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Irfan Fazail
Personal information
Full name Mohamad Irfan bin Fazail
Date of birth (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Pontian, Johor, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sabah
Number 91
Youth career
2004–2008 Bukit Jalil Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Harimau Muda
2011–2012 Harimau Muda A
2011FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2022 Johor Darul Ta'zim
2015–2021 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
2022Sabah (loan) 14 (1)
2023– Sabah 13 (2)
International career
2010–2014 Malaysia U23
2016 Malaysia 4 (0)
Medal record
Malaysia U23
Sea Games
Gold medal – first place Sea Games 2011 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

Mohamad Irfan bin Fazail (born 12 April 1991) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sabah.

Club career

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Irfan Fazail was born in Pontian, Johor. He was raised in Johor Bahru and starting playing football for local clubs. He left Johor to attend the national Bukit Jalil Sports School. He later joined the SSBJ Football team in the President Cup Malaysia during his time with Bukit Jalil.

After graduating from the Bukit Jalil Sports School, Fazail joined Harimau Muda in 2008. With the team, he won the 2009 Premier League under the management of Ong Kim Swee. When Harimau Muda was split into two teams, Irfan was selected in the A team.

In 2011, Irfan played for the Slovakian team FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce on a three-month loan from Harimau Muda A.[1][2] Irfan made his debut with the team in a 3–0 win against AS Trenčín, coming on in the 86th minute after replacing Martin Hruška.[3] Irfan returned to Harimau Muda A shortly after his national duty in the 2011 SEA Games. In total, Irfan made two official appearances for Zlaté Moravce.

International career

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Irfan represented the Malaysia under-17 team at the 2007 AFF U-17 Youth Championship. He appeared in four matches and scored five goals, including a hat-trick in a 7–0 win against Brunei.[citation needed]

Irfan made his first appearance for the under-19 team in 2009 at the 2009 AFF U-19 Youth Championship.[4] Irfan appeared in 4 games but did not managed to score any goals.[citation needed] Malaysia finished in fourth place.[citation needed]

After Irfan made a big impact at Harimau Muda, he was again chosen to represent the under-19 team in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers. He appeared in 4 games and made 3 assists, and was also selected as the man of the match against Philippines in a 4–2 win.[citation needed] However, Malaysia did not qualify for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.[citation needed]

Irfan scored his first goal for the Malaysian Olympic Team against the Singapore under-23 in a 2–0 win.[citation needed]

Irfan made his debut for the senior national team on 6 September 2016, as a starter in the friendly match against Indonesia, which Malaysia lost 3–0.[5]

References

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  1. ^ ,, Malajzskí tigri „ v FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 26 August 2011 from kakiGOL.com
  2. ^ FC ViOn Mempekenalkan Trio Harimau Muda Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 26 August 2011 from kakiGOL.com
  3. ^ "Zlaté Moravce vs. Trenčín – 1 October 2011 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. ^ THAILAND TAKE ON MALAYSIA; VIETNAM FACE AUSTRALIA IN U19 SEMIS Archived 10 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "(Football) Malaysia whipped 3–0 by Indonesia in friendly | New Straits Times". 7 September 2016.
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