Muhammad Syahmi bin Safari (born 5 February 1998) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team. He plays mainly as a right-back but also can deploy as a right winger.
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Full name | Muhammad Syahmi bin Safari[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kuala Selangor, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back, winger | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Bukit Jalil Sports School | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Harimau Muda C | |||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Selangor U19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Selangor | 80 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | Malaysia U19 | 15 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Malaysia U23 | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Malaysia | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2022 |
Born and raised in Kuala Selangor, Syahmi was in the Selangor's youth team at the age of 17, having arrived from local side Bukit Jalil Sport School and Harimau Muda C.[citation needed]
Syahmi was a key player for Selangor President Cup and Academy, making 46 appearances and scoring two goals. In December 2016, Selangor head coach, P. Maniam confirmed that Syahmi would be definitely promoted to Selangor's first team.[4] Syahmi marked his debut and play 90 minutes of a 2–0 win against Penang in Super League match. On 4 February 2017, Syahmi scored his first Super League goal (and his first goal with Selangor's first team) against PKNS FC, which Selangor lost 5–3.[5]
On 13 January 2022, it was announced that Syahmi had agreed to sign with champions Johor Darul Ta'zim.[6] He was assigned the number 91.
On 25 August 2016, Syahmi was called up to the Malaysia U-21 for AFF Championship Under-21 in 2016. Syahmi also made appearances during 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur.
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 | ||
Selangor | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 26 | 4 | |
2018 | Malaysia Super League | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 6 | ||
2019 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
2020 | Malaysia Super League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2021 | Malaysia Super League | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
Total | 80 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 1 | — | 113 | 14 | |||
Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Career total | 84 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 15 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Malaysia | 2018 | 12 | 1 |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 5 December 2018 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | 11 | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 AFF Championship |
Selangor
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Malaysia U23
Malaysia
Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. – current squad | |
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