Akhyar Rashid

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Rashid is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Akhyar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Akhyar Rashid

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Akhyar bin Abdul Rashid [1]
Date of birth	(1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth	Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia [2]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Striker
Team information
Current team	Terengganu
Number	33
Youth career
2015–2017	Kedah U21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Kedah	20	(3)
2019–2024	Johor Darul Ta'zim	54	(9)
2024	→ Terengganu (loan)	10	(3)
2025–	Terengganu	0	(0)
International career‡
2015	Malaysia U17
2017–2018	Malaysia U19	14	(6)
2017–2019	Malaysia U23	24	(6)
2018–	Malaysia	54	(10)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Malaysia AFF Championship Runner-up 2018 King's Cup Runner-up 2022 Merdeka Tournament Winner 2024 Runner-up 2023 Sea Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur Football AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2018 Indonesia 2017 Myanmar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024

Muhammad Akhyar bin Abdul Rashid (born 1 May 1999), better known as Akhyar Rashid, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays either as a winger or striker for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu, as permanent player from Johor Darul Ta'zim until season 2027, and the Malaysia national team.

Early life

Born in Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia, Akhyar grew up playing football from a young age, stating previously that his brothers' participation in the sport encouraged him to play. He is also known as Mat Yat by Kedah fans.

Club career

Kedah

Akhyar first played and joined the Kedah youth academy when he was 15 years old. He was given another change at Kedah first youth eleven. He spent time in Youth Cup played for Kedah Under-19. On 16 October 2017, he helped Kedah U-19 to win the first ever cup. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} In January 2015, he even had a month-long training stint with Cardiff City Academy in the United Kingdom. ^[9]

On 4 March 2017, Akhyar made his first-team debut for 2017 season coming on as a substitute for Syazwan Zainon in the 80th minute of 4–0 win at Darul Aman. ^[10] He scored his senior goals on 27 July 2017 in a Malaysia Cup match against Melaka United in victory win 6–2. ^[11]

On 11 February 2018, Akhyar has scored his first goals on his 7th appearance for Kedah FA in the Malaysia Super League match against PKNP in a 0–1 win at Penang State Stadium. ^[12]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 29 December 2018, Akhyar signed a contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim. ^[13] He make his debut for the club coming on as a substitution in a 1–0 win over Perak on 2 February 2019. Akhyar make his AFC Champions League debut in a 2–1 lost against Japanese club Kashima Antlers at the Kashima Soccer Stadium. He then scored his first goal for the club in which he also got an assist in a 3–1 win over FELDA United on 5 April.

During the 2023–24 AFC Champions League match on 7 November 2023, Akhyar scored in the 87th minute to secured a massive 3 points in a 2–1 win over Korean club Ulsan Hyundai.

Terengganu (loan)

On 12 February 2024, Akhyar joined Terengganu on loan alongside teammate, Safawi Rasid. On 30 July, he recorded a goal and an assist in a 3–2 win over Negeri Sembilan.

International career

Youth

Akhyar has represented Malaysia at all youth levels from the under 16 to the under-23 sides. He was a member of the Malaysia U17 in 2015 Asian Inter-School Championship held in China in August 2015. ^[14]

Akhyar was part of the national team for the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship that took place in Yangon, Myanmar. ^{[15] [16]} He scored 3 goals in 5 appearances during the matches. He has played in the final against Thailand which Malaysia lost 2–0. ^[17] On 26 October 2017, Akhyar was selected to play in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in Paju, South Korea. ^[18] Akhyar played a large role in the Malaysia under-19s during the qualification campaign. He scored 1 goals in 4 matches which confirmed Malaysia under-19s qualification to the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship for the first time in 11 years after finishing as one of the five best group runners-up. ^{[19] [20] [21] [22]} Akhyar was named in the Malaysia under 19 squad for 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in the Indonesia. ^[23] He has not played in the final against Myanmar which Malaysia win 4–3. ^[24]

On 15 October 2018, he was named in the under-19 side for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship. ^[25]

Akhyar made 6 appearances in 2017 Southeast Asian Games for Malaysia U23. ^[26] He has played in the final against Thailand which Malaysia lost 0–1 due to an own goal scored by Malaysian keeper Haziq Nadzli. ^[27] On 23 November 2017, Akhyar has been enlisted in Malaysia U22's 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship and on 29 December 2017 he was selected to play at the tournament. ^[28]

Akhyar was named in the 20-man Malaysia under-23 for the 2018 Asian Games. ^[29] On 15 August, Akhyar scored a goal in a 3–1 win over Kyrgyzstan.

Senior

In March 2018, Akhyar was called up to the Malaysian national team for the friendly against Mongolia. ^{[30] [31]} On 22 March 2018, he earned his first international cap at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, coming on as a substitute for Mahali Jasuli in the 45th minute. In just his first appearance for Malaysia, Akhyar scored his first international goal. ^[32]

On 4 November 2018, he was named in the Malaysia national team for the 2018 AFF Championship. ^[33]

In June 2019, Akhyar was named in the 23-man for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Timor-Leste which Malaysia won 7–1 in the first leg and 5–1 in the second leg. Akhyar scored a goal in each match. ^[34]

On 23 March 2022, in what was Malaysia's first match under the new head coach Kim Pan-gon, Akhyar scored a brace against Philippines in a friendly match, resulting in a 2–0 victory. Akhyar also represented the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup where he played in all of the group stage matches.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 December 2023. ^{[35] [36]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kedah	2017	Malaysia Super League	3	0	1 [a]	0	2 [b]	1	0	0	6	1
	2018	Malaysia Super League	17	3	1 [a]	0	2 [b]	1	–		20	4
	Total		20	3	2	0	4	2	0	0	26	5
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2019	Malaysia Super League	19	3	1 [a]	0	7 [b]	0	4 [c]	0	31	3
	2020	Malaysia Super League	5	1	0 [a]	0	0 [b]	0	1 [c]	0	6	1
	2021	Malaysia Super League	9	1	0 [a]	0	0 [b]	0	4 [c]	0	13	1
	2022	Malaysia Super League	7	1	1 [a]	0	3 [b]	2	1 [c]	0	12	3
	2023	Malaysia Super League	13	3	0 [a]	0	0 [b]	0	0 [c]	0	13	3
	Total		54	9	2	0	10	2	10	0	75	11
Career total			74	12	3	0	11	2	10	0	101	16

1. Appearances in Malaysia FA Cup
2. Appearances in Malaysia Cup
3. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

As of 22 March 2024 ^{[35] [37]}

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2018	13	1
	2019	10	3
	2020	0	0
	2021	5	1
	2022	8	2
	2023	9	3
	2024	4	0
Total		49	10

International goals

As of match played 6 September 2023. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Akhyar Rashid goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 March 2018	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia	1	Mongolia	2–1	2–2	Friendly
2	7 June 2019		15	East Timor	7–1	7–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	11 June 2019		16		4–0	5–1
4	5 October 2019		19	Sri Lanka	4–0	6–0	Friendly
5	6 December 2021	Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore	23	Cambodia	2–0	3–1	2020 AFF Championship
6	23 March 2022	Kallang Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	27	Philippines	1–0	2–0	2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series
7					2–0
8	23 March 2023	Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor, Malaysia	37	Turkmenistan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
9	28 March 2023		38	Hong Kong	1–0	2–0
10	6 September 2023	East Town Sports Park Stadium, Chengdu, China	41	Syria	1–2	2–2

Malaysia Under-23

Akhyar Rashid – goals for Malaysia U23
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 August 2018	Changzhou, China	China	0–1	2–1	Friendly
2.	10 August 2018	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia	United Arab Emirates	2–0	2–0	Friendly
3.	15 August 2018	Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung, Indonesia	Kyrgyzstan	1–2	1–3	2018 Asian Games
4.	22 March 2019	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia	Philippines	1–0	3–0	2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
5.	22 March 2019	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia	Philippines	2–0	3–0	2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
6.	2 December 2019	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	East Timor	4–0	4–0	Football at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games – Men's tournament

Malaysia Under-19

Akhyar Rashid – goals for Malaysia U19
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 September 2017	Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Laos	2–1	4–1	2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
2.	4 September 2017	Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Laos	3–1	4–1	2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
3.	8 September 2017	Thuwunna Stadium, Myanmar	East Timor	0–1	0-3	2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
4.	8 November 2017	Paju Public Stadium, South Korea	Indonesia	0–2	1-4	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
5.	4 July 2018	Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia	Cambodia	0–2	0–2	2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
6.	8 July 2018	Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia	East Timor	1–1	1–1	2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Honours

Kedah

• Youth Cup: 2017 ^[6]
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2017 ^{[38] [39]}
• Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2017 ^[40]
• Malaysia Charity Shield: runner-up:2018

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Charity Shield: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Malaysia Super League: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Malaysia Cup: 2019, 2022, 2023
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023

Malaysia U-19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship  : 2018, runner-up: 2017 ^[17]

Malaysia U-23

• SEA Games  : Silver 2017 ^[41]

Malaysia

• AFF Championship runner-up: 2018
• King's Cup runner-up: 2022 ^[42]
• Pestabola Merdeka: 2024; ^[43] runner-up 2023 ^[44]

Individual

• Malaysia Football League Best Striker: 2018
• Malaysia Football League Best Eleven: 2018, ^[45] 2019
• Malaysia Football League Most Promising Player: 2019

Personal life

Akhyar's elder brother Rafdi Rashid was a former striker for Kedah. His older sister Nurrashidah Rashid is currently a Malaysian national Sepak takraw player. ^{[46] [47]}

On 2 May 2024, Akhyar sustained injuries to his head and legs after being beaten with an iron rod during a robbery outside his residence in Terengganu. ^[48]

In November 2024, he engaged with Eyka Farhana, an announcement made through her social media account. ^[49]

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External links

• Akhyar Rashid at Soccerway