Muhammad Amirul Hisyam bin Awang Kechik (born 5 May 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysian club Kedah Darul Aman and the Malaysia national team.[3]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Muhammad Amirul Hisyam bin Awang Kechik | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1995 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kedah,[1] Malaysia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder/Centre back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Kedah Darul Aman | |||||||||||||
| Number | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Malaysia U-17 | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Kedah U-21[2] | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Harimau Muda C | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Harimau Muda B | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016– | Kedah Darul Aman | 95 | (1) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Malaysia U-17 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Malaysia U-20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Malaysia U-23 | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Malaysia | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 11, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 29, 2017 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editAmirul was a product of the Tunku Anum state sports school in Kedah prior to joining Harimau Muda in 2013.[4] While playing for the Tunku Anum sports school their team won the Minister of Education Challenge Cup for three years running. He was initially picked to join Kedah's 2013 President Cup squad but impressed coaches at a selection conducted by Harimau Muda C. He then went on to be part of Ong Kim Swee’s squad that played in the Queensland Premier League in 2014 and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[5] In 2015, Amirul played in the S.League under Razip Ismail as the head coach.
Amirul has played for Malaysia in various age groups, and made his debut for the senior team in March 2016, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia.[6][7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 11 December 2022[8]
| Club performance | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Singapore | S.League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | Harimau Muda B | S.League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Season | Club | League | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
| 2016 | Kedah | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 95 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 137 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 111 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 3 | ||
International Appearances
edit- As of 22 March 2018
| Malaysia national team[9] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
editClub
editKedah Darul Aman
International
editMalaysia U-23
References
edit- ^ "Kalau Bukan Pemain Kedah, Amirul Hisyam Ada Cita-Cita Lain". mstar.com.my. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Kedah unveil new team". thestar.com.my. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Budak Jual Sayur Kini Pemain Tengah Kedah Dan Malaysia". mstar.com.my. mStar. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "The rise of Amirul Hisyam". FourFourTwo. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Kim Swee senaraikan awal 29 pemain". sinarharian.com.my. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Malaysia call-up for Brendan Gan while JDT's Safee Sali dropped". espnfc.com. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia vs Malaysia Match report". fifa.com. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Amirul Hisyam". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Hisyam, Mohd Amirul". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
External links
edit- Amirul Hisyam Kechik at Soccerway
- Amirul Hisyam Kechik at National-Football-Teams.com
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