Mohamad Faris Shah bin Mohd Rosli (born 17 April 1995) 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 professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Early career

Faris started his career with

Harimau Muda C Harimau Muda C was the Football Association of Malaysia managed U-19 team that took part in the Malaysia FAM League from 2013 season. The team was aimed at developing Malaysian youth players. By entering Harimau Muda C in domestic competitions, ...

in 2013. He was also part of the squad for Malaysia U19 that competed in

2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship The 2013 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was held from 9 to 22 September 2013, hosted by Indonesia. 11 members of the ASEAN Football Federation were divided into two groups. Australia, originally drawn in Group A, withdrew on 8 September 2013, citin ...

Harimau Muda

In 2014, he joined Harimau Muda, which competed in the S.League and made 15 appearances and scored one goal in the league. He also made an appearance in the

2014 Singapore Cup The 2014 Singapore Cup is the 17th season of Singapore's annual premier club football tournament organised by Football Association of Singapore. Due to sponsorship reasons, the Singapore Cup is also known as the RHB Singapore Cup. Home United are ...

before they were knocked out by

Tampines Rovers Tampines Rovers Football Club (currently known as BG Tampines Rovers due to sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football, football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of t ...

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. For the 2015 season he made six appearances and scored one goal before returning to his home ground team

Kelantan Kelantan (; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate''; ) is a state in Malaysia. The capital, Kota Bharu, includes the royal seat of Kubang Kerian. The honorific, honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' ("The Blissful Abode"). ...

after the Harimau Muda program was disbanded.

Kelantan

Faris first played and the captained of Kelantan U21 team before being promoted to the senior squad during second transfer window in 2016. He made his debut for Kelantan in

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup (), 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 country's oldest cup tournament, i ...

match against

Selangor Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...

as substitute for

Norhafiz Zamani Norhafiz Zamani bin Misbah (born 15 July 1981) is a Malaysian professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He is a former member of the Malaysia national team. With a calm character and good at controlling the situ ...

in the 65th minute. His league debut for the team came on 23 July 2016 in a 0–0 draw against

Pahang {{Infobox political division , name = Pahang , official_name = Pahang Darul Makmur , native_name = , settlement_type = States and federal territories of Malaysia, State , image_skyline = , imagesize ...

Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium The Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium () is a stadium in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. It is located on Jalan Mahmood, Kota Bharu, and best known as the home of football clubs Kelantan F.C. and Kelantan United. The stadium can accommodate up to 2 ...

. Faris was sidelined throughout 2017 season due to injury.

Melaka United

In May 2018, Faris were transferred to

Melaka United Melaka United Football Club () was a Malaysian professional football club based in Malacca that competed in the Malaysia Super League. They were owned by Kenteam Sdn Bhd, which is one of main nitrile glove producers in Malaysia. The club's hom ...

International career

Faris is also a member and captain of the Malaysia U23 team, who were competing in the

2016 Nations Cup The 2016 Nations Cup was the inaugural edition of the Nations Cup hosted in Malacca City, Malaysia from 3 to 5 June 2016. It was organised by MP & Silva with the under-21 teams of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand Thailand, officially t ...

and the runners-up for the competition after defeated by Thailand U23 1–2 in the final.

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* * {{Penang F.C. squad Living people 1995 births Footballers from Kelantan Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian men's footballers Kelantan F.C. players Melaka United F.C. players Penang F.C. players Men's association football central defenders