Mohamad Aidil Zafuan bin Abd. Radzak (born 3 August 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.
![]() Aidil Zafuan | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamad Aidil Zafuan bin Abd. Radzak | ||
Date of birth | (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2003 | Bukit Jalil Sports School | ||
2004–2005 | Negeri Sembilan U19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2011 | Negeri Sembilan | ? | (11) |
2012 | ATM | 21 | (3) |
2013– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 113 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2004–2006 | Malaysia U20 | ||
2007–2014 | Malaysia U23 | 34 | (4) |
2007– | Malaysia | 98 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2022 |
He is a former member of Malaysia U-23 and Malaysia U-20 squad. He is the older of his twin, Zaquan Adha who also a footballer.[2][3]
Aidil Zafuan began his career with Negeri Sembilan youth team. He represented his hometown, Negeri Sembilan at 2004 Sukma Games. He won the gold medal during the tournament that took place at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban. In 2005-06 season, he was promoted to the first team. In his season debut, Negeri Sembilan won their first Malaysia Super League title.
Aidil signed a contract with Malaysia Premier League side Malaysian Armed Forces for the 2012 Malaysia Premier League season. He won the Malaysia Premier League title in 2012 and reached the 2012 Malaysia Cup final.
In 2013 season, Aidil joined the rebranded club Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) along with his twin brother, Zaquan Adha. With JDT he won the Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup and historically part of JDT's 2015 AFC Cup winning team.
Aidil has represented Malaysia since he was 14 years old. He is very experienced in international youth arena. He played for the Malaysia U-20 side on two AFC Youth Championship in 2004 in Malaysia as Malaysia reached the quarter finals but was defeated by China. At the AFC Youth Championship in India, he was chosen as the captain of the team. Malaysia failed to win all three matches and only managed to score 1 goal and conceding 7 goals.
Aidil started representing the Malaysia U-23 squad during 2008 Olympic Games qualifier. He continued to represent Malaysia in the 2007 Merdeka Tournament that held in Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya and managed to win the Merdeka Tournament after defeating Myanmar 3:1. He then represented Malaysia in the South East Asia Games held in Thailand. However, Malaysia failed to advance into the semi finals after drawing against rivals Singapore. In 2009, he was selected as the captain for the national under 23 team at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games where Malaysia won their first gold medal after 20 years. In 2014, he was selected as one of the overage players for the 2014 Asian Games.
Aidil made his debut on 18 July 2007 against Cambodia. He also scored his first international goal in his debut against Cambodia. He then became one of the players from the under-23 side who were selected into Malaysia 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad. He only made his appearance in the last game against Iran where Malaysia lost 0–2.
Aidil received his first red card in international duty during the World Cup qualifier second leg against Bahrain. As a result, he was banned by FIFA from taking part in international match for three games.
He also represented the Malaysia XI (represent Malaysia for B match) squad against Chelsea F.C. at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2. However, Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari praise the Malaysia XI for giving a good fight against his team.
On July 12, 2016, Aidil with 71 international caps announced his retirement from international football via his football club's website and its Facebook page. He return in 2017 and was part of Malaysia's 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup squad earning 82 international caps during the tournament.[4] In 2019, he earned his 83rd international caps against Sri Lanka.[5]
He earn his 100 appearances for Malaysia in 2020 AFF Championship against Vietnam.[6] His international appearances comprise 96 'A' international matches as classified by FIFA including four international matches not classified as 'A'.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Negeri Sembilan | 2005-06 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | ||||||
2006-07 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||
2007-08 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | |||||||
2009 | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 5 | |||||||
2010 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | |||||||
2011 | Malaysia Super League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | |||
Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 13 | |||||||
ATM | 2012 | Malaysia Premier League | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 4 | ||
Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 4 | ||||
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2013 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 2 | ||
2014 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
2015 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
2016 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | – | 35 | 2 | ||
2017 | Malaysia Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
2018 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
2019 | Malaysia Super League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
2020 | Malaysia Super League | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |||
2021 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
2022 | Malaysia Super League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 113 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 32 | 1 | – | 207 | 7 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Malaysia | 2007 | 6 | 1 |
2008 | 11 | 0 | |
2009 | 8 | 0 | |
2010 | 3 | 0 | |
2011 | 8 | 2 | |
2012 | 14 | 0 | |
2013 | 7 | 0 | |
2014 | 5 | 0 | |
2015 | 4 | 0 | |
2016 | 5 | 0 | |
2017 | 3 | 0 | |
2018 | 8 | 0 | |
2019 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 9 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 98 | 3 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 July 2007 | Shah Alam, Malaysia | ![]() | 6–0 | Won | Friendly |
2. | 29 June 2011 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia | ![]() | 2–1 | Won | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) |
3. | 3 July 2011 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Republic of China | ![]() | 2–3 | Lost | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) |
Negeri Sembilan
Malaysian Armed Forces
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Malaysia U-23
Malaysia
Malaysia squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. – current squad | |
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