# Which was Malick Thiaw's best season in Control? | La Lente trivia

> Which was Malick Thiaw's best season in Control? The answer and the context, with La Lente data.

URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/trivia/mejor-temporada-malick-thiaw-control/
Datos al: 2026-10-25
Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/).

§ La Lente trivia · Best season

## Which was Malick Thiaw's best season in Control?

Serie A · 2024-25

| Stat | 2024-25 | 2025-26 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | AC Milan | Newcastle United |
| Minutes | 1803 | 2965 |
| Passes per 90 | 62.8 | 51.5 |
| Final-third passes per 90 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Pass accuracy | 94 % | 90 % |
| Balls lost per 90 | 0.10 | 0.12 |

- 2024-25
- 2025-26

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Answer

2024-25: Control S (percentile 96); in 2025-26, A (percentile 85). The difference in 2024-25: plays more passes and moves the ball into the final third more. Each season is measured against the defenders of that league.

Context

At AC Milan, Malick Thiaw dictated play with 62.8 passes per 90 at 94% accuracy, losing possession on just 5.7% of touches. That command surpassed Thiaw's later output at Newcastle United.

[Profile of Malick Thiaw →](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/malick-thiaw-21762216/)

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