Muhammad Aliff Izwan bin Yuslan (born 10 February 2004) is a Malaysian professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder for the
Malaysia Super League club
Selangor.
Club career
Early career
Born in
Klang, Aliff just recently started his football career with
Genpro at the age of 8, and then he joined Mokhtar Dahari Academy youth system in 2015. In November 2020, he joined the
Selangor reserve team.
Selangor
Aliff settled quickly into Selangor's youth teams, progressing to the
under-23 squad despite still being 17. On 11 March 2022, Aliff made his first-team debut for Selangor as a 61st-minute substitute for
Mukhairi Ajmal in a 6–0 home
FA Cup win over
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. After being named as an unused substitute for several
Super League
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matches, Aliff made his first-league debut on 10 April, replacing
Caion in the 92nd minute of a 4–1 win against
Kedah Darul Aman
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. On 7 June 2023, Aliff scored his first goal for the first team in a 7–1 away win to
Kelantan United in the league matches.
International career
Youth
Aliff has represented Malaysia at
under-16 and
under-19 levels.
Senior
On 6 December 2022, Aliff was called up to the
Malaysia senior team as part of an initial 41-man squad for their
2022 AFF Championship
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that month, with replacing
Faiz Nasir
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Kedah, on loan from Terengganu.
Early life
Faiz was born and raised in Pasir Mas, Kelantan. He is ...
, who was dropped due to health issues. However, he did not made it to the final 23-man squad for the tournament. On 9 December, he made his international debut in a friendly matches against
Cambodia replacing
Lee Tuck
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in the 80th minute.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Malaysia U16
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AFF U-16 Championship:
2019
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Malaysia U19
*
AFF U-19 Youth Championship:
2022
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International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup runner-up: 2022
References
External links
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2004 births
Living people
Footballers from Selangor
Malaysian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Selangor F.C. players
Malaysia Super League players
Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
SEA Games competitors for Malaysia
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