Syihan Hazmi

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohamed is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ahmad Syihan Hazmi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Syihan Hazmi
Syihan in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Bin Mohamed
Date of birth (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 16
Youth career
2012 Bukit Jalil Sports School
2013–2014 Harimau Muda C
2015–2017 Kelantan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Kelantan 0 (0)
2018–2019 Negeri Sembilan 2 (0)
2020–2021 Petaling Jaya City 8 (0)
2022–2023 Negeri Sembilan 22 (0)
2023– Johor Darul Ta'zim 34 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Malaysia U23 7 (0)
2022– Malaysia 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Bin Mohamed (born 22 February 1996), better known as Syihan Hazmi, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysian national team.

Syihan has won two FAM Football Awards 'Best Goalkeeper Award' in 2022 and 2023.

Club career

Youth

Syihan started his career with Bukit Jalil Sports School in 2012. The following year, he joined Harimau Muda C which was competing in the 2013 Malaysia FAM League.

Kelantan

After being released by Harimau Muda C, Syihan signed with Kelantan but his playing time was limited to the Malaysia President's Cup. His only official appearances for Kelantan were in the final group stage match of 2016 Malaysia Cup against Pahang on 20 August 2016 where Kelantan lost 2–0. He also saved a penalty taken by Kogileswaran Raj in that match.[2]

Negeri Sembilan

In 2018, Syihan joined Negeri Sembilan but was banned for 20 months by Asian Football Confederation for failing a doping test while participating in the AFC U-23 Championship in China.[3]

Petaling Jaya City

In 2020, Syihan returned from suspension and signed for Petaling Jaya City Due to a lack playing time because of the in-form current goalkeeper, Kalamullah Al-Hafiz, he left the club for another stint at Negeri Sembilan.[4]

Return to Negeri Sembilan

In February 2022, Syihan played as starting goalkeeper for Negeri Sembilan in a pre-season cup match against Kuala Lumpur City and won the Federal Territory Minister Cup.[5][6] He made his official second debut for Negeri Sembilan against Sabah in 2022 Malaysia Super League on 4 March 2022 in which Negeri Sembilan won 1–0 which also saw him saving a penalty taken by Neto Pessoa.[7]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

In December 2022, Syihan signed for Johor Darul Ta'zim for the 2023 Malaysia Super League season which saw him playing 24 league matches and keeping a total of 19 clean sheet, he also remarkably conceded 7 goals in the entire league season.[8]

Syihan changed his jersey number from no.33 to no.16 ahead of the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League season.

International career

Syihan made an unofficial appearance for Malaysia at the age of 17 years 1 month 4 days in a charity match (non FIFA 'A' international) against Palestine after replacing Norazlan Razali. In that match, he saved a penalty.[9][10]

He received his first call-up for the Malaysia U22 team and made his first start against Bahrain U22, with the match ending in a 0–0 draw.[11][12] In 2017, he was the first-choice goalkeeper in the Dubai Cup Football Tournament. In 2018, he was the third goalkeeper for the national under 23 team in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.

Syihan made his official senior team debut on 16 April 2022 during the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification final fixture against Bangladesh. He was also a member of the nation's squads at the 2022 AFF Championship and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup where he was notably famous among the South Korean fans.

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Malaysia

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Ahmad Syihan Hazmi Mohamed". Eurosport Asia. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ Piala Malaysia 2016 - Kelantan Layak Ke Suku Akhir Walaupun Kalah 2-0 Archived 11 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine - Berita RTM, 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ Syihan digantung 20 bulan Archived 10 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine - Berita Harian, June 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Syihan Buru Posisi Utama Di Negeri Sembilan Archived 13 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine - Malaysian Football League, December 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Negeri Sembilan defeats KL City FC to lift Federal Territories Minister's Cup". The Vibes at Wayback Machine. 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  6. ^ KL City FC 0 - 2 Negeri Sembilan FC | Piala Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan 2022 Archived 25 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine- Astro Arena.
  7. ^ Sabah FC 0-1 Negeri Sembilan FC Archived 19 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine - Malaysian Football League, 4 March 2022.
  8. ^ Dito (13 January 2023). "RASMI: Syihan Hazmi Sertai JDT". VocketFC. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Malaysia kalah 0-2 kepada Palestin". Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  10. ^ "2-0 in Palestine's favour - Soccer - New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  11. ^ Senarai 30 pemain skuad Malaysia B-22 bertemu Bahrain. Archived 6 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine - FAM, 2016.
  12. ^ Senarai penuh pemain Harimau Malaysia B-22 lwn Bahrain B-22 Archived 10 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine - FAM, 30 August 2016.
  13. ^ Fai, Ooi Kin (25 September 2022). "Harimau Malaya lose King's Cup final after penalty shootout heartbreak". nst.com.my. Chiang Mai, Thailand: New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.