Harith Haiqal

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Harith Haiqal
Personal information
Full name Harith Haiqal bin Adam Afkar
Date of birth (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 55
Youth career
2017–2019 Mokhtar Dahari Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Selangor II 27 (4)
2021– Selangor 40 (6)
International career‡
2019–2021 Malaysia U19 7 (2)
2021– Malaysia U23 5 (0)
2024– Malaysia 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 July 2025

Harith Haiqal bin Adam Afkar (born 22 June 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team. [1]

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Early life

Harith began his career in football after being spotted by the NFDP officials while he was playing for his school's under-12 side before joining the Mokhtar Dahari Academy (AMD). He was a striker at the beginning of his football journey, but his talent in handling the defence line as a central defender started with the AMD team and shines in that position up until now. [2]

Club career

Selangor

Harith became one of the AMD players who signed his first professional contract with Selangor after graduating from high school. He then managed to be listed with the Selangor II team after displaying an impressive performance during the three cornered match against the other young Selangor players handled by German coach, Michael Feichtenbeiner at the end of 2019. [2]

On 31 July 2021, Harith made his debut for the first team in the 2021 Malaysia Super League matches against Penang; which he came on as substitute. [3]

On 25 November 2021, Selangor confirmed that Harith would be definitely promoted to Selangor's first team for 2022 season.

During the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two fixture against Korean giants Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on 23 October 2024, Harith was chosen as the captain during the match as both club captains, Safuwan Baharuddin and Noor Al-Rawabdeh was out due to injury. Harith went on to score the opening goal in the match and guided the team to a historic 2–1 win against the Korean club.

International career

Youth

Harith was part of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship squad. [4] He was later selected for the national under-23 team for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, helping the squad to reach the final tournament. [5]

Senior

In March 2024, Harith was called up to the Malaysia national team for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He made his debut for Malaysia on 14 October 2024 during a friendly match against New Zealand at the North Harbour Stadium.

Harith scored his first international goal on 14 November 2024 in a friendly match against Laos at the PAT Stadium.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 April 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Selangor II 2020 Malaysia Premier League 100—100
2021 Malaysia Premier League174—174
Total27400000000274
Selangor 2021 Malaysia Super League 200020—40
2022 Malaysia Super League800010—90
2023 Malaysia Super League1132031—164
2024–25 Malaysia Super League19350206 [a] 13 [b] 0354
Total40670816130648
Career total6710708161309112
  1. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in MFL Challenge Cup

International

As of matches played 14 November 2024.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 202421
Total21

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 November 2024 PAT Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 0–11–3 Friendly Match

Honours

Selangor

Malaysia

References

  1. ↑ Kin Fai, Ooi (20 April 2020). "Meet Harith Haiqal - Malaysia's answer to Joe Gomez who's ready to show what he can do at the highest level". Goal. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Know Me Better: Harith Haiqal". selangorfc. 4 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Penang vs. Selangor". Soccerway. 31 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Senarai 23 Pemain Skuad Malaysia Ke Kejuaraan B-16 AFC 2018". Football Association of Malaysia. 14 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Aznan, Syafiq (31 October 2021). "Malaysia ke pusingan akhir Piala Asia B-23". Berita Harian. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Harith Haiqal Adam Afkar". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ↑ BERNAMA (23 February 2025). "Selangor End 10-Year Wait By Lifting Challenge Cup After Gunning Down PDRM FC 7-0". BERNAMA. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  8. ↑ BERNAMA (9 August 2024). "Malaysia Beat Lebanon 1-0 In Final Of 2024 Merdeka Tournament". BERNAMA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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