Donyell Malen (born 19 January 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Netherlands national team.

[28] He added a further 8 goals across Europa League and KNVB Cup competition and he also registered 10 assists, displaying his characteristics as a multi-faceted forward.

[29] In the 2022–23 season, he scored nine league goals, finishing as his club's joint top scorer alongside Julian Brandt and Sébastien Haller.

[30] On 20 February 2024, he became the first Dutch footballer to score against a team from his country in the Champions League, since Arjen Robben in 2016, after doing so in a 1–1 draw against his former club PSV.

[33] On 13 January 2025, Malen signed for Premier League club Aston Villa for an undiscosed fee, reported to be £21m plus addons.

[38][39][40][41][42][6] Malen made his senior international debut for the Netherlands on 6 September 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against Germany in Hamburg.

[43] Malen was a member of the Netherlands squad for UEFA Euro 2020 and made his first tournament appearance as an 89th minute substitute in their Group B opener against Ukraine on 13 June 2021.

[44] He made another appearance from the bench in the second match, assisting Denzel Dumfries' second goal as the Dutch beat Austria to ensure their progress to the knockout rounds.

[45] He was selected to start in the team's final group match against North Macedonia and assisted Memphis Depay's opening goal of the 3–0 win.

[46] Malen retained his place in the starting line-up for the round of 16 match with Czechia but was substituted after 57 minutes as the Netherlands were beaten 2–0 and eliminated from the tournament.

[47] Malen scored three goals during 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification but was omitted from the 26-man squad for the tournament finals in Qatar.