Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak (born 3 August 1987) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays as a forward for the

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club

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

and the Malaysia national team. He is the younger of a set of twins; his brother,

Aidil Zafuan Mohamad Aidil Zafuan bin Abd. Radzak (born 3 August 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. He is a former member of Malaysia U-23 and Malaysia U-20 squad. He ...

, is also a footballer.

Club career

Negeri Sembilan FA

Zaquan started representing the

FA football team in the 2004 SUKMA Games. He, with his twin brother, helped the team to win a gold medal in the 2004 SUKMA Games. In the 2005–06 season, he and his brother were promoted into the senior team, and Negeri Sembilan also won their first

title. His contract with

was scheduled to end at the end of the 2008 season. Zaquan and his brother had been attracting interest from several

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n top league clubs. He had confirmed that he and his brother would sign a contract with an unnamed Slovak

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team after the

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. However, he and Aidil remained with

Malaysian Armed Forces

In December 2011, it was announced that Zaquan signed a contract with the

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team, Malaysian Armed Forces FA. He has helped the club win the

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title and reach the

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final before losing to

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3–2.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

For the 2013 season, Zaquan joined the rebranded club

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along with his twin brother. He suffered an ACL injury on April and left out for the rest of the season.

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

On 9 November 2013, it was announced that Zaquan was demoted to Johor Darul Ta'zim II in the

after one season playing for Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Perak TBG

On 21 December 2016, Zaquan signed a one-year contract with

club

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. He scored his first goal for his new club in a 2–2 draw against

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in a 1–0 victory against the Red Giants.

Kuala Lumpur FA

On 5 December 2017, Zaquan signed a contract with newly promoted side

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. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a dramatic 4–3 victory against

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. He scored his second goal for the club in a dramatic

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during the

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quarter finals. Despite KL winning 3–0, they eventually lost on penalties (8–7).

Negeri Sembilan FC

It was reported by the Malaysian news site

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that Zaquan has signed for Negeri Sembilan FC in December 2020. Negeri Sembilan FC is a rebrand of Negeri Sembilan FA football team, the team which he played his first professional football for. In 2021, he appeared as the model on the advertisement for the Negeri Sembilan FC's jerseys for the 2021 Malaysian league season.

International career

Youth

Zaquan has been representing Malaysia since he was 14 years old, with his twin brother Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak. He was part of the Malaysia youth squad for

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. He was then called up by coach K. Rajagopal in the

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qualifier against

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. He scored 2 goals in the qualifier to take Malaysia into their second appearance in a row to the 2006 AFC Youth Championship held in

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. However, he didn't make it into the tournament because of an injury.

Malaysia U23

Zaquan was called up by Malaysia U23 national coach B. Sathianathan during the

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qualifier fourth group match against

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, after he recovered from an injury. During the

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, Zaquan scored 3 goals, one of them in the final against Myanmar. Malaysia beat Myanmar 3–1 and took the trophy for the first time since last winning it in 1993. He was then chosen for the

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. Malaysia however failed to advanced after a draw against rivals

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Senior

Zaquan made his senior debut against

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in the

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qualifier on 2007. Malaysia lost their first match of the qualifier 4–1 before drawing 0–0 at

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. He was a regular with the national team from 2008 until 2010 and have played in 2008 AFF Cup and 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers in 2009. He missed the 2010 and 2012 AFF Cup due to an injury. He return to the national team in 2016 under Ong Kim Swee and listed for the 2016 AFF Cup. On 24 March 2018, he was called up by Tan Cheng Hoe and selected as the captain for the match against Lebanon in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, where Malaysia lost 2–1. In the friendly match against

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, he scored 4 goals in the 7–0 victory, ending Malaysia's 2 years and 12 games winless run. He was chosen as captain for the Malaysian team in their AFF Cup 2018 campaign where Malaysia finish as the runners up. Zaquan also represented the Malaysia XI against European league team who did a tour to Asia such as

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in 2008 and

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in 2009.

Career statistics

Club

International

Malaysia AFF squad international caps and goals
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International goals

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Honours

Club

Negeri Sembilan *

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: 2004 *

: 2005-06 *

: 2021 *

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the nation's o ...

: 2009, 2011 *

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: 2010 ATM *

: 2012 ;Kedah *

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International

;Malaysia U-23 *

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;Malaysia *

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runner-up:

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Individual

FAM Football Awards The Football Association of Malaysia National Football Awards are presented to the best football local and foreign players and coaches. They have been awarded since the 2005–06 season. Sponsorship Since the establishment of the National Footbal ...

Best Young Players: 2006-07

References

External links

Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak's Profile at F.A.M. website
*{{Soccerway, mohd-zaquan-adha/69824 1987 births Living people People from Negeri Sembilan Identical twins Malaysian twins Malaysian footballers Malaysian people of Minangkabau descent Malaysian people of Indonesian descent Malaysia international footballers Negeri Sembilan FA players Negeri Sembilan FC players ATM FA players Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Association football midfielders Association football forwards Malaysian people of Malay descent Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games