Afiq Fazail

Last updated

Afiq Fazail
Johor Darul Ta'zim v Lion City Sailors 39.jpg
Afiq with Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2024
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Afiq bin Fazail
Date of birth (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Pontian, Malaysia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2013 Johor U19
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Harimau Muda B 21 (0)
2015–2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 30 (1)
2017– Johor Darul Ta'zim 108 (4)
International career‡
2014 Malaysia U21 1 (0)
2017–2024 Malaysia 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Muhammad Afiq bin Fazail (born 29 September 1994) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. [2] [3]

Contents

Afiq has individually won 2 FAM Football Awards 'Best Midfielder Award' in 2022 and 2023 where he was also included in the 'Team of the Season'.

Club career

Harimau Muda B

In January 2014, Afiq played for Harimau Muda B which took part in the Singapore 2014 S. League. He make his debut for the club on 24 February 2024 in a league match against Tanjong Pagar United. He racked up 22 appearances and getting two assists in all competition throughout the season.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Afiq return to Johor in 2015 where he signed with Johor Darul Ta'zim and played his debut season with the Johor Darul Ta'zim II team in the Malaysia Premier League appearing in 12 league matches. [4]

In November 2016, Afiq was promoted to Johor Darul Ta'zim main team after spending 2 seasons for the feeder team. [5] He make his debut on 21 January 2017 in a league match against Felda United where he came off the bench in the last 10th minute of the game.

On 20 April 2019, Afiq scored his first goal for the club against PKNS in a 3–1 league win.

International career

Afiq played for Malaysia U21 in 2014. He started in a friendly match against Indonesia U23 in a match which Malaysia U21 lost 3–0. [6]

Afiq made his debut with the Malaysia senior team on 10 November 2017 against North Korea in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match. [7]

On 21 November 2023, Afiq make his fifth cap after four years in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Chinese Taipei.

Afiq was included in the nation 2023 AFC Asian Cup squad held in Qatar. On 15 January 2024, he make his first tournament start against Jordan. Afiq retired from international duties after the tournament concluded.

Personal life

Afiq is the younger brother of Malaysian international Irfan Fazail who is also a professional footballer playing for another Malaysia Super League club, Sabah. [8]

Statistics

Club

As of 12 December 2023 [9] [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League CupContinental [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harimau Muda B 2014 S.League 2101000−220
Total2101000−220
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2015 Malaysia Premier League 1200040−160
2016 Malaysia Premier League1811030−221
Total3011070−381
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2017 Malaysia Super League 170408040330
2018 Malaysia Super League91002060171
2019 Malaysia Super League2010010050341
2020 Malaysia Super League111001020141
2021 Malaysia Super League170–11040320
2022 Malaysia Super League1615 [lower-alpha 3] 16060332
2023 Malaysia Super League180204060300
Total10841114203301945
Career Total15951314903302546
  1. ↑ Including Singapore Cup
  2. ↑ Including AFC Cup and AFC Champions League
  3. ↑ 4 appearances at the 2022 Malaysia FA Cup and 1 appearances at the 2022 Piala Sumbangsih

International

As of 21 November 2023 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201710
201810
201920
202310
Total50

Honours

Club

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Individual

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zaquan Adha</span> Malaysian footballer

Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak is a Malaysian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the younger of a set of twins; his brother, Aidil Zafuan, who is also a footballer.

Leandro Sebastián Velázquez is an Argentine professional footballer who last plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. As of 2024, he is a free agent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Safiq Rahim</span> Malaysian footballer

Safiq bin Rahim is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Malaysian Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. He has represented the Malaysia national team since 2007. Safiq is widely regarded as one of the best Malaysian midfielders of all time.

Chanturu a/l Suppiah is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for second division Malaysia M3 League club Harini FT.

Muhammad Gopi Rizqi Rama Chandra is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Penang, on loan from Sarawak United.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.</span> Malaysian football club

Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. or simply JDT is a professional football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia that competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football. Founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC, the club renamed as Johor FC in 1996, before adopting its current name in 2013. Johor Darul Ta'zim is owned by Tunku Ismail Idris, the Crown Prince of Johor.

Mohd Nazrin bin Mohd Nawi is a Malaysian footballer who last played for Kelantan in 2020 Malaysia Super League seasons. Nazrin plays mainly as a winger but can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Muhammad Fazly bin Mazlan is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team. He has played in a multitude of roles, right and left wing, but has since blossomed as a left-back.

Muhammad Safawi bin Rasid is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu, on loan from club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team. He is known for his curling free kick ability and conjuring curving long-range strikes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Syamer Kutty Abba</span> Malaysian footballer

Mohammad Syamer bin Kutty Abba is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Penang, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim. He mainly plays as a box-to-box midfielder. He was known for his stamina, ball control and precise passing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohamadou Sumareh</span> Malaysian footballer

Mohamadou Sumareh is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul T’azim and the Malaysia national team.

Syahrian Abimanyu is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga 1 club Persija Jakarta.

Daniel Sang Ting is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Sabah, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim. Born in England, he plays for the Malaysia national team. Ting paused his career for two years to move to Australia from 2019 until 2020.

Arif Aiman bin Mohd Hanapi is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

The 2021 season was Kuching City's sixth year in their history and second season in the Malaysia Premier League since 2020 following promotion 2019 season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the Malaysia Cup.

Perak F.C. II played the 2021 season in the Malaysia Premier League.

Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. plays the 2021 season in the Malaysia Premier League.

Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. played the 2021 season in the Malaysia Premier League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hong Wan</span> English footballer (born 2000)

Nathaniel Shio Hong Wan, commonly known as Hong Wan, is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Malaysia Cup final</span> Football match

The 2022 Malaysia Cup final was a football match played on 26 November 2022, to determine the champion of the 2022 Malaysia Cup. It was the final game of the 96th edition of the Malaysia Cup, organized by the Football Association of Malaysia.

References

  1. ↑ "Afiq Fazail - Johor Darul Takzim - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu.
  2. ↑ JDT stabilkan kewangan kelab - Selain Nazmi, pasukan turut akan menampilkan dua muka baharu iaitu pemain JDT II, Muhammad Afiq Fazail, 22, (Malay) Retrieved from Sinar Harian
  3. ↑ "MSL2017 Most Promising Players". Goal.com. 27 November 2017.
  4. ↑ MOHD AFIQ FAZAIL PLAYER STATS (2015) - Football Malaysia.
  5. ↑ Harian, Sinar (26 December 2018). "Edisi". Sinarharian.
  6. ↑ Timnas U-23 Indonesia Kalahkan Timnas U-21 Malaysia 3-0 - Detik, 5 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Debutant Afiq calls for stronger second match - Goal.com, 11 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Afiq Fazail mahu buktikan kemampuan sendiri - Pemain JDT 2 Afiq Fazail tidak mahu dibandingkan dengan abangnya Irfan Fazail. (Malay) Retrieved from Astro Awani
  9. ↑ Afiq Fazail at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  10. ↑ MOHD AFIQ FAZAIL - Malaysia Football League
  11. ↑ "Fazail, Afiq". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Johor Darul Ta'zim win 8th consecutive Malaysia Super League title". ESPN . 17 September 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.


Flag of Malaysia.svg Soccerball mask.svg

This biographical article related to Malaysian association football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.