Muhammad Adib bin Zainudin (born 15 February 1995) is a

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n professional

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who currently plays for

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club PT Athletic. Adib plays mainly as a

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. Adib was promoted as the captain of the Malaysia U-23 national team in 2016 after the former captain

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got a long-term injury. He was part of the national team that qualified for the

2018 AFC U-23 Championship The 2018 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the third edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) f ...

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. Born and raised in

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, Johor, Adib started his football career when he went to Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail in Johor. In 2013, he played for Johor U-21 team before moved to

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on the following year. In December 2014, Adib signed a contract with

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based club,

UiTM FC UiTM United Football Club is a Malaysian professional association football, football club based in Shah Alam, Selangor. The club currently plays in the Malaysia A2 Amateur League. Founded in 2008, their home ground is 10,000-seater UiTM Stadiu ...

. It was a good move as UiTM allowed him to pursue his degree in

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, although with a below-market salary offer. He spent two seasons with the club before he was loaned out to

Felcra FC Felcra Football Club or Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority Football Club, commonly known as Felcra FC, was a Malaysian professional football (soccer), football club based in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. The club most recently playe ...

at the start of 2017 season. He wanted the loan move as the club offered him a better salary. Adib made 6 appearances and 1 goal during

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. The goal made during 4th match of the group stage against

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which ended Malaysia won by 3–1.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Terengganu FC *

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runner-up:

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Malaysia Charity Shield The Malaysian Charity Shield (English: Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah () or Piala Sumbangsih, is a Malaysian football super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pittin ...

runner-up: 2023 *

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runner-up: 2023

International

Malaysia U-23 *

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: Silver Medal:

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Adib Zainudin
at harimaumalaysia.my * 1995 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Footballers from Johor UiTM United players 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Felcra F.C. players Terengganu FC players Malaysia Super League players Men's association football fullbacks SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Asian Games footballers for Malaysia Long stubs with short prose {{Malaysia-footy-defender-stub