Muhammad Adib bin Zainudin (born 15 February 1995) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu. Adib plays mainly as a centre-back.[4][5][6][7][8] Adib was promoted as the captain of the Malaysia U-23 national team in 2016 after the former captain Faris Shah Rosli got a long-term injury. He was part of the national team that qualified for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship that will take place in China.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Muhamad Adib bin Zainudin[1] | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 27)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mersing, Johor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Terengganu | ||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Johor U-21 | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Harimau Muda C | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | UiTM FC | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2017 | → Felcra FC (loan) | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2021- | Terengganu | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Malaysia U-23 | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 August 2018 | |||||||||||||
Born and raised in Mersing,[9] Johor, Adib started his football career when he went to Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail in Johor. In 2013, he played for Johor U-21 team before moved to Harimau Muda C on the following year.[10][11]
In December 2014, Adib signed a contract with Shah Alam based club, UiTM FC.[12] It was a good move as UiTM allowed him to pursue his degree in Sports science, although with a below-market salary offer.[13] He spent two seasons with the club before he was loaned out to Felcra FC at the start of 2017 season.[14] He wanted the loan move as the club offered him a better salary.[15]
Adib made 6 appearances and 1 goal during 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur. The goal made during 4th match of the group stage against Laos which ended Malaysia won by 3–1.[16]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Malaysia | League | Piala FA | Piala Malaysia | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | UiTM FC | Liga Premier | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Felcra FC | Liga FAM | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||
Malaysia U-23
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
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| 1. | 23 August 2017 | Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia | 3–1 | 1 | Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. |
Malaysia U-23
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