Rizal Ghazali

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Ghazali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Rizal.
Rizal Ghazali
Personal information
Full name Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Baling, Kedah, Malaysia[3]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back / Wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Kedah Darul Aman
Number 15
Youth career
2010 Perlis U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Perlis 20 (8)
2014–2021 Kedah Darul Aman 118 (1)
2022–2023 Sabah 40 (2)
2024– Kedah Darul Aman 4 (1)
International career‡
2016– Malaysia 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021

Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali (born 1 October 1992), simply known as Rizal, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for the Malaysia Super League club Sabah and Malaysia national team as a right-back but can also play as a wing-back.[4]

Club career

Perlis

Rizal began his career with the Perlis youth team, Perlis President Cup. Later, he was promoted to the Perlis senior team in 2011 wearing number 15 jersey.[5] Rizal spent three seasons with Perlis senior team before signed with Kedah for the 2014 season.[6]

Kedah Darul Aman

On 17 October 2013, Rizal signed a contract with Kedah Darul Aman to play in 2014 season. He was registered with the number 34 jersey, before switching to jersey number 15 afterwards.[7] At the beginning of his appearances with Kedah Darul Aman, Rizal played as a winger. Somewhere in 2015, club's temporary coach, Ramon Marcote, has placed him as a right-back as Ramon feels that Rizal is better at that position. Therefore, he continues to serve as club's main right-back since then.[8]

Rizal scored a goal in the 2016 Malaysia Cup final which both team ended tied 1–1 after extra time. Kedah won 6–5 in the shootout and clinched the Malaysia Cup for the 2016.[9]

International career

Rizal made his first international appearance for Malaysia national team in a 0–0 draw friendly against Singapore on 7 October 2016.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 December 2024[11]
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2011 Perlis Malaysia Super League 15 5 0 0 0 0 – 15 5
2012 Malaysia Premier League 5 3 0 0 0 0 – 5 3
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 20 8 0 0 0 0 – 20 8
2014 Kedah Darul Aman Malaysia Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2015 17 0 0 0 0 0 – 17 0
2016 Malaysia Super League 18 0 4 0 11 1 – 33 1
2017 15 0 6 0 8 0 – 29 0
2018 20 0 2 0 1 0 – 23 0
2019 18 1 7 0 10 0 – 35 1
2020 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13 0
2021 20 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 25 0
Total 118 1 19 0 36 1 2 0 175 2
2022 Sabah Malaysia Super League 18 0 1 0 5 0 – 24 0
2023 23 2 2 0 2 1 – 27 3
Total 41 2 3 0 7 1 0 0 51 3
2024 Kedah Darul Aman Malaysia Super League 9 1 2 0 0 0 - 11 1
Total 9 1 2 0 0 0 - - 11 1
Career total 188 12 24 0 43 2 2 0 257 14

International

As of match played 15 June 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2016 5 0
2017 5 0
2018 1 0
2019 1 0
2021 1 0
Total 13 0

Honours

Club

Kedah Darul Aman

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Senarai 25 pemain skuad Harimau Malaysia bertemu Singapura pada 7 Oktober 2016". www.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 4 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Rizal Ghazali Player Profile". www.espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Mohd Rizal Ghazali dari 'budak' Baling ke Pemain Terbaik Piala Malaysia". www.malaysianreview.com. Malaysian Review. 7 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Rizal Ghazali Mahu Buka Lembaran Baharu Bersama Kedah". www.mstar.com.my. mStar. 24 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Liga Perdana 2012 : Review Ringkas Pasukan Perlis FA". bolasepakm.blogspot.my. Bolasepak Malaysia. 31 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Siapa Rizal Ghazali, Hero Piala Malaysia Kedah". www.tv14.my. TV 14. 2 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Rizal Ghazali to Kedah FA". www.hijaukuning.com. Hijaukuning.com. 17 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Biodata Rizal Ghazali". bloggerbolamalaysia.blogspot.my. Blogger Bola Malaysia. 17 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Rizal the hero as Kedah beat Selangor on pens in Malaysia Cup final". www.espnfc.com. ESPN FC. 30 October 2016.
  10. ^ ""I was nervous during the first 10 minutes"". www.goal.com. Goal.com. 9 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Rizal Ghazali". Soccerway.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Mohd Ghazali, Mohd Rizal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2017.