Wan Zack Haikal bin Wan Noor (born 28 January 1991) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays as a striker or

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, for

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in the

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. He is also a member of the Malaysia national team.

Club career

Kuala Lumpur President Cup Team

Wan Zack Haikal was born in

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, Pahang. He attended a SMK Kuala Lanar, project school of

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and later was chosen to join the

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President Cup Team in 2005 at the age of 14. Even though the Kuala Lumpur President Cup Team did not manage to reach the finals, Wan Zack became the top scorer with 11 goals.

Felda United

After playing 2 years for the

President Cup Team, He was later scouted by former national team player, Reduan Abdullah and Reduan gave Wan Zack a one-year contract with the newly created

Felda United Felda United Football Club was a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang, owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA).

in 2007 at the age of 17. He was the youngest player in the team.

Harimau Muda

Wan Zack joined Harimau Muda in 2008 under the management of K. Rajagopal and scored 1 league goal in his first stint. He returned to Felda United in the first half of the 2009 season, scoring 3 league goals. In the second half of the season, he rejoined Harimau Muda under the management of

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. Harimau Muda won the 2009 Premier League with Wan Zack contributed 2 league goals. During the 2010 season, he briefly played in the Malaysia Premier League before a training camp in Slovakia. Harimau Muda was split into two teams and he was chosen to be in the A team. Wan Zack and 25 other

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players were chosen by Azraai Khor to participate in an 8-month long, training camp in

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, Slovakia.

FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce (loan)

In September 2011,

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n club

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have confirmed the signings of Wan Zack. He joins the club on loan for 3 months until 30 October from Harimau Muda. Struck by a 4-month injury during a national duty for the national Olympic team, Haikal failed to make an appearance during his loan, only appearing in 1 unofficially friendly match with

Return to Harimau Muda

After his loaned finished, he returned to his club, Harimau Muda which was then competing in S. League. Previously, the team was competing in the

for the 2011 season.

FC Ryukyu

Malaysian media reported in early March 2012 that Wan Zack, along with teammate

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is to attend trial with

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side

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after impressing the Japanese side talent spotter during Malaysia's 2–0 defeat to Japan in the 2012 Olympic qualifiers match in Tosu. They successfully completed the 2-week trial with the Japanese club in July. In March 2013, Wan Zack was officially offered a two-year contract, but Wan Zaharulnizam did not. Instead, 19-year-old Nazirul Naim Che Hashim was offered a contract instead. Wan Zack and Nazirul officially signed a two-year playing contract with

in early April 2013. Wan Zack made his full debut in a 2–1 win against Sagawa Printing, playing 80 minutes before being subbed off.

Kelantan

Malaysian media reported in early March 2014 that Wan Zack will join

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in April. He made his debut in the 2014 Malaysia Cup against Kedah on 3 October 2014. In 2015 he played 20 league matches scoring 2 goals. Overall he played 33 matches and scored 4 goals in all competition with Kelantan during 2015 season.

Felda United

After his contract with Kelantan is become to end, Wan Zack switch sides and joined

FELDA United Felda United Football Club was a Malaysian football club based in Jengka, Pahang, owned by the Malaysian Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA).

, signing a two-year contract on an undisclosed fee. He made his debut, playing 86-minutes on 21 January 2017 against PKNS in Super League matches, which FELDA United won by 1–0.

Selangor

After succeeded in helping FELDA United to become the

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champions, Wan Zack signed a one-year contract, with the option for a second year, with

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 ...

. He joined the squad along with new coach B. Sathianathan, and other teammates K. Prabakaran, Azreen Zulkafali and Farizal Harun. However he missed the rest of season after suffering an

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injury. He made a return after almost 2 years in August 2020.

Perak

Wan Zack was released by Selangor after the end of 2021 season. He signed with

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club,

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in 2022. He helped Perak gain promotion to the top flight of the Malaysian league at the end of the 2022 season. On 9 August 2023, Wan Zack got back to his phenomenal form providing a goal and an assist in a 3–1 win against

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in the

. In the second leg of the 2023 Malaysia Cup quarter-final match on 25 September 2023, Wan Zack scored the only goal in the game against

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bringing the tally to 3–2 on aggregate sending the team to the semi-finals.

International career

2012 AFF Suzuki Cup

Wan Zack was called up for

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. He played his first

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match against

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after coming off the bench. Unfortunately, Malaysia loses 3–0 on home ground. Wan Zack played a big role in a match against

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in which he provided a goal and an assist to help Malaysia win 4–1 on 28 November 2012 at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil. Wan Zack showed excellent performance against

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in the third match. He provided an assist to teammate Mahali Jasuli. Later, Wan Zack was injured in that match but Malaysia won 2–0 to progress to the semi-final. Wan Zack does not play on two semi-final match against

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due to injury. Malaysia failed to progress to final after losing 1–3 on aggregates.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

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

Honours

;Harimau Muda A *

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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

: 2009 * International U-21 Football Tournament Thanh Nien Cup : 2012 ;Kelantan FA *

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: Runner-up

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

;Felda United *

Third place :

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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 * FAM Best Young Players Awards:

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

* Merdeka Tournament's Most Valuable Player: 2013 * S.League Yeo's People's Choice Awards: 2012 * S.League Young Player of the Year:

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

*Goal.com Asian Best XI: November 2012

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* * {{Perak F.C. squad 1991 births Footballers from Pahang Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Malaysian expatriate men's footballers Malaysian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce players Malaysian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Japan FC Ryukyu players J3 League players Japan Football League players Kelantan F.C. players FELDA United F.C. players 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Perak F.C. players Selangor F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Men's association football wingers Singapore Premier League players

Club career

Kuala Lumpur President Cup Team

Felda United

Harimau Muda

FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce (loan)

Return to Harimau Muda

FC Ryukyu

Kelantan

Felda United

Selangor

Perak

International career

2012 AFF Suzuki Cup

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

See also

References

External links