Syafiq Ahmad

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Syafiq Ahmad
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Syafiq bin Ahmad
Date of birth (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Sungai Ara, Penang, Malaysia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
Kedah Darul Aman (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim)
Number 28
Youth career
2012–2014 Kedah Darul Aman
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Kedah Darul Aman 62 (12)
2018– Johor Darul Ta'zim 40 (12)
2018–2021 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 8 (2)
2022Kedah Darul Aman (loan) 9 (2)
2024–Kedah Darul Aman (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2015–2018 Malaysia U23 18 (6)
2017– Malaysia 37 (10)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2018
King's Cup
Runner-up 2022
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Sea Games 2017 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2023

Muhammad Syafiq bin Ahmad (born 28 June 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman on loan from club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

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Early life

Syafiq was born and raised in Sungai Ara in the state of Penang, Malaysia. As a child Syafiq represented his school, Sekolah Menengah Tunku Anum Tunku Abdul Rahman for tournaments under the age of 15 and 18. [1]

Club career

Syafiq made his debut in the Malaysian League with Kedah on 20 August 2013 against LionsXII in a Malaysia Cup match. He came in from the bench on the 81st minute. [2] [3] His first Malaysia Premier League match is against Perlis on 24 January 2014 where Kedah won 4–1. On 16 May 2014, he scored his first league goal against Felda United which also the winning goal. [4]

Syafiq signed by Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) in December 2017. [5] He made his JDT debut in AFC Champions League preliminary round against Muangthong United on 23 January 2018.

International career

Syafiq participated in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games with Malaysia U-23. He also participated in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games where Malaysia U-23 finished as silver medalist. He also played in the 2018 Asian Games. He made his debut with Malaysia senior team in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification against North Korea on 13 November 2017. In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification away match against Lebanon, he scored his first senior international goal.

Personal life

On 6 December 2020, Syafiq was driving when he got into an accident that killed 3 people. His 22 day old son, mother-in-law, and maid all died in the accident. Syafiq, his wife, and their 2-year-old daughter survived the crash. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 June 2023 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kedah 2013 Malaysia Premier League 6060
2014 Malaysia Premier League1513062243
2015 Malaysia Premier League1762072268
2016 Malaysia Super League 1915050291
2017 Malaysia Super League1144161216
Total621214130510618
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2018 Malaysia Super League41105061162
2019 Malaysia Super League82107461227
2020 Malaysia Super League72001020102
2021 Malaysia Super League40201070
2022 Malaysia Super League92105200154
2023 Malaysia Super League3011000041
Total357412061527416
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2018 Malaysia Premier League5252
2021 Malaysia Premier League3030
Total8282
Kedah Darul Aman (loan) 2022 Malaysia Super League920092
Total920092
Career total11423182501115219738

International

As of 25 September 2022 [8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201710
201883
201995
2021100
202282
Total3610

International goals

Senior team

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 March 2018 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1–11–2 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.1 April 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 7–07–0 Friendly
3.5 July 2018 Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1–01–0
4.5 September 2019 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2–23–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.10 September 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1–01–2
6.5 October 2019Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–06–0 Friendly
7.5–0
8.6–0
9.27 May 2022Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 1–04–0
10.14 June 2022Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3–14–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
As of 15 August 2018.

Malaysia U-23

#DateVenueOpponentScoreGoalResultCompetition
1.11 June 2015 Bishan Stadium, Singapore Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 3–11Win Football at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
2.3 June 2016 Hang Jebat Stadium, Malaysia Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 3–01Win 2016 Nations Cup
3.6 October 2016 Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Malaysia Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 2–02Win Friendly
4.19 July 2017 National Stadium, Thailand Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3–01Win 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
5.15 August 2018 Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 3–11Win 2018 Asian Games

Honours

Kedah

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Malaysia U-23

Malaysia

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