Nor Farhan Muhammad

Nor Farhan Muhammad

Personal information
Full name	Mohd Nor Farhan Bin Muhammad
Date of birth	(1984-12-19) 19 December 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Wakaf Tapai, Malaysia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder / Striker / Winger
Youth career
2001–2004	Terengganu President Cup Team
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	Terengganu	21	(8)
2007–2009	PDRM	24	(9)
2009–2010	Kelantan	52	(12)
2010–2011	T-Team	22	(5)
2011–2013	Kelantan	43	(20)
2013–2014	Terengganu	22	(5)
2015–2018	Kelantan	37	(6)
2018	→ D'AR Wanderers (loan)	5	(5)
2019–2020	PDRM FC	5	(0)
International career‡
2006–2007	Malaysia U-23
2006–2015	Malaysia	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 7, 2016

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Muhammad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Nor Farhan.

Mohd Nor Farhan Bin Muhammad, P.B. ^[1] (born 19 December 1984) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as forward or attacking midfielder. ^[2]

Farhan's international senior debut was against Singapore on 31 May 2006. He also played in 2006 Asian Games in Doha, representing Malaysia U-23 team. ^{[3] [4]}

Club career

Terengganu

Farhan made his senior debut with Terengganu during 2005–06. ^[5]

PDRM

After two successful seasons with Terengganu, Farhan moved to PDRM. ^[6] He scored two goals in big win over Kuala Lumpur in the Malaysia Cup. ^[7]

Kelantan

2012 season

After a season playing for T-Team, Farhan returned to Kelantan in 2012 season.

In the first round of the FA Cup, against Sarawak Farhan scored the winning goal. Farhan's brace in the 3–0 win over KL SPA in the first leg of the FA Cup quarter-final has sealed Kelantan's place in the last four. ^{[8] [9]} Farhan credited his strike partner Onyekachi Nwoha for his goal rush during that match. ^[10]

On 23 May, Farhan scored twice as Kelantan defeated Terengganu 3–2 in 2012 AFC Cup knockout stage. ^[11] Unfortunately, Arbil won 6–2 on aggregate. On 15 October, Farhan scored winning goal during the first leg of Malaysia Cup semi-finals against Selangor. ^[12]

Return to Terengganu

Farhan rejoined Terengganu despite Kelantan offering higher salary for the player. ^[13] Farhan again make a return to Kelantan in 2015. ^[14] After being frozen out of the Kelantan first team, Farhan signed with Malaysia FAM League team D'AR Wanderers on loan from April 2018. ^[15]

International career

Farhan was selected to represent Malaysia for 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He made two appearances as substitute. Farhan also helped Malaysia to win 2007 Merdeka Tournament. He was a member of the Malaysia team in the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. ^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2018 ^{[17] [18] [19] [20]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Terengganu	2005–06	Malaysia Premier League	??	??	6	2	8	6	—		14	8
	2006–07	Malaysia Premier League	21	8	??	??	??	??	—		21	8
	Total		21	8	6	2	8	6	—		35	16
PDRM	2007–08	Malaysia Premier League	24	9	??	0	??	6	—		30	15
	Total		24	9	??	0	??	6	—		30	15
Kelantan	2009	Malaysia Super League	26	7	8	0	11	0	—		45	7
	2010	Malaysia Super League	26	5	??	0	??	1	—		??	6
	Total		52	12	8	0	11	1	—		71	13
T-Team	2011	Malaysia Super League	22	5	1	0	8	4	—		31	9
	Total		22	5	1	0	8	4	—		31	9
Kelantan	2012	Malaysia Super League	24	6	6	5	10	5	7	2	47	18
	2013	Malaysia Super League	19	6	6	2	11	3	7	0	43	11
	Total		43	12	12	7	21	8	14	2	90	29
Terengganu	2014	Malaysia Super League	22	5	1	0	8	4	—		31	9
	Total		22	5	1	0	8	4	—		31	9
Kelantan	2015	Malaysia Super League	17	6	6	0	3	0	—		26	6
	2016	Malaysia Super League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2017	Malaysia Super League	14	0	1	0	6	0	—		21	0
	2018	Malaysia Super League	5	0	2	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		37	6	9	0	9	0			55	6
D'AR Wanderers	2018	Malaysia FAM League	5	5	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0			5	0
Career total			226	62	37	9	65	29	14	2	342	102

International

As of 28 August 2017 ^[21]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2006	4	0
	2007	5	0
	2013	1	0
	2014	1	0
	2015	1	0
Total		12	0

Honours

Club

Kelantan

• Malaysia Super League: 2012; Runner-up 2010
• Malaysia Cup: 2010, 2012; Runner-up 2009, 2013
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2012, 2013; Runner-up 2009, 2015
• Malaysia Charity Shield: Runner-up 2012

International

Malaysia

• SEA Games  : Bronze 2005
• Pestabola Merdeka  : 2007

Individual

FAM Football Awards

• Best Young Players: 2005/06
• Best Striker: 2013, 2014

References

1. "9 pemain terima pingat sempena hari keputeraan Sultan Kelantan". Sinar Harian. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
2. Norfarhan makes shocking move to Terengganu. http://www.goal.com (14 November 2013.
3. MazramM Idzam Ridzal Mahmud (8 November 2011) Kelantan ikat tiga pemain import. sinarharian.com.my
4. Berita Bola Sepak | Rajagobal panggil Norfarhan Muhammad Archived 10 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine . FOXSports.my (16 January 2013). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
5. Nor Farhan rehat sebulan « Bincang Bola. Bincangbola.blogdrive.com (30 December 2006). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
6. Oleh Nurul Amalina Ramlee (2008). Norhisham lega kemelut berakhir Archived 30 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Kosmo.com.my. Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
7. Liga M 2007/2008 Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Ww2.utusan.com.my (28 July 2008). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
8. Norfarhan a big hit for Kelantan in the FA Cup. Football.thestar.com.my (27 March 2012). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
9. Hodak praises influential Onyekachi Archived 25 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Football.thestar.com.my (26 March 2012). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
10. Unlucky Norfarhan frustrated at missing Cup final again Archived 20 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Football.thestar.com.my (16 October 2012). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
11. Red Warriors edge Terengganu to reach AFC Cup quarter-finals Archived 27 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Football.thestar.com.my (24 May 2012). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
12. Nor Farhan goal gives Kelantan the edge Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Football.thestar.com.my (7 October 2012). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
13. "Norfarhan makes shocking move to Terengganu | Goal.com".
14. "Ben10 berehat panjang - Sukan - Sinar Harian". www.sinarharian.com.my. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016.
15. "Tipulah kalau tidak sedihkan" (in Malay). Dunia Sukan.com. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
16. Exclusive: Kelantan's Norfarhan Mohammad vows to perform for Malayan Tigers. Goal.com (1 February 2013). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
17. Super-sub Norfarhan bags it for Kelantan against Armed Forces. Football.thestar.com.my (30 March 2013). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
18. Liga Malaysia Archived 6 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine . Utusan.com.my. Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
19. Malaysia 2005. Rsssf.com (1 July 2006). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
20. > Arena > Liga Super Malaysia > Pemain Archived 17 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine . Stadium Astro (19 December 1984). Retrieved on 30 July 2013.
21. "Muhammad, Nor Farhan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

External links

• Nor Farhan Muhammad at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad at SoccerPunter.com
• Nor Farhan Muhammad at Soccerway
• Mohd Nor Farhan Muhammad at Stadium Astro at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 July 2013)