Muhammad Syafiq bin Ahmad (born 28 June 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as forward for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.
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Full name | Muhammad Syafiq bin Ahmad | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 27) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sungai Ara, Penang, Malaysia | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||||||||||||
Number | 28 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Kedah | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2013–2017 | Kedah | 62 | (12) | ||||||||||
2018– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 29 | (7) | ||||||||||
2022 | → Kedah Darul Aman (loan) | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Malaysia U23 | 18 | (6) | ||||||||||
2017– | Malaysia | 36 | (10) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022 |
Syafiq was born and raised in Sungai Ara in the state of Penang, Malaysia. As a child Syafiq represented his school, Sekolah Menengah Tunku Anum Tunku Abdul Rahman for tournaments under the age of 15 and 18.[1]
Syafiq made his debut in the Malaysian League with Kedah on 20 August 2013 against LionsXII in a Malaysia Cup match. He came in from the bench on the 81st minute.[2][3] His first Malaysia Premier League match is against Perlis on 24 January 2014 where Kedah won 4-1. On 16 May 2014, he scored his first league goal against Felda United which also the winning goal.[4]
Syafiq signed by Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) on December 2017.[5] He made his JDT debut in AFC Champions League preliminary round against Muangthong United on 23 January 2018.
On 6 December 2020, Syafiq was driving when he got into an accident that killed 3 people. His 22 day old son, mother-in-law, and maid all died in the accident. Syafiq, his wife, and their 2 year old daughter survived the crash.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kedah | 2013 | Malaysia Premier League | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2014 | Malaysia Premier League | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 24 | 3 | ||
2015 | Malaysia Premier League | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 26 | 8 | ||
2016 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
2017 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 21 | 6 | ||
Total | 62 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 5 | — | 106 | 18 | |||
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
2019 | Malaysia Super League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 7 | |
2020 | Malaysia Super League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
2021 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
2022 | Malaysia Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 58 | 11 | ||
Kedah Darul Aman (loan) | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 99 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 173 | 31 | ||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Malaysia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 8 | 3 | |
2019 | 9 | 5 | |
2021 | 10 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 2 | |
Total | 32 | 9 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 March 2018 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
2. | 1 April 2018 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | 7–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
3. | 5 July 2018 | Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
4. | 5 September 2019 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | 10 September 2019 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
6. | 5 October 2019 | ![]() | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | |
7. | 5–0 | |||||
8. | 6–0 | |||||
9. | 27 May 2022 | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
10. | 14 June 2022 | ![]() | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Malaysia U-23
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Goal | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 June 2015 | Bishan Stadium, Singapore | ![]() | 3–1 | 1 | Win | Football at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games |
2. | 3 June 2016 | Hang Jebat Stadium, Malaysia | ![]() | 3–0 | 1 | Win | 2016 Nations Cup |
3. | 6 October 2016 | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Malaysia | ![]() | 2–0 | 2 | Win | Friendly |
4. | 19 July 2017 | National Stadium, Thailand | ![]() | 3–0 | 1 | Win | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
5. | 15 August 2018 | Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung | ![]() | 3–1 | 1 | Win | 2018 Asian Games |
Kedah
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Malaysia U-23
Malaysia
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