Megat Amir Faisal

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Megat Amir Faisal
Personal information
Full name Megat Amir Faisal Al Khalidi bin Ibrahim [1]
Place of birth Penang, Malaysia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Petaling Jaya City FC (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
1991–1996 Penang
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1998 Penang 45 (0)
1999 Olympic 2000 0 (0)
2000–2003 Penang 68 (0)
2004–2006 Kedah 56 (0)
2006–2008 Selangor 16 (0)
2009–2010 Perak 5 (0)
2011 Penang 11 (0)
2012–2014 PBAPP FC 35 (0)
International career
1997 Malaysia U-20
1998–1999 Malaysia U-23
1998 Malaysia 2 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2017 Malaysia U22 (goalkeeping coach)
2017 Felcra (goalkeeping coach)
2018 Kedah FA (goalkeeping coach)
2019 Petaling Jaya City FC (goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Megat Amir Faisal Al Khalidi bin Ibrahim (born 27 September 1978) is a Malaysian footballer who is a former football player and now he is a professional coach. He has coached Harimau Muda U23 and Malaysia Team U23 to national level in 2015 and 2016. He has also coached Felcra and Kedah. He is the current First Team Goalkeeper Coach for PJ City FC. He holds AFC Goalkeeping Coaching Certificate Level 3. His preferred playing position is as a goalkeeper.

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Career

The Penang-born goalkeeper began his career with Penang youth team and later picked as one of the national Olympic 2000 team goalkeeper playing in M-League for 1999 season. After his national team stint ended, he returned to Penang and become the understudy of the main goalkeeper Zamri Mat Ariff. After Zamri departure to Perak, he was given a nod as main senior team goalkeeper until he signed with Kedah in 2005. He became a cult figure with Kedah due to his performances with them.

Other club noticed his performances with Kedah, leading to Megat joining Selangor for a two-season contract in 2006. He was released by Selangor with a few other senior players in a clean out following a very poor season for Selangor in 2008. [2]

He had trial with Perak FA and later signed with them after Perak FA lost two of their experienced goalkeepers, Mohd Hamsani Ahmad and Mohd Nasril Nourdin to Selangor for 2009 season. After being released from Perak, he returned to his hometown to join Penang FA for Malaysia Premier League 2011 season.

In 2012, he joined another Penang outfit PBAPP FC who plays in the 2012 Malaysia FAM League for the first time. [3]

Megat was part of the Malaysia squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia. [4] He also participated at the 2004 Malaysia Cup where his team lost 1–0. [5]

Honours

Penang FA

Kedah FA

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References

  1. ↑ "Megat Amir Faisal". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ↑ 17 September 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2012. [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ 9 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012. [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Megat Amir Faisal – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ↑ Johari Shawal (12 May 2004). "Perlis ibarat di kayangan". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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