Personal information | |||
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Full name | Khairul Fahmi bin Che Mat | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 January 1989||
Place of birth | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia [2] | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sabah | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar | ||
2005–2006 | Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil | ||
2007–2008 | Harimau Muda | ||
2008 | PKNS U-21 | ||
2008–2009 | Kelantan U-21 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Harimau Muda | 1 | (0) |
2009–2018 | Kelantan | 159 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Melaka United | 58 | (0) |
2022– | Sabah | 31 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2012 | Malaysia U23 | 28 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Malaysia XI | 3 | (0) |
2010–2021 | Malaysia | 61 [3] | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:51, 21 December 2021 (UTC) |
Khairul Fahmi bin Che Mat P.B. [4] (born 7 January 1989 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Sabah. [5] [6] He is also a former member of Malaysia national team.
At his youth, Khairul Fahmi began his football career playing for Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar (SSBP) and Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil (SSBJ). During his school year, he was selected as the second choice goalkeeper for Malaysia U-17 at the 2004 AFC U-17 Championship. [7] [8] [9]
Khairul Fahmi was later chosen to be in the Harimau Muda team for the 2007–08 Malaysia Premier League. Khairul Fahmi appeared in a match against ATM FA which Harimau Muda lose 2-1. [10] Halfway through the season, he was dropped from Harimau Muda. [11] He signed with PKNS until the end of 2008 season. [11]
Khairul Fahmi had also impressed the Dutch club, PSV Eindhoven and went for a-week trials with the club's Under-19 and Under-23 teams. He went there with his teammate, Asraruddin Putra after they showed excellent performances in the 2007 Champions Youth Cup. [12]
In 2008, Khairul Fahmi returned to Kelantan as a loan player from PKNS for the 2008 Malaysia Cup. [11] In 2009 he signed a permanent deal with Kelantan and registered as the third goalkeeper for Kelantan but he did not made any appearances for the senior side. [11]
In 2010, he finally have the chances with the senior squad due to Halim Napi retirement and a blunder from Syed Adney during their match against Kedah in 2010 Malaysia Super League. [13] [14] He made his league debut on 6 March 2010 in a 1-0 away win against T-Team. [15] [16] In his debut season, he won the 2010 Malaysia Cup. [17] He also won The Best Young Player and Best Goalkeeper awards at the 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM. [18]
In 2011, Khairul Fahmi retain as Kelantan first choice goalkeeper. He ended the season with Kelantan winning their first league title, making 24 appearances and he also won the Best Goalkeeper Award for the second consecutive time. [19] [20]
In 2012, Khairul Fahmi continue his fine form which saw Kelantan won their first ever treble in the Malaysian League. [20] He also won the Best Goalkeeper Award for the third time in a row. [20]
On 7 May 2018, Khairul Fahmi signed a six-month contract with Melaka United until the end of the current season. [21] On 12 May 2018, Khairul Fahmi made his debut for Melaka United in a 0–0 draw against Perak.
On 8 February 2021, he extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2022. [22]
Khairul Fahmi made his first appearance for Malaysia under-23 at the 2010 Asian Games. He helped his team qualify into the second round but later lost to Iran, 1–3. [23] Khairul Fahmi became Malaysia's hero when he saved two penalties and they won 4–3 in the penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw against Indonesia to ensure Malaysia retained the prestigious SEA Games gold medal. Khairul Fahmi also helped his team qualify into the Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3 of 2012 Summer Olympics Qualification. However, Malaysia failed to win any matches in the group stage.
Khairul Fahmi made his debut against Oman on 3 September 2010 replacing Sharbinee Allawee during the second half. He kept a clean sheet for the entire second half after Malaysia conceding 3 goals in the first half of the match.
In November 2010, Khairul Fahmi was called up to the Malaysia national team by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Khairul kept a clean sheet against Thailand on a 0–0 draw. He also kept a clean sheet against Vietnam twice in the semi-finals. In the first leg of the finals, Khairul Fahmi played well against the Indonesians. The match ended a 3–0 win to Malaysia, thus earning another clean sheet to him. [24] In the second leg of the finals held in Indonesia, Khairul Fahmi gave another outstanding performance by making numerous saves including a brilliant penalty save early in the match. The save proved to be a pivotal moment in the match in which Malaysia scored an away goal. Malaysia won on 4–2 aggregate and lifted the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time. [25]
Khairul Fahmi was selected for the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup. On 26 November 2012, Malaysia's opening group match against Singapore ended up with the Malaysian side losing 0–3. The Lions scored the first goal through their captain, Shahril Ishak at the 32nd-minute. Six minutes later, Ishak once again scored a goal for the Lions as a result of Khairul Fahmi's blunder at goal. In the second half, veteran Singaporean forward Aleksandar Đurić completed the rout against the Tigers with the third and final goal of the game. The match resulted in 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup holders Malaysia losing its first group match of the tournament, and Khairul Fahmi was subsequently dropped for the rest of the Tigers' campaign.
However, since Kim Pan-Gon was made in charge of the Malaysian national football team in 2022, he was deemed too short to play in goal, losing his spot to taller and younger goalkeepers.
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup [lower-alpha 2] | Asia [lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Harimau Muda | 2007–08 [26] | Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Kelantan | 2009 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2010 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2011 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
2012 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
2013 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
2014 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
2015 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
2016 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
2017 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2018 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 159 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 260 | 0 | ||
Melaka United | 2018 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
2019 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
2020 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2021 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
Total | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | 79 | 0 | |||
Sabah | 2022 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
2023 [26] | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Career total | 249 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 373 | 0 |
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# | Date | Location | Head coach | Opponent | Result | Team |
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1. | 13 July 2011 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil | K. Rajagopal | Arsenal | 0–4 (L) | Malaysia XI |
2. | 16 July 2011 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil | K. Rajagopal | Liverpool | 3–6 (L) | Malaysia XI |
3. | 30 July 2012 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil | K. Rajagopal | Manchester City | 1–3 (L) | Malaysia XI |
Khairul Fahmi is the fourth of five siblings. He received his early education at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Tapang, Kota Bharu. Then he entered Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar, Johor Bahru. After that he furthered Bukit Jalil Sports School (National Sports School). He was active in sports and has represented the school since primary school. On 28 December 2012, Khairul Fahmi married Nur Eilunie Natasha Jaafar. [29] They have a daughter named Kayla Elayna, and a son named Khaleel Emir. [30]
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