Azri Ghani

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Azri Ghani
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Azri bin Abdul Ghani [1]
Date of birth (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kota Bharu, Malaysia [1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Kuala Lumpur City
Number 30
Youth career
2017 Felda United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Felda United 1 (0)
2020 Kedah Darul Aman 3 (0)
2021 Perak 7 (0)
2022– Kuala Lumpur City 24 (0)
International career
2018 Malaysia U19 22 (0)
2019–2022 Malaysia U23 8 (0)
2024– Malaysia 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Gold medal icon.svg 2018 Indonesia
Silver medal icon.svg 2017 Myanmar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024

Muhammad Azri bin Abdul Ghani (born 30 April 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City and the Malaysia national team. [2]

Contents

Club career

Felda United

Azri started his career at Felda United where he was promoted to the senior squad for the 2018 Malaysia Premier League season.

Kedah Darul Aman

In January 2020, Azri moved to Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman. On 26 August, he make his debut for the club coming on as a substitution in the 61st minute for the injured Shahril Sa'ari. He would then play in the next two consecutive league match for the club.

Perak

On 3 January 2021, Azri signed a contract for Perak. [3] [4] On 25 April 2021, he made his league debut for the club in a 0–1 defeat to Melaka United.

Kuala Lumpur City

On 14 January 2022, Azri signed for Kuala Lumpur City. On 13 March, he make his debut in the 2022 Malaysia Cup fixture playing the full match in a 8–0 thrashing win over Langkawi City. He would than make his league debut for the club on 17 March where he go on to make eight consecutive appearance before picking up an injury in training forcing him to missed a match against Sri Pahang on 4 June. Azri was than selected as the main goalkeeper in the 2022 AFC Cup group stage fixtures where he make his debut against Indonesian club PSM Makassar on 24 June.

International career

Youth

Azri has represented Malaysia at the under-19 level. [1] He played at the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship, which Malaysia hosted.

In August 2021, Azri was called up to the under-20 team for central training. [5]

Senior

With main choice goalkeeper Syihan Hazmi out with injury, Azri was chosen in the starting line up thus making his debut for the Malaysia national team on 6 June 2024 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium. He played the full game as it ended in a 1–1 draw. Azri also played in the next match against Chinese Taipei on 11 June 2024. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League Cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Felda United 2018 Malaysia Premier League 10001020
2019 Malaysia Super League 00000000
Total10001020
Kedah Darul Aman 2020 Malaysia Super League301040
Total30001040
Perak 2021 Malaysia Super League700070
Total70000070
Kuala Lumpur City 2022 Malaysia Super League0010104070
2023 Malaysia Super League1300000130
Total130101040190
Career total00000000

Honours

Kuala Lumpur City

Malaysia U19

Malaysia

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References

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  2. "3 Sebab Perak Boleh Dikatakan Bertuah Dapat 'Rampas' Azri Ghani". SemuanyaBOLA. 2 December 2020.
  3. "Perak FC umum tiga pemain baharu, bakal bawa masuk penyerang import gantikan Shahrel Fikri". Radio Televisyen Malaysia. 3 January 2021.
  4. "Azri dedah punca tinggalkan Kedah". Berita Harian. 1 December 2020.
  5. "Senarai 27 Pemain Ke Kem Latihan Pusat Fasa 1". Football Association of Malaysia. 25 August 2021.
  6. "Kyrgyzstan v Malaysia game report". ESPN. 6 June 2024.
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