Irfan Zakaria

Irfan Zakaria
	Zakaria playing for the Malaysia National Team
Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria
Date of birth	4 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Kedah Darul Aman
Number	17
Youth career
2013	Selangor U-19
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Harimau Muda B
2015	Harimau Muda
2016–2019	Kuala Lumpur City
2020	Kedah Darul Aman
2021–2022	Kuala Lumpur City
2023	Sabah
2024–	Kedah Darul Aman
International career‡
2017–2018	Malaysia U23
2018–	Malaysia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Malaysia
AFF Championship
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021

Last updated October 13, 2024

Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria (born 4 June 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu 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]

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]

Kedah Darul Aman

On 5 March 2024, Irfan officially signed a contract with Kedah Darul Aman.

International career

Irfan represented Malaysian at under-23 and senior level.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 June 2023

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Harimau Muda B	2014	12	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	12	0
	2015	3	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	3	0
	Total	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Harimau Muda	2015	20	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	20	0
Harimau Muda	Total	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Kuala Lumpur City	2016	10	0	0	0	5	0	–	–	15	0
	2017	15	0	1	0	5	0	–	–	21	0
	2018	19	0	4	0	2	0	–	–	25	0
	2019	21	0	4	2	5	0	–	–	30	2
	Total	65	0	9	2	17	0	0	0	91	2
Kedah Darul Aman	2020	9	0	0	0	1	0	2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0	12	0
Kedah Darul Aman	Total	9	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	12	0
Kuala Lumpur City	2021	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
	2022	18	0	1	0	3	0	7	0	29	0
	Total	39	0	1	0	3	0	7	0	50	0
Sabah	2023	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Career total		158	0	10	2	21	0	9	0	198	2

↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 28 May 2021^[8]

Malaysia
Year	Apps	Goals
2018	10	1
2019	2	0
2021	1	0
Total	13	1

International goals

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.^[9]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 April 2018	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bhutan	3–0	7–0	Friendly

Honours

Kuala Lumpur City

Kedah Darul Aman

Malaysia Super League runner-up: 2020

Malaysia U-23

Southeast Asian Games silver medal: 2017 ^[10]

Malaysia

AFF Championship runner-up: 2018

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References

↑ "Fast-improving Irfan a key component of Malaysia's defence". FourFourTwo. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
↑ "Piala Malaysia: Irfan optimis KL mampu raih kemenangan pertama". stadiumastro.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
↑ "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.
↑ "RASMI: Irfan Zakaria Kembali Semula Sertai Skuad Warga Kota". Vocket FC. 18 January 2021.
↑ "A man with a plan". The Star. 30 January 2021.
↑ "Penang vs Kuala Lumpur City". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
↑ "Mahu pengalaman baru, Irfan pilih sertai Sabah FC". Stadium Astro. 2 December 2022.
↑ "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
↑ "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
↑ "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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[8] Appearances in AFC Champions League

[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.

[9] "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[NFT-10] "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[11] "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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