Mohd Azrif Nasrulhaq bin Badrul Hisham (born 27 May 1991 in
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
) is a Malaysian professional
footballer
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who plays for
Malaysia Football League club
Sri Pahang. He mainly plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
but can also play as a
right-winger.
Club career
Born and raised in
Kota Damansara
Kota Damansara is an affluent township located in Petaling Jaya, Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is a township spread across .
It is also a state seat constituency which is sandwiched between Subang and Petaling Jaya. Notable landma ...
in
Petaling Jaya
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, Azrif started his career with
PKNS youth club in 2010 at age 18. The national youth club
Harimau Muda A
Harimau Muda A was the club name for the former Malaysia Under-22 National Football Team, representing Malaysia in international football competitions such as the AFC U-22 Asian Cup, Champions Youth Cup as well as other under-22 international ...
was impressed with his strong performance with PKNS reserve side and won a bronze medal in
Sukma Games
The Sukma Games ( ms, Sukan Malaysia, lit.: Malaysian Games) is a biennial national multi-sport event involving young athletes from Malaysian 13 member states and the Federal territory. The games is regulated by the National Sports Council of ...
while representing
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
. Azrif played for
Harimau Muda A
Harimau Muda A was the club name for the former Malaysia Under-22 National Football Team, representing Malaysia in international football competitions such as the AFC U-22 Asian Cup, Champions Youth Cup as well as other under-22 international ...
for 2013 and 2014 season. He later joined
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
after he exceeded the age limit for
Harimau Muda A
Harimau Muda A was the club name for the former Malaysia Under-22 National Football Team, representing Malaysia in international football competitions such as the AFC U-22 Asian Cup, Champions Youth Cup as well as other under-22 international ...
.
On 29 June 2016,
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional Association football, football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football ...
have finally officially announced their intention of signing Azrif from Selangor, after a month of speculation. On 15 July 2016, Azrif signed with a contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim after
Football Association of Selangor
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(FAS) and the
Johor Football Association (JFA) agreed on the transfer.
International career
On 17 November 2015, Azrif made his debut for the
Malaysia national team coming off the bench in a 1–2 defeat to
United Arab Emirates
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Club
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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 ol ...
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2015
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;Johor Darul Ta'zim
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Malaysia Cup
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(2):
2017
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2019
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Malaysia Super League
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(5):
2016,
2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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Malaysia Charity Shield
Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...
(4):
2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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References
External links
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{{Sri Pahang FC squad
Malaysian men's footballers
1991 births
Living people
Selangor F.C. II players
Selangor F.C. players
Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players
Malaysia Super League players
People from Petaling District
Malaysia men's international footballers
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Men's association football fullbacks
Men's association football wingers
Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
Footballers from Selangor