Amirul Hisyam Kechik

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Kechik is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Amirul Hisyam.

Amirul Hisyam Kechik

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Amirul Hisyam bin Awang Kechik
Date of birth	(1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Kedah, [1] Malaysia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Penang
Number	77
Youth career
2011–2012	Malaysia U-17
2013	Kedah U-21 [2]
2013–2014	Harimau Muda C
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Harimau Muda B	16	(1)
2016–2025	Kedah Darul Aman	124	(3)
2025–	Penang	0	(0)
International career‡
2010–2012	Malaysia U-17	9	(0)
2012–2015	Malaysia U-20	6	(0)
2015–2017	Malaysia U-23	15	(1)
2016–2017	Malaysia	3	(0)
Medal record Malaysia under-23 SEA Games Kuala Lumpur 2017 Football
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 August 2017

Muhammad Amirul Hisyam bin Awang Kechik (born 5 May 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Penang and the Malaysia national team. ^[3]

Club career

Amirul was a product of the Tunku Anum state sports school in Kedah prior to joining Harimau Muda in 2013. ^[4] While playing for the Tunku Anum sports school their team won the Minister of Education Challenge Cup for three years running. He was initially picked to join Kedah's 2013 President Cup squad but impressed coaches at a selection conducted by Harimau Muda C. He then went on to be part of Ong Kim Swee’s squad that played in the Queensland Premier League in 2014 and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. ^[5] In 2015, Amirul played in the S.League under Razip Ismail as the head coach.

On 4 December 2024, Amirul scored a stoppage time goal to rescue his team to a 1–1 draw to Perak.

International career

Amirul has played for Malaysia in various age groups, and made his debut for the senior team in March 2016, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia. ^{[6] [7]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 June 2025 ^[8]

Club performance
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Singapore			S.League		Cup		League Cup		Continental/Others		Total
2015	Harimau Muda B	S.League	16	1	0	0	0	0	–		16	1
Total			16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1
Season	Club	League	League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Continental/Others		Total
2016	Kedah Darul Aman	Malaysia Super League	19	0	5	1	9	0	–		33	1
2017			13	0	2	0	9	0	–		24	0
2018			15	0	1	0	0	0	–		16	0
2019			10	0	4	0	2	0	–		16	0
2020			9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
2021			20	1	0	0	5	0	–		25	1
2022			9	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	13	0
2023			14	0	0	0	2	0	–		16	0
2024–25			15	2	5	1	1	0	4 [a]	2	25	5
Total			124	3	18	2	29	0	7	2	178	7
Career total			140	4	18	2	29	0	7	2	191	5

1. Appearances in MFL Challenge Cup

International Appearances

As of 22 March 2018

Malaysia national team [9]
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	3	0
Total	3	0

Honours

Club

Kedah Darul Aman

• Malaysia FA Cup: 2017, 2019
• Malaysia Cup: 2016
• Piala Sumbangsih  : 2017

International

Malaysia U-23

• Southeast Asian Games

Silver Medal: 2017 ^[10]

References

1. "Kalau Bukan Pemain Kedah, Amirul Hisyam Ada Cita-Cita Lain". mstar.com.my. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
2. "Kedah unveil new team". thestar.com.my. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
3. "Budak Jual Sayur Kini Pemain Tengah Kedah Dan Malaysia". mstar.com.my. mStar. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
4. "The rise of Amirul Hisyam". FourFourTwo . 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
5. "Kim Swee senaraikan awal 29 pemain". sinarharian.com.my. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
6. "Malaysia call-up for Brendan Gan while JDT's Safee Sali dropped". espnfc.com. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
7. "Saudi Arabia vs Malaysia Match report". fifa.com. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
8. "Amirul Hisyam". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
9. "Hisyam, Mohd Amirul". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
10. "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

External links

• Amirul Hisyam Kechik at Soccerway
• Amirul Hisyam Kechik at National-Football-Teams.com