Jefri Syafiq Ishak

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Jefri Syafiq
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Jefri with Kuala Belait in 2024
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Jefri Syafiq bin Ishak
Date of birth (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kuala Belait, Brunei
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 DPMM FC II
Number 23
Youth career
BSRC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 BSRC 3 (0)
2022–2024 Kuala Belait 16 (0)
2025– DPMM II 3 (0)
International career‡
2023 Brunei U23 7 (0)
2022– Brunei 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024

Muhammad Jefri Syafiq bin Ishak (born 21 May 2002) is a Bruneian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brunei Super League club DPMM FC II and the Brunei national football team. [1]

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Club career

Belait teams

A native of Kuala Belait in west Brunei, Jefri began playing for the football team of Brunei Shell Recreational Club in the 2020 season, after steady development with their youth team. [2] He made his league debut against Indera SC on 20 June 2021 in a 0–2 loss. [3]

After three league appearances in two incomplete Brunei Super League seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jefri moved to KB FC of the same district the following year. [4] He made his competitive debut for KB at the 2022 Brunei FA Cup first group match against Tutong Hotspurs in a 1–1 draw on 14 August. [5] He gained rave reviews from onlookers, most importantly the then Brunei national team head coach Mario Rivera, at the tournament where his team was able to advance to the quarter-finals through his performances.

In the 2023 season, Kuala Belait finished sixth out of 16 teams, with Jefri keeping five clean sheets in 12 appearances. [6]

DPMM FC II

At the start of 2025, Jefri transferred to DPMM FC's second team and played in a training match against Kuching City on 5 January. [7] He made his official debut with the team on the 19th against Jerudong FC, keeping a clean sheet in a 5–0 win. [8] On 2 February, Jefri was the starting goalkeeper for DPMM II's title decider against Kasuka FC, which they lost 2–3. [9]

International career

Youth

Jefri became the starting goalkeeper for Brunei at under-23 level in 2023, making the squad to compete at the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship held in Thailand in August of that year. [10] He made his first appearance in a 2–0 loss to Laos in a friendly on 12 August. [11] At the tournament itself, Jefri conceded a ninth minute own goal in the first game against Cambodia, the score ending 0–5. [12] Further defeats incurred by Thailand and Myanmar compounded Brunei to finish bottom of their group. [13]

A month later, almost the same side travelled to Jordan for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against three formidable Middle Eastern teams. [14] Jefri conceded a total of 23 goals in three matches against the home side, Syria and Oman. [15]

Senior

Jefri as a substitute against Indonesia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Indonesia-Brunei 17 October 2023 (Players) 16.jpg
Jefri as a substitute against Indonesia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Jefri became a surprise selection for the Brunei national team when the Wasps hosted both Laos and Maldives at a tri-nation tournament in September 2022. [16] However despite consistently being in the national squad ever since, he could not dislodge the two senior goalkeepers Haimie Abdullah Nyaring and Ishyra Asmin Jabidi and he had to wait until 15 November 2024 for his international debut away against Russia in Krasnodar when both players were unavailable for selection. [17] The gulf in class between the two sides was apparent as Jefri was on the wrong end of an 11–0 hammering by the team in red. [18]

Honours

DPMM II

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References

  1. ↑ @_kbfootballclub (12 December 2022). "All the best buat Md Jefri Syafiq (GK) yang akan mewakili negara ke AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022! Make Brunei & KBFC proud!" . Retrieved 21 November 2024– via Instagram.
  2. ↑ @bsrcfootball (28 February 2020). "FIRST TEAM #bsrcfc #bsrcfcbruneisuperleague #supportfootball #bsrcfootball #bsrcfcplayers" . Retrieved 21 November 2024– via Instagram.
  3. ↑ @bsrcfootball (20 June 2021). "20 JUNE 2021 Brunei Super League 2021" . Retrieved 21 November 2024– via Instagram.
  4. ↑ @_kbfootballclub (8 June 2022). "Back to training!" . Retrieved 21 November 2024– via Instagram.
  5. ↑ @_kbfootballclub (14 August 2022). "We're forced to settle for a point against Tutong Hotspurs" . Retrieved 21 November 2024– via Instagram.
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  7. ↑ @officialdpmmfc (5 January 2025). "DPMM FC II face Kuching City FC in another exciting friendly match this afternoon at Jerudong Park Mini Stadium. Stay tuned for more updates, and let's support our team as they prepare for upcoming challenges!" . Retrieved 20 January 2025– via Instagram.
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