Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abu Bakar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Faizal.

Faizal Abu Bakar
Personal information
Full name Mohd Faizal bin Abu Bakar
Date of birth (1990-09-20) 20 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Kuala Nerang, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2008 Kedah President Cup
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Kedah ? (19)
2015 PDRM 13 (1)
2016 Kelantan 4 (0)
2017–2018 Negeri Sembilan 22 (0)
2019 Melaka United 0 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Malaysia U-23 11 (0)
2010–2011 Malaysia 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Winner 2010
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2016

Mohd Faizal bin Abu Bakar (born 20 September 1990 in Kuala Nerang, Kedah) is a former Malaysian footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1][2] He is known as 'Sepet' among his teammates and fans.

Club career

Born in Kuala Nerang, Kedah, Faizal is a product from Kedah President Cup squad a youth team of Kedah FA. He has been promoted to the first team by Azraai Khor after another Kedah's young talented such as Shakir Ali who left Kedah for Malaysian Young Tigers.

Faizal made his debut for Kedah in a Malaysia Cup group stage match on 15 July 2008 where Kedah beat Sabah 5–1.[3] He played more than 120 matches and scored 25 goals in all competition for Kedah.

In 2015, Faizal left Kedah and signed with PDRM. He made 13 league appearances and scored 1 goal.[4]

In 2016 Faizal signed with Kelantan. He only made 4 league appearances and left the team for Malaysia Premier League side Negeri Sembilan.[5]

He last played for Melaka United in 2019 and chose to retired after the season ended to take care his father.[3]

International career

In November 2010, Faizal was called up to the Malaysia national team by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. He was in the Malaysia team that won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history, although he never made any appearances in the tournament. Earlier in February 2010, he received his first appearance for Malaysia in a friendly match against Yemen.[6]

He was also playing for the Malaysia U-23. He was in the squad that competes in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.[7] He was also in the team that competes for the 2012 Olympic Qualification preliminary round against Pakistan, coming on as a substitute in injury time in the second leg on 9 March 2011.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Others Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kedah 2007–08 — — 0 — 0
2009 6 0 3 3[a] 0 9
2010 20 4 5 1 7 1 — 31 6
2011 20 2 0 0 1 1 — 21 3
2012 22 2 3 0 3 0 2[b] 0 30 2
2013 17 2 1 0 2 0 — 20 2
2014 18 3 2 0 1 0 — 21 3
Total 19 1 5 5 0 25
PDRM 2015 13 1 0 0 3 0 — 16 1
Total 13 1 0 0 3 0 — 16 1
Kelantan 2016 4 0 0 0 2 0 — 6 0
Total 4 0 0 0 2 0 — 6 0
Negeri Sembilan 2017 14 0 6 0 4 0 — 24 0
2018 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Total 24 0 7 0 4 0 — 35 0
Melaka United 2019 0 0 0 0 5 0 — 5 0
Total 0 0 0 0 5 0 — 5 0
Career total
  1. ^ Appearances in 2008 AFC Cup.
  2. ^ Appearances in 2012 Malaysia Super League play-off.

Honours

Kedah

International

References

  1. ^ Faizal manfaat peluang latihan di Kemboja; Berita Harian, 3 January 2017
  2. ^ "Negeri Sembilan tewaskan Terengganu 3-2". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b Arif Aiman jadi bagus sebab team dia harmoni! Saya bersara sebab jaga ayah saya yang sakit kanser! - Harimau Malaya, 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ MOHD FAIZAL ABU BAKAR - MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE PLAYER STATS (2015) - Football Malaysia, 2015.
  5. ^ Dua pemain Kelantan sah sertai Negeri Sembilan; BolaKini, 16 November 2016
  6. ^ "Malaysia Set To Face Japanese S-League Side Albirex Niigata". Goal.com. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  7. ^ Biography at the Official Website of the 16th Asian Games
  8. ^ AFC Olympic qualification results