Afzal Akbar

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Afzal Akbar
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Afzal bin Akbar
Date of birth (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth Malaysia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Left-back
Team information
Current team
Kelantan
Number 91
Youth career
Kuala Lumpur City U19
Kuala Lumpur City U21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 UiTM FC 18 (1)
2023– Kelantan 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2023

Muhammad Afzal bin Akbar (born 2 November 1998) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan as a midfielder. [1] [2]

Contents

Early life and career

Afzal started his career with the Kuala Lumpur President and Youth Cup squad before continuing his studies at UiTM Shah Alam in the field of Sports Science. [3]

Senior career

Kelantan

On 25 February 2023, Afzal made his debut for the club in a 1-2 defeat against Kuching City. [4]

Style of play

Afzal can operate as a midfielder or left-back. [5]


Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 February 2023 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
UiTM FC 2022 [6] Malaysia Premier League 1811020211
Total1811020211
Kelantan 2023 [6] Malaysia Super League 10000010
Total10000010
Career Total00000000

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References

  1. "Tiada tekanan buat UiTM - Afzal". malaysianfootballleague.com. Malaysian Football League. 20 October 2022.
  2. "Liga Premier: UiTM FC rosakkan 'parti' Perak". kosmo.com.my. Kosmo!. 21 May 2022.
  3. "Afzal tidak mahu 'terlalu' hormatkan pasukan pilihan". flashsukan.com.my.
  4. "Kelantan vs Kuching City". cms.fam.org.my. Football Association Of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. "Lions takkan beri Rhinos laluan mudah". sinarharian.com.my. Sinar Harian. 24 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Afzal Akbar". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.