Afiq Fazail
Malaysian footballer
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Muhammad Afiq bin Fazail (born 29 September 1994) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim.[2][3]
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Afiq with Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Muhammad Afiq bin Fazail | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pontian, Johor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Johor U19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Harimau Muda B | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 134 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Malaysia U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Malaysia | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Afiq has individually won 2 FAM Football Awards 'Best Midfielder Award' in 2022 and 2023 where he was also included in the 'Team of the Season'.
Club career
Harimau Muda B
In January 2014, Afiq played for Harimau Muda B which took part in the Singapore 2014 S. League. He make his debut for the club on 24 February 2024 in a league match against Tanjong Pagar United. He racked up 22 appearances and getting two assists in all competition throughout the season.
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Afiq return to Johor in 2015 where he signed with Johor Darul Ta'zim and played his debut season with the Johor Darul Ta'zim II team in the Malaysia Premier League appearing in 12 league matches.[4]
In November 2016, Afiq was promoted to Johor Darul Ta'zim main team after spending 2 seasons for the feeder team.[5] He make his debut on 21 January 2017 in a league match against Felda United where he came off the bench in the last 10th minute of the game.
On 20 April 2019, Afiq scored his first goal for the club against PKNS in a 3–1 league win.
On 26 April 2025, During the match against Sri Pahang in the 2025 Malaysia Cup Final, Afiq becomes the first player to play in sixth Malaysia Cup final.
International career
Afiq played for Malaysia U21 in 2014. He started in a friendly match against Indonesia U23 in a match which Malaysia U21 lost 3–0.[6]
Afiq made his debut with the Malaysia senior team on 10 November 2017 against North Korea in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match.[7]
On 21 November 2023, Afiq make his fifth cap after four years in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Chinese Taipei.
Afiq was included in the nation 2023 AFC Asian Cup squad held in Qatar. On 15 January 2024, he make his first tournament start against Jordan.
Personal life
Afiq is the younger brother of Malaysian international Irfan Fazail who is also a professional footballer playing for another Malaysia Super League club, Sabah.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental[b] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Harimau Muda B | 2014 | S.League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | 22 | 0 | |||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2015 | Malaysia Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | − | 16 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Malaysia Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | − | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | − | 38 | 1 | |||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 1 | 5[c] | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Total | 108 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 194 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 254 | 6 | ||
- Including Singapore Cup
- Including AFC Cup and AFC Champions League
- 4 appearances at the 2022 Malaysia FA Cup and 1 appearances at the 2022 Piala Sumbangsih
International
- As of 4 September 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Johor Darul Ta'zim
International
Malaysia
Individual
- FAM Football Awards – Best Midfielder: 2022, 2023
- FAM Football Awards – Team of the Season: 2022, 2023