Fairuz Zakaria

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Fairuz Zakaria
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Fairuz bin Zakaria
Date of birth (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Penang, Malaysia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
DPMM
Number 18
Youth career
2018–2019 Kedah Darul Aman U21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Perlis Northern Lions 0 (0)
2019 Kedah Darul Aman 0 (0)
2020 Penang 8 (0)
2021 Kedah Darul Aman 12 (0)
2022–2025 Penang 40 (0)
2025– DPMM 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025

Mohammad Fairuz bin Zakaria (born 25 May 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Malaysia Super League club DPMM. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Fairuz was a member of the Kedah Darul Aman under-21 team that reached all the way to the final of the 2018 Piala Presiden where they were beaten by Terengganu III. [3] [4]

At the start of the 2019 Malaysia Premier League, Fairuz moved to Perlis Northern Lions but the team were disqualified from the league after only three matches played due to inaccurate documentation of feasibility by the Malaysian Football League (MFL). [5] [6] Fairuz returned to Kedah Darul Aman, being registered with the first team in mid-season. [7]

Fairuz's next destination was Penang for the 2020 Malaysia Premier League and he helped the islanders win the championship after 11 games and subsequent promotion to the 2021 Malaysia Super League. [8] [9] He returned to Kedah the year after and was a steady fixture at left back, boosting Sang Kenari to a second place finish behind Johor Darul Ta'zim who also eliminated them from the year's Malaysia Cup. [10] [11] [12]

Fairuz was re-signed by Penang from the 2022 season. Although the team had a torrid season and finished in last place, [13] they were saved from relegation by the withdrawals and expulsions of three clubs that finished above them: Petaling Jaya City, Melaka United and Sarawak United. [14] [15] They also had an impressive run in the year's FA Cup where they reached the semi-finals. [16] Fairuz played with Penang for the next two campaigns until his release was announced by the club at the end of the 2024–25 season. [17]

On the same day of his announced release, Fairuz moved to Bruneian outfit DPMM for the 2025–26 season, the first Malaysian to be recruited for their new campaign in Malaysia. [18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 August 2025 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupFA CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Penang 2020 Malaysia Premier League 801090
Kedah Darul Aman 2021 Malaysia Super League 12040160
Penang 2022 1702020210
2023 40001050
2024–25 1902010220
Total4004040480
DPMM 2025–26 Malaysia Super League30001040
Career total6304010000770

Honours

Kedah
Penang

References

  1. "Player profile". FA Penang. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. "2021 Malaysia Super League transfer list". Goal.com. 7 February 2021.
  3. "SENARAI PENUH PASUKAN PIALA PRESIDEN KEDAH 2018". Kedah Darul Aman F.C. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  4. "Terengganu FC lll Julang Piala Presiden 2018". TRDI News. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  5. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2135486680100177 [ bare URL ]
  6. "MFL cancel Perlis' Malaysia League participation". New Straits Times. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  7. "FAIRUZ ZAKARIA KEMBALI PERKUAT PASUKAN". Kedah Darul Aman F.C. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  8. "SELAMAT DATANG..!". Penang F.C. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  9. "Rampant Penang clinch PL title". New Straits Times. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  10. "Kedah umum barisan pemain tempatan baharu". Harian Metro. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  11. "Kedah take MSL runners up spot". ASEAN Football Federation. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  12. "Piala Malaysia 2021: Arif Aiman 'Hancurkan' Harapan Kedah, Bawa JDT Ke Separuh Akhir". Vocket FC. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  13. "LIGA SUPER MALAYSIA 2022 - 22". Malaysian Football League . Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  14. "PJ City confirms exiting Super League". Malay Mail. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  15. "Melaka, Sarawak 'ditendang' daripada Liga M". Berita Harian. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  16. "JDT march into FA Cup final with 6-1 demolition of Penang FC". Malay Mail. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  17. "Penang Lepaskan 22 Pemain Serentak". Makanbola. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  18. "DPMM FC confirms to sign left back Fairuz Zakaria from Penang FC".
  19. "Fairuz Zakaria". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.