Michael Duhaney Malcolm (born 13 October 1985) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

for

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

Youth career

Malcolm joined

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

as a schoolboy, but in March 2000, aged 14, was signed by

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...

for an initial fee of £10,000, progressing to be a trainee at Tottenham.

Senior career

Stockport County

On failing to make the grade joined

in July 2005. His league debut came on 6 August 2005 when he came on as a late substitute for Keith Briggs in a 2–2 draw at home to

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

. Malcolm was due to have a trial with

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

with a view to a permanent move, but Bremen decided to pull the plug. He was released by Stockport in May 2007 after making 41 league appearances.

Kettering

Malcolm signed for

Conference North The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National Leagues and step 2 o ...

side

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...

in August 2007. He made his debut in the 2007–08 season opener at

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921, Stalybridge Celti ...

Rushden and Diamonds

In September 2007 he moved to

Conference National The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National League (English football), National Le ...

side

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...

. After a promising home debut, Malcolm opened his account at Rushden by scoring what would prove to be the winner away at Weymouth after coming on as a second-half substitute. He joined Weymouth on non-contract terms on 4 January 2008.

Crawley Town

He re-signed for

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

on 1 July 2010 after he was earlier unable to agree a new contract. He went out on loan to Hayes & Yeading in August 2010.

Farnborough

On 14 December 2010

announced that his contract had been cancelled. Later that month he signed for Farnborough.

Lewes

In July 2011 Malcolm signed for

Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider Lewes (district), district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the Sou ...

in the

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...

Premier Division.

Bromley

On 3 February, he signed for Conference South side

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, charte ...

. He scored Bromley's equaliser in their 1–1 away draw with

Thurrock Thurrock () is a unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Essex, England. It lies on the north bank of the River ...

on his debut on 14 February 2012. Bromley announced on 4 January 2013 that Malcolm was leaving the club with immediate effect, by mutual agreement.

Whitehawk

In July 2013, Malcolm signed for Ryman Premier side

Whitehawk Whitehawk is a suburb in the east of Brighton, England, south of Bevendean and north of Brighton Marina. The area is a large, modern housing estate built in a downland dry valley historically known as Whitehawk Bottom. The estate was originall ...

Maidenhead United

Malcolm signed for Conference South side

Maidenhead United Maidenhead United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks FA, they are currently members of the . The club were established in October 1870 and have played at ...

in July 2013 on a free transfer.

Wealdstone

On 25 January, Malcolm scored a deft header to score his first goal for

Wealdstone Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow, London, Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont, Harrow, Belmont and Kenton, London, Kenton, ...

after joining.

Second spell at Whitehawk

For the 2014/15 season, Malcolm rejoined Whitehawk, but only made one appearance for the team.

St Alban's City

In 2015, Malcolm joined

National League South The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National League (English football), National Leagues and step ...

side St Alban's City, going on to make 16 appearances, scoring 4 goals.

Cambridge City

In September 2015, Malcolm signed for Southern League side Cambridge City. He went on to make 19 appearances for the side, scoring 9 goals in total.

Staines Town

In December 2015, Malcolm left Cambridge after finding it hard to travel to the games and subsequently joined Southern League Premier Division side Staines Town.

Cray Wanderers

Later in the same season, Malcolm moved to

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...

club Cray Wanderers for a short period, making one appearance.

Hayes and Yeading

Malcolm saw off the rest of the 2015/16 season at Southern League side Hayes and Yeading United, making one appearance.

Chalfont St Peter

Malcolm joined fellow Southern League side

Chalfont St Peter Chalfont St Peter is a large village and civil parish in southeastern Buckinghamshire, England. It is in a group of villages called The Chalfonts which also includes Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont. The villages lie between High Wycombe a ...

, making three cup appearances for the

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (, abbreviated ''Bucks'') is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east, Hertfordshir ...

side.

Barton Rovers

In November 2016, Malcolm signed for Barton Rovers. He made 24 appearances in all competitions, scoring 4 goals in the process.

Hanwell Town

For the 2017/18 season, Malcolm signed for Hanwell Town.

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