Adib Ra'op
Malaysian footballer
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Muhammad Adib bin Abdul Ra'op (born 25 October 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Malaysia Super League club Penang and the Malaysia national team.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Adib bin Abdul Ra'op | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bagan Datuk, Perak, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Penang | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Perak | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Perak | 23 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Perak II | 10 | (5) |
| 2022– | Penang | 71 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Malaysia | 5 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 December 2024 | |||
Club career
Perak
Adib made his debut with Perak II in the 2020 Malaysia Premier League against Kelantan United on 1 March 2020. He played 76 minutes in that match.[4] He scored his first goal in a 2–1 defeat against Selangor II on 14 March 2020.[5] Adib received his first player of the match award in a 2–2 draw against Sarawak United on 29 August 2020.[6] He received his second player of the match award in a 5–1 win against Kuching City where he contributed 2 goals.[7]
In September 2020, Adib was promoted to the senior team of Perak. He made his debut in a 1–0 win against UiTM coming in as substitutes in the 73rd minutes.[8] Overall he made 5 appearances as substitutes in his debut season with the first team.[9] The following season, Adib made a total of 18 league appearances and 6 Malaysia Cup appearances where he scored 1 goal in a 2–2 draw against Kuching City.[10][11]
Penang
Adib left at the end of the season due to internal problems that occur in Perak.[12] Penang announced him as their new player on 17 December 2021.[13]
International career
On 23 May 2024, Adib received his first national call up for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[14] He made his debut on 6 June 2024 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium. He substituted Stuart Wilkin in the 83rd minute as the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[15]
On 11 June 2024 in the match against Chinese Taipei at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, he came on as a substitute for Akhyar Rashid in the 74th minute and scored his first international goal in stoppage time which gave Malaysia a 3–1 victory.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 7 June 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Others1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perak II | 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | 6 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | Malaysia Premier League | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 5 | – | – | – | 10 | 5 | |||||
| Perak | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| Penang | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 103 | 9 | ||
1 Includes MFL Challenge Cup
International
- As of 14 December 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 June 2024 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |