Harith Haiqal
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| Full name | Harith Haiqal bin Adam Afkar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Klang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Selangor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Mokhtar Dahari Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Selangor II | 27 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Selangor | 40 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Malaysia U19 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Malaysia U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Malaysia | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harith Haiqal bin Adam Afkar (born 22 June 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team.[1]
Harith began his career in football after being spotted by the NFDP officials while he was playing for his school's under-12 side before joining the Mokhtar Dahari Academy (AMD). He was a striker at the beginning of his football journey, but his talent in handling the defence line as a central defender started with the AMD team and shines in that position up until now.[2]
Club career
Selangor
Harith became one of the AMD players who signed his first professional contract with Selangor after graduating from high school. He then managed to be listed with the Selangor II team after displaying an impressive performance during the three cornered match against the other young Selangor players handled by German coach, Michael Feichtenbeiner at the end of 2019.[2]
On 31 July 2021, Harith made his debut for the first team in the 2021 Malaysia Super League matches against Penang; which he came on as substitute.[3]
On 25 November 2021, Selangor confirmed that Harith would be definitely promoted to Selangor's first team for 2022 season.
During the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two fixture against Korean giants Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on 23 October 2024, Harith was chosen as the captain during the match as both club captains, Safuwan Baharuddin and Noor Al-Rawabdeh was out due to injury. Harith went on to score the opening goal in the match and guided the team to a historic 2–1 win against the Korean club.
International career
Youth
Harith was part of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship squad.[4] He was later selected for the national under-23 team for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, helping the squad to reach the final tournament.[5]
In March 2023, Harith was listed for the Merlion Cup tournament held in Singapore. He successfully won the trophy for the first time with the Malaysia U22 squad.[6]
Senior
In March 2024, Harith was called up to the Malaysia national team for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. He made his debut for Malaysia on 14 October 2024 during a friendly match against New Zealand at the North Harbour Stadium.
In September 2024, Harith was listed in the 2024 Merdeka Tournament. In the tournament, Malaysia successfully won the championship for the 13th time by defeating Lebanon.[7]
On 14 November 2024, Harith scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Laos at the PAT Stadium in Thailand.
