Farhan Abu Bakar

Mohd Farhan Bin Abu Bakar (born 14 February 1993) is a Malaysian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysian club Sarawak United and the Malaysia national team.[3]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abu Bakar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Farhan.
Farhan Abu Bakar
Personal information
Full name Mohd Farhan Bin Abu Bakar[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-14) 14 February 1993[1]
Place of birth Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Sarawak United
Number 31
Youth career
2008 Bukit Jalil Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Harimau Muda B 14 (0)
2012–2015 Harimau Muda A 24 (0)
2016– Kedah 21 (0)
2018 → Petaling Jaya Rangers (loan) 9 (0)
2019 → Selangor II (loan) 0 (0)
2020– Sarawak United 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– Malaysia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of Disember 17, 2017

International career

Farhan has represented Malaysia national team in 2013 Summer Universiade as a second choice goalkeeper after Izham Tarmizi. In an opening game against Italy, Farhan coming off the bench in the 72nd minute and gave a tremendous performance when he saved two penalty kicks in the 73rd and 78th minute. Malaysia won the game by 2–0.[4]

Farhan played for Harimau Muda B in 2015 under head coach Razip Ismail.[5]

Farhan earned his first senior national cap in a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 17 June 2016, which Malaysia lost 0–2.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 August 2018[7]
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
2011Harimau Muda BMalaysia Premier League14000–140
Total 14000–140
Singapore League Cup League Cup Asia Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2012Harimau MudaS.League50–50
2015100–210
Total 150–150
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2016KedahMalaysia Super League1406010–210
2017700030–100
Total 210604000310
2018Petaling Jaya RangersMalaysia FAM League902000–110
2019PKNSMalaysia Super League000000–00
Career total 590705000710
Note

For 2013 season Farhan undergoes Centralized Training Camp in Slovakia and for 2014 he played at National Premier Leagues Queensland representing Harimau Muda A

International
As of 17 June 2016[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201610
Total10

Honours

Club
Kedah FA

References
  1. "Athlete Information - ABU BAKAR, Mohd Farhan Bin". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Universiade 2013. 6 July 2013.
  2. "Farhan Abu Bakar - Player Profile". www.eurosport.co.uk. Eurosport. 9 September 2017.
  3. "Sembilan Tahun Menanti, Impian Farhan Akhirnya Tercapai". www.mstar.com.my. mStar. 5 January 2016.
  4. "Match Report ITA - MAS" (PDF). universiade2013.sportresult.com. Universiade 2013. 5 July 2013.
  5. "Harimau Muda reveals 26-man squad for 2015 season". www.sleague.com. S.League. 23 February 2015.
  6. "Embarrassing: Malaysian football team humbled by Papua New Guinea". www.nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 17 June 2016.
  7. "Farhan Abu Bakar". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  8. "Abu Bakar, Farhan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 September 2017.


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