Amirul Hisyam Kechik
Malaysian footballer
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Muhammad Amirul Hisyam bin Awang Kechik (born 5 May 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Penang 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) | |||||||||||||
| Positions | ||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Penang | |||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2025 | Kedah Darul Aman | 124 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | Penang | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 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 as of 9 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 August 2017 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Amirul 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.
On 4 December 2024, Amirul scored a stoppage time goal to rescue his team to a 1–1 draw to Perak.
International career
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
Club
- As of 5 June 2025[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/Others | 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/Others | Total | |||||
| 2016 | Kedah Darul Aman | 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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 2 | 25 | 5 | ||
| Total | 124 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 178 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 191 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in MFL Challenge Cup
International Appearances
- As of 22 March 2018
| Malaysia national team[9] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Kedah Darul Aman
Penang
- MFL Challenge Cup runner-up: 2026[10]
International
Malaysia U-23
