Muhammad Aliff Izwan bin Yuslan (born 10 February 2004) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays as an

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for the

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club

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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

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win over Harini. After being named as an unused substitute for several

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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. 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

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that month, with replacing

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, 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

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replacing Lee Tuck in the 80th minute.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

runner-up: 2023 *

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Malaysia U16 *

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Malaysia U19 *

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runner-up: 2022 Malaysia U23 *

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4th Place:

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References

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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 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for Malaysia Malaysia men's international footballers {{Malaysia-footy-midfielder-stub