Irfan Zakaria

Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria (born 4 June 1995) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Kuala Lumpur in the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia national team. His primarily position as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre-back.[2] A tough tackling, skilful and has a good vision defensive player. Irfan also in the squad for the 2017 SEA Games.[3]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Zakaria is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Irfan.

Irfan Zakaria
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria
Date of birth (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995
Place of birth Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder / Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Kuala Lumpur
Number 17
Youth career
2013 Selangor U-19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Harimau Muda B 15 (0)
2015 Harimau Muda 20 (0)
2016–2019 Kuala Lumpur 65 (0)
2020– Kedah 9 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Malaysia U-23 15 (0)
2018– Malaysia 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2019

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 November 2020
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harimau Muda B 2014 1200000––120
2015 300000––30
Total 150000000150
Harimau Muda 2015 2000000––200
Total 200000000200
Kuala Lumpur 2016 1000050––150
2017 1501050––210
2018 1904020––250
2019 2104250––302
Total 6509217000912
Kedah 2020 90001020120
Career total 109092180201382

International
As of 7 June 2019[4]
Malaysia
YearAppsGoals
201891
201920
Total111

International goals
Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.[5]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 April 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bhutan3–07–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Kuala Lumpur FA

International

Malaysia U-23

Silver Medal: 2017[6]

References
  1. "Fast-improving Irfan a key component of Malaysia's defence". FourFourTwo. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. "Piala Malaysia: Irfan optimis KL mampu raih kemenangan pertama". stadiumastro.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  3. "Watch this space – Eight lower-league Malaysians destined for stardom". FourFourTwo. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. "Zakaria, Irfan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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