and 2015 seasons … Trained with Assyriska Föreningen of the Swedish Superettan (second division) in summer of 2012
COLLEGE: Regular starter for Cal Poly from 2010-13
YOUTH: As a senior in 2009, named Gatorade Arizona Boys Soccer Player of the Year and to both the 12-player ESPN RISE All-America first team and All-Arizona Republic state first team … earned three selections to the All-Arizona first team (2006-07, 2009) … scored 19 goals and notched 10 assists as a senior to help Pinnacle HS (Scottsdale, AZ) to a 25-1-1 record and an Arizona state championship … also helped secure an Arizona state championship as a sophomore in 2007 … captured six separate Arizona state championships as a member of the Serreno Soccer Club
INTERNATIONAL: Former member of the U-18 national player pool … one of 40 players selected in 2009 for the U-17 national team residency program (Bradenton, Fla.) … declined an extended trial with Portuguese club giants Sporting Lisbon to train with the U.S. U-17 squad … also a former member of the U-15 national team player pool
PERSONAL: Son of Sarge and Maggie Malki … has one sister, Eden, and two brothers, Daniel and Andrew … majored in agriculture business … former ice hockey player