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Mohd Safee bin Mohd Sali (born 29 January 1984) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City as a forward. Safee also played for the Malaysia national team between 2006 until 2017.

Safee Sali
Safee in 2010
Personal information
Full name Mohd Safee bin Mohd Sali
Date of birth (1984-01-29) 29 January 1984 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Kuching City
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Kuala Lumpur ? (20)
2003 →Telekom Melaka (loan) ? (1)
2005–2006 Sarawak ? (10)
2006–2010 Selangor ? (36)
2010–2013 Pelita Jaya 42 (27)
2013Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan) 16 (2)
2014–2017 Johor Darul Ta'zim 32 (4)
2017–2018 PKNS 33 (9)
2019 Perlis 3 (0)
2019–2020 Petaling Jaya City 20 (4)
2021– Kuala Lumpur City 13 (1)
National team
2004–2007 Malaysia U-23 29 (15)
2006–2017 Malaysia 76[3] (23)
2008–2016 Malaysia XI 27 (9)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
Asean Football Championship
WinnerAFF Suzuki Cup 20102010
Runner-upAFF Suzuki Cup 20142014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 24, 2017

In 2011, Safee became the first Malaysian footballer to play in the Indonesia Super League with Pelita Jaya. Safee previously played for Kuala Lumpur, Telekom Melaka, Sarawak, Selangor, Pelita Jaya and Arema Cronus before heading back to Malaysian's side, Johor Darul Ta'zim before he turned out to PKNS, Perlis and Petaling Jaya City. He currently plays for Kuala Lumpur City.

Safee represents the Malaysia national team at the international level and was a member of the Malaysian team who won the 2010 AFF Championship for the first time with Safee being the top scorer. Safee is the only Malaysian footballer to score in four consecutive AFF Championship tournaments and is currently Malaysia's all-time leading goalscorer in the tournament with nine goals.


Club career



Kuala Lumpur FA


Safee was brought to Kuala Lumpur FA by coach, Igor Novak. Igor spotted Safee's talent and brought him to Kuala Lumpur. He scored his first hat trick while part of Kuala Lumpur in a Malaysia Premier League II match against Perak TKN, which ended in a 6-2 trashing. He netted 11 goals in his first season to become the second top local goalscorer behind Azman Adnan.[4] During the 2004 season, he only managed to score 2 league goals. In his last season with Kuala Lumpur, he scored 7 league goals, 3 goals in the 2005 Malaysia FA Cup, leading Kuala Lumpur FA to the semi finals, and 1 goal in the 2005 Malaysia Cup.


TMFC


Safee was loan to TMFC for the 2003 Malaysia Cup after Kuala Lumpur failed to qualify for the cup competition. He scored one goal in the competition against Sarawak in their final group match.[5] He return to Kuala Lumpur following TMFC failure to qualify for the knockout round.


Sarawak FA


Safee later joined Sarawak FA. He became the top local goalscorer with 10 goals. At the end of the season, he scored a total of 19 goals in all competition, making him the top scorer for Sarawak during the 2005/06 season.


Selangor FA


In 2006/2007 season, Safee joined Selangor FA. He was given the number 10 jersey which was once worn by legendary Selangor FA and Malaysian national team player, the late Mokhtar Dahari. With Selangor, Safee impressed K. Devan by bringing the team both to the FA Cup and Malaysia Cup final. However, Selangor lost to Kedah FA in both finals with the same score of 3–2. He scored a total of 11 goals in his first season with Selangor.

On his second season with Selangor, he scored 11 goals in 10 matches, but he had an injury that made him missed half of the 2007/08 season. He returned to be the second top scorer on the 2010 Season. He also scored the winning goal for Selangor in a 2–1 win against Negeri Sembilan FA at the 2010 Malaysia Charity Shield.

After the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup and his superb performance at the early stages in the 2011 Super League Malaysia season, Safee agreed to join the Indonesian Super League team, Pelita Jaya to gain more experience. Safee's last game with Selangor was a 1–1 draw against Kuala Lumpur FA. This was Safee's last game before his departure to Karawang, Indonesia to join Pelita Jaya.


Pelita Jaya


On 5 February 2011, Safee officially transferred to the Indonesian Super League team, Pelita Jaya on a USD 30,000 transfer fee and his salary reached USD 10,000 or RM 30,360. .[6] Safee signed a 1 year contract with Pelita Jaya. This transfer made Safee the first Malaysian player to play in the Indonesian Super League.[7] Safee originally was given the number 10 shirt. But due to a registration problem, he chose the number 55 instead of his original number. Safee made his league debut against Sriwijaya. Safee scored 7 goals in 13 appearances in his first season with Pelita.

On 12 October 2011, Safee was announced as the captain of Pelita Jaya for the upcoming 2011–12 Indonesia Super League season and changed his jersey number to 10 instead. On 24 March 2012, Safee managed to score four goals against Gresik United. Safee ended the season with 20 league goals.


Cardiff City trial


In 2011, Safee was offered a two-week trial with Football League Championship club, Cardiff City.[8]


Arema Cronus


In 2013 season, Safee transferred to Arema Cronus.[9]


Johor Darul Takzim


In 2013, Safee returned to Malaysia to join Johor Darul Takzim. He made his debut and scored two goals in the pre-season match against Melaka United. In 2015, Safee was selected to start in the 2015 AFC Cup Final in a 1–0 victory against Istiklol at Pamir Stadium.


PKNS


Safee signed with PKNS in 2017. He spent two season and made 33 league appearances scoring 9 goals.


Perlis and PJ City


In 2019, Safee briefly played for Perlis. Malaysian Football League (MFL) canceled Perlis participation in the league due to their financial planning were insufficient to manage the team for competition in the M-League.[10] He later signed with PJ City on 20 February 2019.[11]


Kuala Lumpur City


Safee signed with Kuala Lumpur City on 24 December 2020.[12] He made his debut in a 1-0 defeat against Penang on 6 March 2021. In 2021 Malaysia Cup, Safee won his first ever Malaysia Cup title in 20 years of his career after defeating Johor Darul Ta'zim 2-0 in the final.[13][14] In 2022, Safee set a record as the first Malaysian footballer to play in two AFC Cup finals as he come in as substitutes in a 3-0 defeat against Al Seeb.[15]


International career



Youth team


Safee started representing Malaysia Under-23 during the 2004 Olympic Games qualifiers. He played all the qualification matches but mostly played as the substitute. He was then selected to represent Malaysia Under-23 at the 2005 Pre-South East Asian Games in Thailand under the then-coach Bertalan Bicskei. He managed to score only one goal in the tournament against the Philippines Under-23. He however did not make it into 2005 South East Asian Games squad that won the bronze medal. After the 2005 South East Asian Games, Safee was given a chance by coach Norizan Bakar to represent the Under-23 side for the 2006 Doha Asian Games. He again failed to make it into the squad.

After the national Under-23 sides failure in the 2006 Asian Games, Safee was selected as the main striker by coach B. Sathianathan. Together with striking partner Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak, they managed to win the 2007 Merdeka Tournament after defeating Myanmar 3–1 in the final and becoming the top scorer with 4 goals. He then was chosen to represent the country in the 2007 South East Asian Games in Thailand. Safee managed to score 2 goals in the tournament but the Under-23 national team failed to advance into the semifinal after a draw against rivals the Singapore.

For 2008, Safee was chosen as the main striker in the 2008 Malaysia Intercontinental Cup. He managed to score all Malaysia's 3 goals in Malaysia's 1–3 defeat to the Republic of Ireland, 1–0 win against the Iraq and an impressive 1–1 draw against the Nigeria. The match against Nigeria was Safee's last game with Malaysia national under-23 team.

In 2010, Safee received called up for the Asian Games squad. He played three matches in Eximbank Cup in Vietnam. He did not chosen as the three senior members for the final squad to the Asian Games.


Senior team


After an impressive season with Sarawak in the Malaysia Premier League, Safee managed to make it into the national team. He was given his first senior caps against New Zealand on 19 February 2006. He then scored his first international goal on his second cap against New Zealand.

He then became the part of the national football team preparing for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He was then chosen into the squad of Malaysia 2007 Asian Cup. He only made his first appearance in the Asian Cup in the third group match against Iran where Malaysia lost 0–3.

For the 2008 Merdeka Tournament, Safee scored another similar style of goal that was scored earlier during the 2008 Sultan of selangor Cup against the Nepal. He became the top scorer of the tournament with 5 goals despite Malaysia losing 6–5 through penalty kicks against Vietnam in the final.

In November 2010, Safee was called up to the Malaysia national squad by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Safee scored twice against Vietnam to secure a 2–0 win in the first leg in the semi finals. Safee again scored another two goals in the first leg of the finals to secure a 3–0 win against Indonesia. On the second leg of the Final, Safee scored another goal to earn 5 goals, thus becoming the tournaments top goal scorer. Malaysia won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 title for the first time in their history.

On 28 November 2012, Safee netted in his third consecutive AFF Championship tournament, scoring the second goal in Malaysia's 4–1 win over Laos in their second group match. On 29 November 2014, Safee netted in his fourth consecutive AFF Championship tournament, scoring the first goal in Malaysia's 3–1 win over Singapore in their third group match. Other than that, he was invisible throughout the tournament.


Malaysia XI


Safee also represented in the Malaysia XI squad against Arsenal and Liverpool at the Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. He was one of the impressive Malaysian players on the match. The Malaysia XI eventually lost.[16]

On 16 July 2011, Safee was included in the match against Liverpool in which the Malaysia XI lost 3–6. He came on as a substitute and scored 2 goals.[17]

Date Location Head coach Opponent Result Goals
29 July 2008 Shah Alam Stadium B. Sathianathan Chelsea[18] 0–2 (L)[19]
16 July 2011 National Stadium, Bukit Jalil K. Rajagopal Liverpool[20] 3–6 (L)
24 July 2012 National Stadium, Bukit Jalil K. Rajagopal Arsenal[21] 0–2 (L)
30 July 2012 National Stadium, Bukit Jalil K. Rajagopal Manchester City[22] 0–3 (L)
21 July 2013 Shah Alam Stadium K. Rajagopal Chelsea 1–4 (L)

Attributes


Safee previously wears the legendary jersey No. 10 which was once worn by legendary Selangor FA and Malaysian national team player, the late Mokhtar Dahari. He is a member of the Malaysia national football team. His aggressive playing style, combined with great pace, good physique despite his height of 171 cm and his shooting techniques recently made him a regular first team member for the national team. Being one of the Malaysian players with the best flair, Safee also contributes spectacular goals with his long shots and overhead kicks for both the national team and Selangor FA.


Social media controversy


Safee gained notoriety on social media after lashing out at fans for criticising his poor performances for the Malaysian national team in the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup. After a 3–2 loss to Thailand in the group stage of the tournament, he responded to negative comments on Instagram by saying in Malay: " "Those commenting negatively here, have you played at the international level? If not, you'd better shut up...Don't put down the efforts of those fighting for the country's honour...IF YOU SHAME TO SUPPORT HARIMAU MALAYA BETTER CHANGE TO ANOTHER FLAG (sic)".[23]

Malaysia succeeded in making it to the final anyway, after overturning a 2–1 semi-final first leg deficit to win 5–3 on aggregate against Vietnam in the second leg. Safee was rested for the second leg, reportedly due to injury. Following the victory over Vietnam, he posted an Instagram photo of himself celebrating, with the caption (translated): "To the fans who swapped flags after being told off last time, don't hide your faces behind pillows ok..just wipe them with tissues". One of the photo's hashtags said "#amikkau", which means "take that" in Malay.[24] This outraged Malaysian fans further, and Safee was booed by home supporters during the final game against Thailand.


Commercial endorsements


Safee is under sponsorship with American sports-brand, Nike, after previously being the face of Adidas for South East Asia. Safee was given his own Mercurial Football Boot with his name on it. It was given exclusively by Nike.[25]


Career statistics



Club


As of match played 22 October 2022[26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kuala Lumpur 2003 Premier League 2 11011
2004 Malaysia Premier League 2002
2005–06 Malaysia Premier League 73111
Total203124
Telekom Melaka (loan) 2003 Premier League 1 11
Total11
Sarawak 2005–06 Malaysia Premier League 106319
Total106319
Selangor FA 2006-07 Malaysia Super League 0213
2007-08 Malaysia Super League 119626
2009 Malaysia Super League 121518
2010 Malaysia Super League 12235320
2011 Malaysia Super League 3131
Total3614155368
Pelita Jaya 2010–2011 Indonesia Super League 137137
2011–2012 Indonesia Super League 29202920
Total42274227
Johor Darul Ta'zim (loan) 2013 Malaysia Super League 1625163276
Total1625163276
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2014 Malaysia Super League 923110133
2015 Malaysia Super League 1511083104348
2016 Malaysia Super League 81305273236
Total324711451777017
PKNS 2017 Malaysia Super League 1441010164
2018 Malaysia Super League 1954241278
Total33952514312
Perlis 2019 Malaysia Premier League 3030
Total3030
Petaling Jaya City 2019 Malaysia Super League 1432160224
2020 Malaysia Super League 611071
Total2042110295
Kuala Lumpur City 2021 Malaysia Super League 11130141
2022 Malaysia Super League 201000200050
Total13110302000191

    International Appearances


    As of 22 March 2017.[28][3]
    Malaysia national team
    YearAppsGoals
    200641
    200740
    2008117
    200910
    201065
    201185
    2012163
    201330
    2014131
    201561
    201630
    201710
    Total7623

    International goals


    Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.[28][3]
    #DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.23 February 2006North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand1–11–2Friendly
    2.10 October 2008Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Pakistan1–04–1Friendly
    3.15 October 2008Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia   Nepal2–04–02008 Merdeka Tournament
    4.3–0
    5.20 October 2008Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Afghanistan5–06–02008 Merdeka Tournament
    6.23 October 2008Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Myanmar2–04–02008 Merdeka Tournament
    7.6 December 2008Surakul Stadium, Phuket, Thailand Laos1–03–02008 AFF Suzuki Cup
    8.3–0
    9.15 December 2010Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Vietnam1–02–02010 AFF Suzuki Cup
    10.2–0
    11.26 December 2010Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia1–03–02010 AFF Suzuki Cup
    12.3–0
    13.29 December 2010Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia1–01–22010 AFF Suzuki Cup
    14.23 July 2011Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore Singapore1–03–52014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    15.3–4
    16.28 July 2011Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Singapore1–01–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
    17.16 November 2011Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India India1–12–3Friendly
    18.2–3
    19.16 October 2012Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong Hong Kong1–03–0Friendly
    20.14 November 2012Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hong Kong1–01–1Friendly
    21.28 November 2012Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Laos2–14–12012 AFF Suzuki Cup
    22.29 November 2014National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Singapore1–03–12014 AFF Suzuki Cup
    23.11 June 2015Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Timor-Leste1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

    Honours



    Club


    Selangor
    Johor Darul Ta'zim
    KL City FC

    International


    Malaysia

    Individual honours



    References


    1. Safee Sali – FIFA competition record (archived)
    2. "MLS News, Scores, & Standings".
    3. Safee Sali International Caps & Goals
    4. 2003 England League
    5. 2003 Malaysia Cup
    6. PELITA JAYA IT IS FOR SAFEE. aseanfootball.org (7 February 2011). Retrieved at 3 May 2014
    7. "Safee pergi ke Pelita Jaya (Malay)". MNFT FC. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
    8. "Cardiff City hand Safee Sali, 'Malaysia's David Beckham', his big chance". Abg Teror. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
    9. "Safee ke Arema Malang". Abg Teror. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
    10. MFL cancel Perlis' Malaysia League participation - New Straits Times, 20 February 2019.
    11. Safee Sali joins PJ City FC - Malay Mail, 20 February 2019.
    12. ‘OLD IS GOLD’ FOR KUALA LUMPUR AS SAFEE COMES ON BOARD - HubMedia, 25 December 2020.
    13. 20 Tahun Main Bola, Safee Sali Masih Kempunan Julang Piala Malaysia - La Bola Malaya, 9 October 2021.
    14. New chapter in Safee's career - New Straits Times, 22 February 2022.
    15. Dua minit paling manis, bermakna buat Safee - Berita Harian, 23 October 2022.
    16. Chelsea beat Malaysian XI. Fifa.com (29 July 2008). Retrieved on 11 August 2012.
    17. Charlie Adam and Alberto Aquilani star as Liverpool hit Malaysian side for six – Malaysia All-Star XI 3–6 Liverpool. Guardian (16 July 2011). Retrieved on 11 August 2012.
    18. TEAM NEWS: Malaysia XI vs Chelsea Retrieved 3 May 2014
    19. Match Report: Malaysian XI 0–2 Chelsea Archived 6 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 May 2014
    20. Liverpool Football Club Tour Official Website Retrieved at 7 April 2011
    21. Arsenal to visit Malaysia on summer tour Archived 26 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 10 April 2012 from Arsenal.com
    22. Blues to play tour game in Malaysia Retrieved at 26 April 2012 from Manchester City Official Website
    23. "Safee Sali lashes out on detractors...on Instagram - Goal.com". goal.com. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
    24. "MALAYSIA MENANG, SAFEE SALI SINDIR PEMINAT". ammboi.com. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
    25. "Safee's Nike Mercurial boot Release". Imageshack. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
    26. "Safee Sali". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    27. Statistik Pemain - Safee Sali
    28. "Safee Sali". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
    29. "Goal.com readers' Asian Best XI of 2011: Javad Nekounam, Yuto Nagatomo & many more get the votes". Yahoo Sports Singapore. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.



    На других языках


    - [en] Safee Sali

    [fr] Mohd Safee Mohd Sali

    Mohd Safee Mohd Sali, né le 15 juillet 1981 à Kajang en Malaisie, est un footballeur international malaisien. Il évolue au poste d'attaquant.

    [it] Safee Sali

    Mohd Safee bin Mohd Sali (Kajang, 28 gennaio 1984) è un calciatore malese, attaccante del PKNS e della Nazionale malese.

    [ru] Сали, Сафи

    Сафи Сали (малайск. Safee Sali; род. 29 января 1984[1], Каджанг[d]) — малайзийский футболист, нападающий футбольного клуба «Петалинг-Джая Сити». Выступал за сборную Малайзии.



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