Nik Akif

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Nik Mat is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Nik Akif Syahiran.

Nik Akif

Personal information
Full name	Nik Akif Syahiran bin Nik Mat
Date of birth	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Kuala Krai, Kelantan, Malaysia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Immigration
Number	33
Youth career
2016	Bukit Jalil Sports School
2017	Kelantan U21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Kelantan	43	(9)
2021–2022	Terengganu	17	(1)
2022	→ Kelantan United (loan)	8	(0)
2023–2024	Penang	43	(5)
2025–	Immigration	2	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Malaysia U19	15	(5)
2017–2022	Malaysia U23	12	(0)
2018–	Malaysia	4	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Malaysia AFF U-19 Youth Championship 2018 Indonesia 2017 Myanmar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 November 2019

Nik Akif Syahiran bin Nik Mat (born 11 May 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Immigration and the Malaysia national team. ^[2]

Born in Kuala Krai in state of Kelantan, Nik Akif started his career at Bukit Jalil Sports School before joined Kelantan youth team in 2017. ^[3]

Club career

Kelantan

On 11 November 2017, it was announced that Nik Akif has been promoted to the Kelantan's first team for 2018 season. ^{[4] [5]} On 3 February 2018, Nik Akif made his first league appearance for Kelantan in a 1–2 defeat over Melaka United coming off bench for Fadhilah Pauzi.

Terengganu

On 8 December 2020, Nik Akif officially sign 2 years contract with Terengganu FC.

International career

Youth

On 2 September 2017, Akif has been selected to represent Malaysia U19 at 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship in Yangon, Myanmar. ^[6] On 4 September 2017, Nik Akif made his debut for Malaysia U19 in a 4–1 win over Laos. ^[7] Nik Akif has scored one goal in a 1–1 draw over Thailand on 12 September 2017. On the final of Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, Akif scored the winning goal for Malaysia defeating Myanmar 3-4. ^[8]

On 31 October 2017, Akif Syahiran scored one goal in 1–4 win over Timor-Leste during the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification at Paju Public Stadium.

On 23 November 2017, Akif Syahiran has been enlisted in Malaysia U22's 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship. ^[9] On 10 January 2018, Akif made his first appearance for the Malaysia U23 came from the bench in the 88th minute in a 1–4 defeat to Iraq at Changshu Stadium. ^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 September 2025 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental/Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kelantan	2018	Malaysia Super League	18	2	2	0	4	2	–		24	4
	2019	Malaysia Premier League	14	5	1	0	4	0	–		19	5
	2020	Malaysia Premier League	11	2	0	0	1	0	–		12	2
	Total		43	9	3	0	9	2	–		55	11
Terengganu	2021	Malaysia Super League	17	1	–		3	0	–		20	1
	Total		17	1	–		3	0	–		20	1
Kelantan United (loan)	2022	Malaysia Premier League	8	0	0	0	1	0	–		9	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	1	0	–		9	0
Penang	2023	Malaysia Super League	23	2	3	0	2	0	1 [a]	0	29	2
	2024–25	Malaysia Super League	20	3	3	0	2	0	2 [b]	0	27	3
	Total		43	5	6	0	4	0	3	0	56	5
Immigration	2025–26	Malaysia Super League	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
Career Total			113	15	9	0	17	2	3	0	142	17

1. Appearances in MFL Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in MFL Challenge Cup

International

As of 16 October 2018 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2018	4	0
	Total	4	0

Malaysia Under-19

Nik Akif – goals for Malaysia U19
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 September 2017	Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Thailand	1–0	1–1	2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
2.	31 October 2017	Paju Public Stadium, Paju, South Korea	Timor-Leste	2–0	3–1	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3.	14 July 2018	Gelora Delta Stadium, Indonesia	Myanmar	0–2	3-4	2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
4.	14 July 2018	Gelora Delta Stadium, Indonesia	Myanmar	3–4	3-4	2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
5.	6 October 2018	Doha, Qatar	Qatar	1–1	3–1	Friendly

Honours

Malaysia U19

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2018, runner-up: 2017

References

1. "Kelantan U21". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
2. "Terima kasih KAFA: Nik Akif". Berita Harian. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
3. "Nik Akif selesa dengan watak 'belakang tabir'". Stadium Astro. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
4. "TRW umum senarai remain 2018". Berita Harian. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
5. "Kelantan to promote Malaysia U19 playmaker, retain Zahasmi". Goal. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
6. "Senarai 23 pemain ke Kejuaraan B-18 AFF 2017 di Yangon, Myanmar". 2 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
7. "Malaysia U18 4–1 Laos U18 Match Summary" (PDF). 4 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
8. "Thailand U18 1–1 Malaysia U18 Match Summary" (PDF). 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
9. "Kim Swee senarai Hadi Fayyadh, Akif Syahiran". Sports247. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
10. "Iraq U23 4–1 Malaysia U23". The Asian Football Confederation. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
11. "Akif Syahiran". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
12. "Nik Akif Syahiran". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

External links

• Nik Akif at Soccerway