Irfan Zakaria

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Irfan Zakaria
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria
Date of birth (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 71
Youth career
2013 Selangor U-19
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Harimau Muda B 15 (0)
2015 Harimau Muda 20 (0)
2016–2019 Kuala Lumpur 65 (0)
2020 Kedah Darul Aman 9 (0)
2021–2022 Kuala Lumpur City 39 (0)
2023– Sabah 14 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Malaysia U23 15 (0)
2018– Malaysia 13 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2018
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021

Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria (born 4 June 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Sabah in the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia national team. His primarily position as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre-back. [2] A tough tackling, skilful and has a good vision defensive player. Irfan also in the squad for the 2017 SEA Games. [3]

Contents

Club career

Return to Kuala Lumpur City

On 17 January 2021, it was announced Irfan has joined newly promoted club, Kuala Lumpur City for a second stint. [4] [5] On 16 March, Irfan made his second debut for the club in a 1–0 league defeat to Penang. [6]

Sabah

On 2 December 2022, Irfan signed a contract with Sabah. [7]

International career

Irfan represented Malaysian at under-23 and senior level.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 June 2023
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harimau Muda B 2014 1200000––120
2015 300000––30
Total150000000150
Harimau Muda 2015 2000000––200
Total200000000200
Kuala Lumpur City 20161000050––150
2017 1501050––210
2018 1904020––250
2019 2104250––302
Total6509217000912
Kedah Darul Aman 2020 9000102 [lower-alpha 1] 0120
Total90001020120
Kuala Lumpur City 2021 210000000210
2022 180103070290
Total390103070500
Sabah 2023 100000000100
Career total1580102210901982
  1. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 28 May 2021 [8]
Malaysia
YearAppsGoals
2018101
201920
202110
Total131

International goals

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first. [9]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 April 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 3–07–0 Friendly

Honours

Kuala Lumpur City

Kedah Darul Aman

Malaysia U-23

Malaysia

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References

  1. ↑ "Fast-improving Irfan a key component of Malaysia's defence". FourFourTwo. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Piala Malaysia: Irfan optimis KL mampu raih kemenangan pertama". stadiumastro.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Watch this space – Eight lower-league Malaysians destined for stardom". FourFourTwo. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "RASMI: Irfan Zakaria Kembali Semula Sertai Skuad Warga Kota". Vocket FC. 18 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "A man with a plan". The Star. 30 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Penang vs Kuala Lumpur City". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Mahu pengalaman baru, Irfan pilih sertai Sabah FC". Stadium Astro. 2 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ↑ "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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