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 30)
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
 Melaka
Number 17
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 City 65 (0)
2020 Kedah Darul Aman 9 (0)
2021–2022 Kuala Lumpur City 39 (0)
2023 Sabah 14 (0)
2024–2025 Kedah Darul Aman 19 (0)
2025– Melaka 1 (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 as of 14 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2021

Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria (born 4 June 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Melaka and the Malaysia national team. His primarily position as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre-back. [2]

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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. [3] [4] On 16 March, Irfan made his second debut for the club in a 1–0 league defeat to Penang. [5]

Sabah

On 2 December 2022, Irfan signed a contract with Sabah. [6]

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
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 [a] 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 [7]
Malaysia
YearAppsGoals
2018101
201920
202110
Total131

International goals

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first. [8]
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

References

  1. ↑ "Fast-improving Irfan a key component of Malaysia's defence". FourFourTwo. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "New Signing Muhammad Irfan Zakaria". Melaka FC. 15 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "RASMI: Irfan Zakaria Kembali Semula Sertai Skuad Warga Kota". Vocket FC. 18 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "A man with a plan". The Star. 30 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Penang vs Kuala Lumpur City". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mahu pengalaman baru, Irfan pilih sertai Sabah FC". Stadium Astro. 2 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". The Star Online . 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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