Muhammad Azwan bin Aripin (born 21 April 1996) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays as a

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or wing-back for

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club Kelantan The Real Warriors F.C.

Club career

Kelantan

Azwan began his career with Kelantan's youth team in 2014 before being promoted to first team in August 2016. Azwan was the captain for the Kelantan U19 that won the

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title in 2014. He also was part of the Kelantan U21 team that won the

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in 2016. On 28 October 2017, Azwan made his first-team debut for Kelantan in a 1–3 win over

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in the club's last fixture of the season. On 11 November 2017, it was announced that Azwan will be retained for another season with Kelantan. For 2018 season, Azwan made his season first appearance in 1–1 draw against

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on 6 February 2018.

Penang

Azwan joined newly promoted club

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in December 2020. He made his league first appearance in 2–0 defeat to

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on 9 March 2021.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Kelantan U19 *

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Kelantan U21 *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

;Sri Pahang *

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: 2024–25 (runners-up)

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* 1996 births Living people Kelantan F.C. players Penang F.C. players Sri Pahang FC players Kelantan Darul Naim F.C. players Malaysian men's footballers Malaysian people of Malay descent Footballers from Kelantan Men's association football defenders Malaysia Super League players 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen {{Malaysia-footy-defender-stub