Muhammad Ariff Farhan bin Md Isa (born 14 July 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team. In October 2012, he became the youngest player to appear in that league at just 16 surpassing the previous record set by former Young Lions starlet Hariss Harun.[2]
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Muhammad Ariff Farhan bin Md Isa[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kedah, Malaysia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left Back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Selangor | |||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Bukit Jalil Sports School | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Harimau Muda A | 27 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Kedah Darul Aman | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | PKNS | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020 | Felda United | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Kedah Darul Aman | 33 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Selangor | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Malaysia U-21 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Malaysia U-23 | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Malaysia | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 21, 2017 | ||||||||||||||
Career
editFarhan attended Bukit Jalil Sports School at the age of 13 years. Then, he was selected into Bukit Jalil Sports School football team to participate in the President Cup Malaysia.
He was selected by the Harimau Muda A coach, Ong Kim Swee into Malaysia Under-22 for the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification. He was the youngest footballer in the tournament which just 16 years old.[3]
After shows and outstanding performances in the tournament, he was added into Harimau Muda A squad competing in the S.League. He made his debut as a late substitute in the match against Balestier Khalsa on 7 October 2012 to become the youngest player ever to appear in the S.League,[2] and started the game on 2 November in which Tampines Rovers defeated Harimau Muda A to confirm their S.League title.
International career
editFarhan made his international debut for Malaysia Under-22 in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification and 2012 SCTV Cup.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 15 October 2022[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kedah Darul Aman | 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| PKNS | 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Felda United | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Kedah Darul Aman | 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 4 | ||
Honours
editClub
editKedah Darul Aman:
International
editMalaysia U-23
References
edit- ^ "Athlete profile". www.kualalumpur2017.com.my. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ a b Koh, Gary (7 October 2012). "Malaysians master Yishun pitch to tame Tigers". S.League. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Berita Bola Sepak | OKS mahu berikan pemain baru peluang | FOXSports.my". Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ "Newspaper Cup: Harimau Muda atasi Laos 4-2 - Liga Lain - Sinar Harian". www.sinarharian.com.my. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Ariff Farhan". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
External links
edit- Ariff Farhan Isa at Soccerway