Ahmad Zikri bin Mohd Khalili (, IPA: ; born 25 June 2002) is a Malaysian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Malaysia Super League
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club
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
.
Club career
Early year
Zikri was born in
Bandar Tun Razak
Bandar Tun Razak is a township and parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is named after the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak.
There are a number of schools and institutions of learning in Bandar Tun Razak. S ...
,
Pahang
Pahang (; Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a sultanate and ...
Bukit Jalil Sports School
The Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) ( ms, Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil, SSBJ) is the first sports school in Malaysia. The school is located at the National Sports Complex compound in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil was ope ...
until together make a transfer to AMD (Mokhtar Dahari Academy).
Selangor
Alongside with current teammates Izhan, Zikri moved to
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
after graduated from AMD. He choose Selangor as the reason for the next destination to develop his talents. He represent academy club Selangor II and involved ten (10) matches for
2020 Malaysia Premier League
The 2020 Malaysia Premier League was the 17th season of the Malaysia Premier League, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia since its establishment in 2004.
The season started on 29 February and should end on 20 July 2020. Howe ...
season.
On 10 October 2020, Zikri make his senior debut and playing 90-minutes against
FELDA United
Felda United Football Club is a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang which is owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (Felda).Super League matches. He also involved the match against
Melaka United
Melaka United Football Club () was a defunct Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca that competes in the Malaysia Super League. They were owned by Kenteam Sdn Bhd which is one of nitrile glove producer in Malaysia. Previously, th ...
at Malaysia Cup tournament, help the team going through the quarter-finals with a win by 2–1. On 2 December 2020, Selangor confirmed that Zikri would be definitely promoted to senior's first team for the 2021 season.
International career
Youth
Zikri has represented Malaysia at all youth level from the under 16-side to the under-19 sides. He represent the national team under-16 for the
2018 AFC U-16 Championship
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that took place in
Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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. He played all matches on that tournament, but the squad failed to reach the knockout stage after their being eliminated at the group stage.
Then, he later moved up to represent the under 19s squad for
2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
The 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was the 16th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Indonesia during July 2018. Eleven out of the twelve member associations of the ASEAN Footba ...
in the
Vietnam
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. Zikri almost played all matches at the tournament, including semi-finals and final matches. However, the squad suddenly lost by the hand of Australia in the final by 1–0. After that, he also be a part of the squad under 19s for
2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification was an international men's under-19 football competition which was originally held to decide the participating teams of the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship. The AFC announced the cancellation of the final to ...
, which he involved three matches at the group stage and help the team to through the
final tournament
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Career statistics
Club
Honours
International
Malaysia U19
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AFF U-19 Youth Championship
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runners up :
2019
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Malaysia U23
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Merlion Cup
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