Zaquan Adha

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abd. Radzak is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zaquan Adha.

Zaquan Adha

Zaquan in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak [1]
Date of birth	(1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2001–2003	Bukit Jalil Sports School
2004–2005	Negeri Sembilan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2011	Negeri Sembilan	?	(29)
2012	ATM	20	(3)
2013	Johor Darul Ta'zim	5	(0)
2014–2016	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	47	(12)
2017	Perak	21	(2)
2018	Kuala Lumpur	14	(2)
2019–2020	Kedah	28	(2)
2021–2023	Negeri Sembilan	43	(9)
International career‡
2004–2006	Malaysia U-20
2007–2010	Malaysia U-23	26	(7)
2007–2019	Malaysia	49	(12)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Malaysia AFF Championship Runner-up 2018 Merdeka Cup Winner 2007 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:40, May 24, 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2019

Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak (born 3 August 1987) is a Malaysian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the younger of a set of twins; his brother, Aidil Zafuan, who is also a footballer.

Club career

Negeri Sembilan FA

Zaquan started representing the Negeri Sembilan FA football team in the 2004 SUKMA Games. He with his twin brother won the gold medal in the 2004 SUKMA Games football competition. In the 2005–06 season, he and his brother were promoted into the senior team, and Negeri Sembilan also won their first Malaysia Super League title.

His contract with Negeri Sembilan was scheduled to end at the end of the 2008 season. Zaquan and his brother had been attracting interest from several Slovakian top league clubs. He had confirmed that he and his brother would sign a contract with an unnamed Slovak Corgoň Liga team after the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. However, he and Aidil remained with Negeri Sembilan. ^[2]

Malaysian Armed Forces

In December 2011, it was announced that Zaquan signed a contract with the Malaysia Premier League team, Malaysian Armed Forces FA. He has helped the club win the 2012 Malaysia Premier League title and reach the 2012 Malaysia Cup final before losing to Kelantan 3–2.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

For the 2013 season, Zaquan joined the rebranded club Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. along with his twin brother. ^[3] He suffered an ACL injury on April and left out for the rest of the season. ^[4]

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

On 9 November 2013, it was announced that Zaquan was demoted to Johor Darul Ta'zim II in the Malaysia Premier League after one season playing for Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Perak TBG

On 21 December 2016, Zaquan signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Perak. ^[5] He scored his first goal for his new club in a 2–2 draw against Felda United. He then converted a penalty against Selangor FA in a 1–0 victory against the Red Giants.

Kuala Lumpur

On 5 December 2017, Zaquan signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur. ^[6] He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a dramatic 4–3 victory against Kedah FA. He scored his second goal for the club in a dramatic Klang Valley Derby during the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup quarter finals. Despite KL winning 3–0, they eventually lost on penalties (8–7).

Negeri Sembilan

It was reported by the Malaysian news site Utusan Malaysia that Zaquan has signed for Negeri Sembilan in December 2020. ^[7] Negeri Sembilan is a rebrand club of Negeri Sembilan FA football team, the team which he played his first professional football for. He played a major part in 2021 season with 7 league goals in 16 appearances as Negeri Sembilan were promoted to the Malaysia Super League at the end of the season as champions. ^[8]

On 14 March 2024, Zaquan announced his retirement from football. ^[9]

International career

Youth

Zaquan has been representing Malaysia since he was 14 years old, with his twin brother Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak. He was part of the Malaysia youth squad for 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He was then called up by coach K. Rajagopal in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualifier against Myanmar. He scored 2 goals in the qualifier to take Malaysia into their second appearance in a row to the 2006 AFC Youth Championship held in India. However, he didn't make it into the tournament because of an injury.

Malaysia U23

Zaquan was called up by Malaysia U23 national coach B. Sathianathan during the 2008 Olympic games qualifier fourth group match against Hong Kong, after he recovered from an injury. During the 2007 Merdeka Tournament, Zaquan scored 3 goals, one of them in the final against Myanmar. Malaysia beat Myanmar 3–1 and took the trophy for the first time since last winning it in 1993. He was then chosen for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. Malaysia however failed to advanced after a draw against rivals Singapore.

Senior

Zaquan made his senior debut against Bahrain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 2007. Malaysia lost their first match of the qualifier 4–1 before drawing 0–0 at Shah Alam. He was a regular with the national team from 2008 until 2010 and have played in 2008 AFF Cup and 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers in 2009. He missed the 2010 and 2012 AFF Cup due to an injury. He return to the national team in 2016 under Ong Kim Swee and listed for the 2016 AFF Cup.

On 24 March 2018, he was called up by Tan Cheng Hoe and selected as the captain for the match against Lebanon in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, where Malaysia lost 2–1. In the friendly match against Bhutan, he scored 4 goals in the 7–0 victory, ending Malaysia's 2 years and 12 games winless run. He was chosen as captain for the Malaysian team in their AFF Cup 2018 campaign where Malaysia finish as the runners up.

Zaquan also represented the Malaysia XI against European league team who did a tour to Asia such as Chelsea in 2008 and Manchester United in 2009.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 March 2023 ^{[10] [11]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Negeri Sembilan	2005-06	Malaysia Super League		0		0		0	–			0
	2006-07	Malaysia Super League		0		1		1	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0		2
	2007-08	Malaysia Super League		11		1		3	–			15
	2009	Malaysia Super League		11		2		10	–			23
	2010	Malaysia Super League		7		7		0	–			14
	2011	Malaysia Super League	3	0	0	0	2	0	–		5	0
	Total			29		11		14	3	0		54
ATM	2012	Malaysia Premier League	20	3	1	0	10	1	–		31	4
	Total		20	3	1	0	10	1	–		31	4
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2013	Malaysia Super League	5	0	3	0	0	0	–		8	0
	Total		5	0	3	0	0	0	–		8	0
Johor Darul Ta'zim II	2014	Malaysia Premier League	5	1	0	0	6	1	1 [lower-alpha 2]	1	12	3
	2015	Malaysia Premier League	20	4	3	0	6	1	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	30	5
	2016	Malaysia Premier League	22	7	1	0	3	2	–		26	9
	Total		47	12	4	0	15	4	2	1	68	17
Perak	2017	Malaysia Super League	21	2	2	0	9	0	–		32	2
	Total		21	2	2	0	9	0	–		32	2
Kuala Lumpur	2018	Malaysia Super League	14	2	4	1	6	1	–		24	4
	Total		14	2	4	1	6	1	–		24	4
Kedah	2019	Malaysia Super League	21	2	6	2	8	1	–		35	5
	2020	Malaysia Super League	7	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	8	0
	Total		28	2	6	2	8	1	1	0	43	5
Negeri Sembilan	2021	Malaysia Premier League	16	7	–		1	0	–		17	7
	2022	Malaysia Super League	20	1	1	0	4	1	–		25	2
	2023	Malaysia Super League	7	1	2	0	0	0	–		9	1
	Total		43	9	3	0	5	1	–		51	10
Career Total				59		14		22	6	1		96

1. Appearances in 2007 AFC Cup.
2. Appearances in 2014 Malaysia Cup play-off.
3. Appearances in 2015 Malaysia Cup play-off.
4. Appearances in 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary.

International

As of 20 March 2019 ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2007	2	0
	2008	11	2
	2009	7	2
	2010	2	0
	2011	0	0
	2012	5	0
	2013	0	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	7	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	14	8
	2019	1	0
Total		49	12

International goals

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first. ^[13]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 October 2008	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Pakistan	2–0	4–1	Friendly
2.	20 October 2008	Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	Afghanistan	2–0	6–0	2008 Merdeka Tournament
3.	11 September 2009	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lesotho	1–0	5–0	Friendly
4.	14 November 2009	Buxoro Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	1–3	1–3	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
	30 December 2009	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Syria	3–1	4–1	Friendly1
5.	1 April 2018	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bhutan	2–0	7–0	Friendly
6.				4–0
7.				5–0
8.				6–0
9.	3 November 2018	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Maldives	1–0	3–0	Friendly
10.	12 November 2018	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Laos	1–1	3–1	2018 AFF Championship
11.	24 November 2018	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Myanmar	2–0	3–0	2018 AFF Championship
12.				3–0

¹ Not FIFA 'A' International match.

Honours

Club

Negeri Sembilan

• Sukma Games: 2004
• Malaysia Super League: 2005-06
• Malaysia Premier League: 2021
• Malaysia Cup: 2009, 2011
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2010

ATM

• Malaysia Premier League: 2012

Kedah

• Malaysia FA Cup: 2019

International

Malaysia U-18

• Lion City Cup: 2005

Malaysia U-23

• Pestabola Merdeka  : 2007
• Pestabola Merdeka  : 2008 runner-up
• SEA Games  : 2009

Malaysia

• AFF Championship: 2018 runner-up

Individual

• FAM Football Awards Best Young Players: 2006-07

References

1. "Zaquan Adha". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
2. Aidil, Zaquan Kekal Bersama N.Sembilan ^{[ permanent dead link ]}(in Malay)
3. "Zaquan sarung jersi Johor". Utusan Online. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
4. ZAQUAN ADHA EXPECTS HIS FIRST APPEARANCE FOR JDT II VERY SOON - Johor Darul Ta'zim, 17 April 2014.
5. "Bekas pemain JDT Zaquan Adha sertai pasukan Bos Gaurus". Astro Awani. 21 December 2016.
6. "Zaquan tekad ulangi era gemilang KL". Berita Harian. 6 December 2017.
7. "Zaquan kembali ke Negeri Sembilan". Utusan Malaysia. 11 December 2020.
8. Kapten Kembar Cipta Sejarah Unik Julang Piala Buat Pasukan - Makan Bola, 22 September 2021.
9. "Zaquan Adha umum bersara dengan linangan air mata". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
10. "Zaquan Adha". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
11. MOHAMAD ZAQUAN ADHA ABD RADZAK - Malaysian Football League.
12. Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
13. "Abdul Radzak, Mohd Zaquan Adha". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
14. Malaysia AFF squad international caps and goals

External links

• Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak's Profile at F.A.M. website
• Zaquan Adha at Soccerway