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Danial Ashraf
Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Danial Ashraf bin Abdullah
Date of birth	8 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kelantan, Malaysia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kelantan
Number	21
Youth career
2014	Kelantan U19
2015	→ Harimau Muda C (loan)
2016	Kelantan U21
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2020	Kelantan
2021–2022	Penang
2023–	Kelantan
International career‡
2015–2016	Malaysia U19
2017–2019	Malaysia U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2017

Muhammad Danial Ashraf bin Abdullah (born 8 January 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan.^[1]

Club career

Danial began his career with the Kelantan U19 in 2014. He was included in the team that won the 2014 Malaysia Youth League, he making a goal in the final against PDRM U19.^[2] In 2015, he was loaned to Harimau Muda C before the program was cancelled later he returned to Kelantan.^[3] He was promoted to Kelantan FA U21 in 2016 that won the 2016 Malaysia President's Cup, he scoring a goal in the final against T-Team U21 -- the top goalscorer (19) in the competition.^[4]

After showing good performances with the youth team, he was selected into the Malaysia national football team for the 2016 Malaysia Cup, selected in the team for the 2017 Malaysia Super League. On 18 February 2017, he made his league debut appearance against Kedah coming on as a substitute for Alessandro Celin in the 12th minute, in a 0–1 loss.

As of match played 12 September 2021^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kelantan	2016	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	2	0	–		2	0
	2017	Malaysia Super League	12	2	0	0	3	0	–		15	2
	2018	Malaysia Super League	13	3	0	0	6	1	–		19	4
	2019	Malaysia Premier League	12	0	0	0	0	0	–		12	0
	2020	Malaysia Premier League	9	1	–		1	2	–		10	3
	Total		46	6	0	0	12	3	–		58	9
Penang	2021	Malaysia Super League	19	4	–		6	0	–		25	4
	2022	Malaysia Super League	12	1	1	0	1	0	–		14	1
	Total		31	5	1	0	7	0	–		39	5
Career Total			77	11	1	0	19	0	0	0	97	11

Kelantan U19

Kelantan U21

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^ "Kelantan Juara Piala Belia". kelate.net. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Ex-internationals applaud FAM for dissolving Harimau Muda". FourthOfficial.com. 26 November 2015.
^ "Kelantan pertahan kejuaraan Piala Presiden". bharian.com. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^ "Danial Ashraf". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2016.