Irfan Zakaria
Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria (born 4 June 1995) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Kedah FA in the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia national team. His primarily position as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre-back.[2] A tough tackling, skilful and has a good vision defensive player. Irfan also in the squad for the 2017 SEA Games.[3]
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| Full name | Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[1] | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Centre-back | ||||||||||||
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Current team | Kedah | ||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Selangor U-19 | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Harimau Muda B | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Harimau Muda | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Kuala Lumpur | 65 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2020– | Kedah | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Malaysia U-23 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2018– | Malaysia | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2019 | |||||||||||||
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Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Harimau Muda B | 2014 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Harimau Muda | 2015 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Kuala Lumpur | 2016 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 2 | |
| Total | 65 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 2 | |
| Kedah | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 100 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 2 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.[5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 April 2018 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  | 3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
Honours
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References
- "Fast-improving Irfan a key component of Malaysia's defence". FourFourTwo. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- "Piala Malaysia: Irfan optimis KL mampu raih kemenangan pertama". stadiumastro.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "Watch this space – Eight lower-league Malaysians destined for stardom". FourFourTwo. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
External links
- Irfan Zakaria at Soccerway
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