Jafri Firdaus Chew

Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew (born 11 June 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who last plays as a forward for Malaysian club PKNS and the Malaysia U-23 national team. Jafri Firdaus Chew came up through Blue football academy (now known as the Assumption- Bintang Biru Football Academy). He started his footballing career with Harimau Muda B in 2013.[3] On 25 November 2015, it was confirmed that the Harimau Muda has disbanded by Football Association of Malaysia which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C will be returned to their own state.[4] He also has been called by Frank Bernhardt, the Malaysian Under-19 National Coach for preparation of the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 11 to 24 September 2016.[5]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Muhammad Firdaus Chew is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Jafri.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chew (周).

Jafri Firdaus Chew
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997[2]
Place of birth Bagan Luar, Penang, Malaysia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Kedah
Number 88
Youth career
2013–2015 Harimau Muda B
2016 Penang U-19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Penang 24 (1)
2018–2019 PKNS 24 (3)
2020– Kedah 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2017 Malaysia U-19 18 (13)
2016– Malaysia U-23 24 (4)
* 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 March 24, 2019

This makes him joined Penang FA to play for Penang U-19 and impressed from an early stage. His performances earned him a start in first team. He made his first team debut for Penang FA in 2016, while Chew represented his country Malaysia U-22 national team international, having previously represented his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[6]

Club career

Penang FA

Since Harimau Muda has disbanded by FAM which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C has to returned to their own state.[4] Jafri Firdaus Chew are with Penang FA for the Penang U21, before being promoted to first team in year 2016 to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League.[7]

On 28 October 2017, Jafri has scored his first senior goals on his 24th appearance for Penang FA in the 2017 Malaysia Super League match against Selangor FA in a 1–3 defeat.

PKNS

On 5 November 2017, Jafri signed with PKNS for 2018 Malaysia Super League.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 August 2019.[9]

Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2016PenangMalaysia Super League1200000–120
20171212000–141
Penang Total 2412000–261
2018PKNSMalaysia Super League1325150–233
2019PKNSMalaysia Super League1112041–172
PKNS Total 2437191–405
000–00
Career total 4849191–666

Malaysia Under-23
As of September 2017.
#DateVenueOpponentResultGoalCompetition
1.19 July 2017National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Indonesia3-012018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
2.23 August 2017Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia Laos3–12Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.

Honours

International

Malaysia U-23

Silver Medal: 2017[10]

References
  1. "Player Profile". harimaumalaysia.my. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. "Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew Profile and Statistics". Soccer Punter. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. Ronnie Oh (3 August 2013). "Penang's Muhammad Jafri Chew steers Harimau Muda 'C' to Cup victory in Slovakia". The Star Online. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. "Skuad Harimau Muda dibubar" (in Malay). Utusan Online. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. Zulhilmi Zainal (4 July 2016). "Key Malaysia U22 players receive call-up for Bernhardt's U19 Malaysia squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. "Player Profile". fapenang.my. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. Zulhilmi Zainal (22 August 2017). "SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES: Jafri hopes for redemption following assist against Myanmar". Goal. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  8. "Jafri hijrah ke PKNS". Berita Harian. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  9. "Jafri Firdaus Chew". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  10. "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". The Star Online. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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