Hazwan Bakri

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

Hazwan Bakri

Hazwan with Kuching City in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Ahmad Hazwan bin Bakri
Date of birth	(1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Labuan, Federal Territory, Malaysia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Kuching City
Number	33
Youth career
2007–2008	Bukit Jalil Sports School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	Kuala Lumpur	?	(13)
2012–2013	→ Harimau Muda A (loan)	20	(8)
2014–2016	Selangor	46	(11)
2017–2023	Johor Darul Ta'zim	44	(5)
2019–2023	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	7	(0)
2024–	Kuching City	2	(1)
International career‡
2011–2013	Malaysia U-23	18	(7)
2012–2019	Malaysia	30	(8)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Malaysia Men's football AFF Championship Runner-up 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2018

Ahmad Hazwan bin Bakri (born 19 June 1991) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Malaysia Super League side Kuching City and the Malaysia national team.

Club career

Kuala Lumpur

Hazwan began his career at Kuala Lumpur after being discovered by Kuala Lumpur's scout Akram Hadid on a scouting mission to Labuan. ^[1] He played for Kuala Lumpur youth team before being promoted to the first team. He was loaned to Harimau Muda project and spent a season playing in the Singapore's S.League.

Selangor

Hazwan join Selangor in 2014. He played a vital role in Selangor's 2015 Malaysia Cup campaign. He scored 2 goals in the final against Kedah which saw Selangor lifting the trophy after 10 years. ^[2] He also named as the best player in the 2015 Malaysia Cup final. ^[3]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 13 December 2016, Hazwan signed a two-year contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim for an undisclosed fee. ^[4] Press at the time reported the transfer value at figures between US$60,000 and US$100,000. ^{[5] [6]}

On 20 January 2017, Hazwan made his league debut in a 1–1 draw against Kedah. He played for 43 minutes before being replaced with Jerónimo Barrales. ^[7] Hazwan scored his first league goal in a 1–2 defeat over Perak on 18 February 2017. ^[8]

Hazwan also played for the feeder team of Johor Darul Ta'zim. He played in the second leg of 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup final against UKM. ^[9]

Kuching City

After being without a club for nearly 9 months, on 9 September 2024, Hazwan signed for Kuching City in the mid-transfer window.

International career

Youth

In 2011, Hazwan was called up to play for Malaysia U-23. He made his Malaysia U-23 debut on 13 September 2011 playing against Oman U-23 at UiTM Stadium. On 5 February 2012, he scored his first U-23 international goal in a 2-1 defeat against Bahrain U-23 during the 2012 Olympic qualification match. ^[10] In the final of 2012 Thanh Nien Newspaper Cup, Hazwan scored the only goal as Malaysia defeat the host Vietnam 1-0. ^[11] In the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Hazwan scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win against Laos. ^[12]

Senior

On 28 April 2012, Hazwan made his debut for the senior team, scoring a hat-trick against Sri Lanka in a friendly match as Malaysia ran out 6–0 victors. ^[13] Hazwan became the youngest player to score a hat trick for Malaysia. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 December 2023. ^{[14] [15]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Others [a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kuala Lumpur	2009	Malaysia Premier League		4		0	6	0	–			4
	2010	Malaysia Super League	19	2	4	1	4	1	–		27	4
	2011	Malaysia Super League	19	7	0	0	2	1	–		21	8
	Total			13		1	12	2	–			16
Harimau Muda A (loan)	2012	S.League	20	8	0	0	0	0	–		20	8
	Total		20	8	0	0	0	0	–		20	8
Selangor	2014	Malaysia Super League	8	1	2	0	7	2	3	0	20	3
	2015	Malaysia Super League	22	7	2	1	9	4	–		33	12
	2016	Malaysia Super League	16	3	0	0	9	4	3	1	28	8
	Total		46	11	4	1	25	10	6	1	81	23
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2017	Malaysia Super League	16	3	3	1	7	2	7	1	33	7
	2018	Malaysia Super League	18	1	4	0	10	1	7	2	39	4
	2019	Malaysia Super League	2	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	9	0
	2020	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2021	Malaysia Super League	4	0	–		3	1	1	0	8	1
	2022	Malaysia Super League	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	7	2
	2023	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		44	5	9	2	24	4	20	3	97	14
Johor Darul Ta'zim II	2019	Malaysia Premier League	–						1	0	1	0
	2021	Malaysia Premier League	2	0	–						2	0
	2022	Malaysia Premier League	5	0	–						5	0
	Total		7	0	–		–		1	0	8	0
Career Total

1. Includes AFC Cup, AFC Champions League, Piala Sumbangsih, and MFL Challenge Cup.

International

Malaysia national team [16]
Year	Apps	Goals
2012	2	3
2015	6	0
2016	12	4
2017	5	0
2018	5	0
Total	30	7

International goals

As of match played 6 June 2016. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hazwan goal. ^[16]

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

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 April 2012	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia	1	Sri Lanka	3–0	6–0	Friendly
2					4–0
3					6–0
4	2 June 2016	Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin, Malaysia	10	East Timor	1–0	3–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5					2–0
6	6 June 2016	Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin, Malaysia	11	East Timor	2–0	3–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7	14 November 2016	Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia	16	Papua New Guinea	1–0	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup: 2015

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023
• Malaysia Cup: 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
• Malaysia Charity Shield: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

• Malaysia Premier League: 2022
• MFL Challenge Cup: 2019

Malaysia

• AFF Championship  : 2018 runner up

Individual

• National Football Awards  : 2016
• Malaysia Cup Most Valuable Player : 2015

References

1. Devinder Singh (19 August 2011). "Football: Hazwan shows he's got the shots". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
2. Selangor Rangkul Juara Piala Malaysia Kali Ke-33, Tewaskan Kedah 2-0 - MStar, 12 December 2015.
3. Tak percaya jaringkan dua gol: Ahmad Hazwan - Berita Harian, 13 December 2015.
4. Fadhilul Izmel Ishak (13 December 2016). "RM1j untuk dapatkan Hazwan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 20 March 2018.
5. Mohamad Zulfaizan Mansor (12 December 2016). "Hazwan Bakri kini sah milik JDT" (in Malay). Berita Harian . Retrieved 20 March 2018.
6. Fadhilul Izmel Ishak (6 December 2016). "RM650,000 tebus kontrak Hazwan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 20 March 2018.
7. "Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 Kedah". Soccerway. 20 January 2017.
8. "Perak 2–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim". Soccerway. 18 February 2017.
9. Challenge Cup Final 2 - CMS FAM, 12 October 2019.
10. Skuad Olimpik Negara Boleh Lupa Hasrat Ke Sukan Olimpik - MStar, 6 February 2012.
11. HAZWAN HEADER GIVES MALAYSIA THANH NIEN CROWN - ASEAN Football Federation, 22 October 2012.
12. Myanmar SEA Games: Malaysia thrashes Laos 4-1 - Awani, 13 December 2013.
13. "Youthful Malaysia thrash Sri Lanka 6-0". The Island. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
14. "Hazwan Bakri". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
15. AHMAD HAZWAN BAKRI - Malaysian Football League.
16. "Bakri, Ahmad Hazwan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

External links

• Hazwan Bakri at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hazwan Bakri Archived 24 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine at FA Selangor
• Hazwan Bakri Archived 28 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine at Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.