Zhafri Yahya

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Zhafri Yahya
Personal information
Full name Zhafri bin Yahya
Date of birth (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kuala Lumpur City
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 PKNS 0 (0)
2013–2015 UiTM
2015 Selangor 0 (0)
2015– Kuala Lumpur City 120 (14)
International career‡
2022– Malaysia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Zhafri bin Yahya (born 25 September 1994) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur City. [2] [3]

Contents

Early life

He began playing futsal when he was 10 years old, and he spent a lot of time in the amateur leagues at Under-12 and Under-17 levels with Remaja Semangat Pejuang. Later, he was chosen to play for Selangor Under-15 and Under-17 football sides in at the national schools MSSM football tournament. [4]

Club career

PKNS

After finishing school, he joined PKNS for the Under-21 Piala Presiden. [4]

UiTM

He then continued his studies at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Seri Iskandar, Perak, where he majored in Diploma in Quantity Surveyor. He was given the opportunity to represent UiTM FC in the Malaysia Premier League while studying at UiTM. [4]

Selangor

He played for the Selangor's Piala Presiden team after completing three years of diploma before being loaned to Kuala Lumpur FA (currently known as Kuala Lumpur City). [4]

Kuala Lumpur City

Zhafri joined current club Kuala Lumpur City (formerly Kuala Lumpur FA) in December 2015. [5] He was part of the team that won the 2021 Malaysia Cup. [6]

International career

Zhafri was called up for Malaysia national team for the first time by new head coach Kim Pan Gon replacing Darren Lok for the international friendly matches with Philippines and Singapore. He did not play in either match. [7]

Zhafri was then called up again for the 2024 Merdeka Tournament, however he didn't make any appearance for the national team during the tournament.

Zhafri made his international debut on 14 November 2024 in a friendly match against Laos. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinental [a] OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kuala Lumpur City
2016 1644020–00224
2017 2201060–00290
2018 1933020–00243
2019 1804000–6 [b] 0280
2020 710000–0071
2021 21200113–00325
2022 1742141701 [c] 0316
Total12014141254707017319
Career total000000000000
  1. ↑ Appearances in AFC Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Malaysia Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Malaysia Charity Cup

Honours

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur City

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References

  1. ↑ "Zhafri Yahya". Malaysian Football League.
  2. ↑ "Zhafri Yahya Produk Remaja Semangat Pejuang (RSP)". Arena Futsal Malaysia. 28 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "KL makin serasi di bawah asuhan Wanderley". Stadium Astro. 24 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Zhafri Yahya Produk Remaja Semangat Pejuang (RSP)". 28 February 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "List of Malaysian football transfers 2016", Wikipedia, 12 March 2022, retrieved 24 March 2022
  6. ↑ "TEN THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED FROM KUALA LUMPUR CITY'S NIGHT OF GLORY". kualulumpurfootball.cm. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Football Association of Malaysia". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Dito (15 November 2024). "Pau Marti Gembira Dengan 'Debut' Tiga Pemain". The Vocket (in Malay).
  9. ↑ BERNAMA (9 August 2024). "Malaysia Beat Lebanon 1–0 In Final Of 2024 Merdeka Tournament". BERNAMA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.


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