Luqman Hakim Shamsudin

Luqman Hakim Shamsudin (born 5 March 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club KV Kortrijk and the Malaysia national under-23 team.

In this Malay name, the name Shamsudin is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Luqman Hakim.
Luqman Hakim Shamsudin
Personal information
Full name Luqman Hakim Shamsudin[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002
Place of birth Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 KV Kortrijk
Number 9
Youth career
2014–2015 NFDP
2015–2019 Mokhtar Dahari Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Selangor II 0 (0)
2020– KV Kortrijk 0 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Malaysia U16 6 (7)
2019– Malaysia U19 10 (9)
2019– Malaysia U23 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2019

Early career

Luqman Hakim was first discovered by NFDP before started his career at Mokhtar Dahari Academy. He was named in Goal Malaysia's NxGn 2020 list as one of the country's biggest talents.[3]

Club career

KV Kortrijk

On 20 September 2019, it was confirmed that Luqman had signed a five-year deal with Belgian First Division side K.V. Kortrijk, a club owned by Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan.[4]

The youngster, who helped Malaysia reach the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship final, was due to ink a five-year deal with his new team when he turned 18 in March 2020. However, his move fell through due to the COVID-19 pandemic and he ended up joining Malaysian club FA Selangor instead. Luqman stressed that he remained keen on a move to Europe, though, when the time was right.[5]

He eventually got his move to Kortrijk in July 2020, with Selangor announcing the move through an official statement.[6] He had allegedly also attracted the interest of clubs such as Newcastle United in England and Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.[7]

International career

Youth

Luqman has represented Malaysia at all youth level from the under 16-side to the under-23 sides. He was part of the national team for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship that took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[8] On 20 September 2018, he made an emphatic start to the AFC U-16 Championship with a 6-2 win over Tajikistan.[9] In that match, he was Malaysia’s four-goal hero. Luqman also assisted Najmuddin Akmal goal in the opening group-stage match. He played every minute of Malaysia's campaign at the tournament, which ended with them eliminated in last place in their group.[10]

He later moved up to the under 19s squad for 2019 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in the Vietnam. Luqman played a large role in the Malaysia under-19s progression to the semi-finals.[11] He scored 4 goals in 5 appearances during the matches. He has played in the final against Australia which Malaysia lost 1–0.[12]

On 2 November 2019, Luqman was named in the 20-man Malaysia Squad for the 2019 Sea Games.[13] However, the Sea Games squad weren't actually fit. They failed to pass the group stage, and Luqman wasn't able to prove his worth.

Honours

International

Malaysia U19

Individual

Performances

References
  1. "Kenali Pemain Malaysia di AFC U16". Football Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. "Biodata Luqman Shamsudin". Iluminasi.com. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "From Luqman Hakim to Arif Aiman - Meet the future of Malaysia". Goal.com.
  4. "Luqman Hakim sign up with Belgium club KV Kortrijk". The Star. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. "Luqman Hakim not giving up on European dream, but ready for Malaysia Super League challenge". Goal.com.
  6. "Selangor FA confirm Luqman Hakim Shamsudin set to join Kortrijk". Goal.com.
  7. "Why Luqman Hakim is better off at KV Kortrijk than at Newcastle United or Bayer Leverkusen". Goal.com.
  8. "Senarai 23 Pemain ke Kejuaraan B16 AFC 2018". Football Asscociation of Malaysia.
  9. "Four goal Luqman stars as Malaysia make emphatic stats". Fox Sports Asia.
  10. "Malaysia tersingkir dari Piala Asia B16 2018". CNN Indonesia.
  11. "Malaysia in final after thrilling 4-3 win over Indonesia". The Star (Malaysia).
  12. "Maloney proud of second place finish despite final heartbreak". Goal.
  13. "Luqman likely to get Sea Games nod". The Star.


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