Abu Haniffa bin Hasan (born 22 February 1991) is a

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

n international

futsal Futsal is a variant of association football played between two teams of five players each on a court smaller than a football pitch. Its rules are based on the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game of association football, and i ...

player. He currently plays for JDT Futsal in the Malaysia Premier Futsal League, the premier professional futsal league in

, and capped by Malaysian national team.

Early life and education

Abu Haniffa Hasan was born in

Melaka Malacca (), officially the Historic State of Malacca (), is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca. The state is bordered by Negeri Sembilan to the north and west and Johor to t ...

, Malaysia. His parents both worked as civil servants in the Malaysia government. He started his futsal career at early stage when he was in secondary school. Playing at futsal court in Melaka with his fellow friends. He was talent spotted by a coach and was later invited to play for

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan''), historically spelled as Negri Sembilan, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia which lies on the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, wes ...

's State Sports Council.

Career

Abu Haniffa Hasan played for Felda United, Melaka United, Pahang Rangers, and currently he plays for

Johor Darul Takzim Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club, or simply JDT, is a professional football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia, that competes in the Malaysia Super League, the top tier of Malaysian football. Founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC, the club was ...

. At international level, he is a member of Malaysian Futsal national team. He won the silver medal at the

2017 AFF Futsal Championship The 2017 AFF Futsal Championship will be the 14th edition of the tournament. The tournament will be second AFF Futsal Championship to be held in 2017, with the 2016 AFF Futsal Championship, first one originally meant to be hosted in 2016 to be held ...

and

2018 AFF Futsal Championship The 2018 AFF Futsal Championship will be the 15th edition of the tournament. The tournament will be held in November 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia Cambodia participate in this tournament after being absent 6 years. The last edition they played be ...

and bronze medal at the

2015 AFF Futsal Championship The 2015 AFF Futsal Championship was the 12th edition of the tournament which was held in Thailand from 8 to 16 October 2015. This edition will also act as a qualification tournament for the 2016 AFC Futsal Championship. A statement in June stat ...

and 2016 AFF Futsal Championship. He also part of the team at 2022 AFF Futsal Championship

Honours

Felda United * Liga Futsal Kebangsaan ** Winner (2) : 2013–14, 2014–15 * AFF Futsal Club Championship ** 1st Runners up (2) : 2014,

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Melaka United * Liga Futsal Kebangsaan ** Winner (2) :

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, 2018 * AFF Futsal Club Championship ** Third place (1) :

Pahang Rangers * Malaysia Premier Futsal League ** Runners Up (2) :

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

Malaysia Futsal Cup The Malaysia Futsal Cup (abbreviated as the MFC) is an annual futsal club competition in Malaysia organized by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). Teams qualify for the competition based on their performance in the Malaysia Premier Futsa ...

** Runners Up (1) :

Johor Darul Takzim *Malaysia Premier Futsal League ** Winner (1) :

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

** Runners Up :

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

** Winner (1) :

International *

AFF Futsal Championship The ASEAN Futsal Championship (formerly known as the AFF Futsal Championship) is a biennal international futsal competition of the Southeast Asian nations and is sanctioned by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). It was first held in 2001 which ...

**1st Runners Up (2):

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

**Third Place (2) :

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

SEA Games The Southeast Asian Games, commonly known as SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with su ...

**1st Runners Up (1):

OFC Futsal Championship The OFC Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) nations. It was first held in 1992. The competition was initially held every four years. From 2008 onwards, however, it became an annu ...

**1st Runners Up (1):

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Individual * Most Valuable Player : 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022

References

1991 births Living people Malaysian futsal players Sportspeople from Malacca Abu Haniffa Hasan SEA Games medalists in futsal Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub