Muhammad Syahmi bin Safari (born 5 February 1998) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays as a full-back for

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club

Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore to the south and Indonesia to the east and w ...

and the Malaysia national team.

Club career

Early life

Born and raised in

Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor is a town in northwestern Selangor, Malaysia. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the coterminous Kuala Selangor District. Etymology The name ''Kuala Selangor'' means Estuary of the Selangor River. History ...

, Syahmi was in the

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 ...

's youth team at the age of 17, having arrived from local side Bukit Jalil Sport School and

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, ...

Selangor

Syahmi was a key player for Selangor President Cup and Academy, making 46 appearances and scoring two goals. In December 2016, Selangor head coach, P. Maniam confirmed that Syahmi would be definitely promoted to Selangor's first team. Syahmi marked his debut and play 90 minutes of a 2–0 win against

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match. On 4 February 2017, Syahmi scored his first Super League goal (and his first goal with Selangor's first team) against

PKNS FC Selangor Football Club Under 23 ( Malay: ''Kelab Bola Sepak Selangor Bawah 23''), commonly referred to as Selangor U-23 (sometimes known as ''Selangor F.C. II''), is a feeder club for Selangor, based in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The clu ...

, which Selangor lost 5–3.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 13 January 2022, it was announced that Syahmi had agreed to sign with champions

. He was assigned the number 91.

International career

On 25 August 2016, Syahmi was called up to the Malaysia U-21 for the Under-21 AFF Championship in 2016. Syahmi also made appearances during the

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. On 5 December 2018, he scored his first senior international goal against

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in the

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at the

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. On 6 December 2021, Syahmi was called up to the

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for the

2020 AFF Championship The 2020 AFF Championship (officially AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), the 7th and the last edition ...

, where he played at

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. He represented the nation at the

2023 AFC Asian Cup The 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It involved 24 national teams after its expansion in 20 ...

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''As of match played 5 December 2018. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Syahmi Safari goal.''

Honours

Club

Selangor * President Cup: 2017 Johor Darul Ta'zim *

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

, 2024–25 *

Malaysia FA Cup The Malaysia FA Cup () is an annual association football, football competition in Malaysia, established in 1990. It was previously managed by the Football Association of Malaysia, before being transferred to the Football Malaysia LLP, Malaysian ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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 ...

, 2024–25 *

Piala Sumbangsih The Malaysian Charity Shield (English: Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah () or Piala Sumbangsih, is a Malaysian football super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pittin ...

International

Malaysia U23 *

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, commonly known as SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...

: Silver Medal:

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Malaysia *

AFF Championship The ASEAN Championship (formerly known as the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men's natio ...

runner-up:

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Individual

: Best Goal *

: Best Eleven * AFF Best XI: 2019

References

External links

* {{Malaysia squad 2023 AFC Asian Cup 1998 births Living people Malaysian men's footballers Selangor F.C. players Malaysia Super League players 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Malaysian people of Malay descent Footballers from Selangor Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Asian Games footballers for Malaysia Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Malaysia men's international footballers Malaysia men's youth international footballers 2023 AFC Asian Cup players