Muhammad Afiq bin Fazail (born 29 September 1994) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.[2][3]
 Afiq with Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Afiq bin Fazail | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontian, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Johor U19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Harimau Muda B | 21 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 30 | (1) |
| 2017– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 113 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Malaysia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Malaysia | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Afiq has individually won 2 FAM Football Awards 'Best Midfielder Award' in 2022 and 2023 where he was also included in the 'Team of the Season'.
Club career
editHarimau Muda B
editIn January 2014, Afiq played for Harimau Muda B which took part in the Singapore 2014 S. League. He make his debut for the club on 24 February 2024 in a league match against Tanjong Pagar United. He racked up 22 appearances and getting two assists in all competition throughout the season.
Johor Darul Ta'zim
editAfiq return to Johor in 2015 where he signed with Johor Darul Ta'zim and played his debut season with the Johor Darul Ta'zim II team in the Malaysia Premier League appearing in 12 league matches.[4]
In November 2016, Afiq was promoted to Johor Darul Ta'zim main team after spending 2 seasons for the feeder team.[5] He make his debut on 21 January 2017 in a league match against Felda United where he came off the bench in the last 10th minute of the game.
On 20 April 2019, Afiq scored his first goal for the club against PKNS in a 3–1 league win.
International career
editAfiq played for Malaysia U21 in 2014. He started in a friendly match against Indonesia U23 in a match which Malaysia U21 lost 3–0.[6]
Afiq made his debut with the Malaysia senior team on 10 November 2017 against North Korea in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match.[7]
On 21 November 2023, Afiq make his fifth cap after four years in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Chinese Taipei.
Afiq was included in the nation 2023 AFC Asian Cup squad held in Qatar. On 15 January 2024, he make his first tournament start against Jordan.
Personal life
editAfiq is the younger brother of Malaysian international Irfan Fazail who is also a professional footballer playing for another Malaysia Super League club, Sabah.[8]
Statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Harimau Muda B | 2014 | S.League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | 22 | 0 | |||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2015 | Malaysia Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | − | 16 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Malaysia Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | − | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | − | 38 | 1 | |||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 1 | 5[c] | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Total | 108 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 194 | 5 | ||
| Career Total | 159 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 254 | 6 | ||
- ^ Including Singapore Cup
- ^ Including AFC Cup and AFC Champions League
- ^ 4 appearances at the 2022 Malaysia FA Cup and 1 appearances at the 2022 Piala Sumbangsih
International
edit- As of 4 September 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
editClub
editJohor Darul Ta'zim
- Malaysia Super League: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,[12] 2022, 2023
- Malaysia Cup: 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, runner-up:2021
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 2022, 2023
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023, 2024
International
editMalaysia
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "Afiq Fazail - Johor Darul Takzim - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ JDT stabilkan kewangan kelab - Selain Nazmi, pasukan turut akan menampilkan dua muka baharu iaitu pemain JDT II, Muhammad Afiq Fazail, 22, (Malay) Retrieved from Sinar Harian
- ^ "MSL2017 Most Promising Players". Goal.com. 27 November 2017.
- ^ MOHD AFIQ FAZAIL PLAYER STATS (2015) - Football Malaysia.
- ^ Harian, Sinar (26 December 2018). "Edisi". Sinarharian.
- ^ Timnas U-23 Indonesia Kalahkan Timnas U-21 Malaysia 3-0 - Detik, 5 March 2014.
- ^ Debutant Afiq calls for stronger second match - Goal.com, 11 November 2017.
- ^ Afiq Fazail mahu buktikan kemampuan sendiri - Pemain JDT 2 Afiq Fazail tidak mahu dibandingkan dengan abangnya Irfan Fazail. (Malay) Retrieved from Astro Awani
- ^ Afiq Fazail at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ MOHD AFIQ FAZAIL - Malaysia Football League
- ^ "Fazail, Afiq". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Johor Darul Ta'zim win 8th consecutive Malaysia Super League title". ESPN. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ BERNAMA (9 August 2024). "Malaysia Beat Lebanon 1-0 In Final Of 2024 Merdeka Tournament". BERNAMA. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
edit- Afiq Fazail at Soccerway