Muhammad Syafiq bin Ahmad (born 28 June 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as

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for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

Early life

Syafiq was born and raised in Sungai Ara in the state of

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, Malaysia. As a child Syafiq represented his school, Sekolah Menengah Tunku Anum Tunku Abdul Rahman for tournaments under the age of 15 and 18.

Club career

Syafiq made his debut in the Malaysian League with Kedah on 20 August 2013 against LionsXII in a Malaysia Cup match. He came in from the bench on the 81st minute. His first Malaysia Premier League match is against Perlis on 24 January 2014 where Kedah won 4-1. On 16 May 2014, he scored his first league goal against Felda United which also the winning goal. Syafiq signed by Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) on December 2017. He made his JDT debut in AFC Champions League preliminary round against Muangthong United on 23 January 2018.

International career

Syafiq participated in the

2015 Southeast Asian Games The 2015 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 2015; ; ta, 2015 தென்கிழக்கு ஆசிய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள்), officially known as the 28th Southeast Asian Games, or ...

with Malaysia U-23. He also participated in the

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where Malaysia U-23 finished as silver medalist. He also played in the

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. He made his debut with Malaysia senior team in

2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine the participating teams for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the 17th edition of the international men's football champions ...

against North Korea on 13 November 2017. In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification away match against Lebanon, he scored his first senior international goal.

Personal life

On 6 December 2020, Syafiq was driving when he got into an accident that killed 3 people. His 22 day old son, mother-in-law, and maid all died in the accident. Syafiq, his wife, and their 2 year old daughter survived the crash.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Senior team

:''Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.'' Malaysia U-23

Honours

Club

Kedah * Malaysia Premier League:

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* Malaysian FA Cup:

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* Malaysia Charity Shield:

Johor Darul Ta'zim * Malaysia Super League:

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* Malaysia Charity Shield:

International

Malaysia U-23 * Southeast Asian Games : Silver Medal:

Malaysia * AFF Championship runner-up:

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runner-up:

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1995 births Living people Malaysian footballers Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Malaysian people of Malay descent People from Penang Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Malaysia international footballers Association football forwards Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia