Hazwan Bakri
Malaysian footballer
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Ahmad Hazwan bin Bakri (born 19 June 1991) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Malaysia Super League side Kuching City and the Malaysia national team.
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| Full name | Ahmad Hazwan bin Bakri | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Labuan, Federal Territory, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kuching City | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2008 | Bukit Jalil Sports School | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Kuala Lumpur | ? | (13) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | → Harimau Muda A (loan) | 20 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Selangor | 46 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 44 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Kuching City | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Malaysia U-23 | 18 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2019 | Malaysia | 30 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Kuala Lumpur
Hazwan began his career at Kuala Lumpur after being discovered by Kuala Lumpur's scout Akram Hadid on a scouting mission to Labuan.[1] He played for Kuala Lumpur youth team before being promoted to the first team. He was loaned to Harimau Muda project and spent a season playing in the Singapore's S.League.
Selangor
Hazwan joined Selangor in 2014. He played a vital role in Selangor's 2015 Malaysia Cup campaign. He scored 2 goals in the final against Kedah which saw Selangor lifting the trophy after 10 years.[2] He also named as the best player in the 2015 Malaysia Cup final.[3]
Johor Darul Ta'zim
On 13 December 2016, Hazwan signed a two-year contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim for an undisclosed fee.[4] Press at the time reported the transfer value at figures between US$60,000 and US$100,000.[5][6]
On 20 January 2017, Hazwan made his league debut in a 1–1 draw against Kedah. He played for 43 minutes before being replaced with Jerónimo Barrales.[7] Hazwan scored his first league goal in a 1–2 defeat over Perak on 18 February 2017.[8]
Hazwan also played for the feeder team of Johor Darul Ta'zim. He played in the second leg of 2019 Malaysia Challenge Cup final against UKM.[9]
Kuching City
After being without a club for nearly 9 months, on 9 September 2024, Hazwan signed for Kuching City in the mid-transfer window.
International career
Youth
In 2011, Hazwan was called up to play for Malaysia U-23. He made his Malaysia U-23 debut on 13 September 2011 playing against Oman U-23 at UiTM Stadium. On 5 February 2012, he scored his first U-23 international goal in a 2-1 defeat against Bahrain U-23 during the 2012 Olympic qualification match.[10] In the final of 2012 Thanh Nien Newspaper Cup, Hazwan scored the only goal as Malaysia defeat the host Vietnam 1-0.[11] In the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Hazwan scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win against Laos.[12]
Senior
On 28 April 2012, Hazwan made his debut for the senior team, scoring a hat-trick against Sri Lanka in a friendly match as Malaysia ran out 6–0 victors.[13] Hazwan became the youngest player to score a hat trick for Malaysia.[11]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Others[a] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kuala Lumpur | 2009 | Malaysia Premier League | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 4 | ||||
| 2010 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 21 | 8 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 12 | 2 | – | 16 | ||||||
| Harimau Muda A (loan) | 2012 | S.League | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 8 | |
| Total | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 8 | |||
| Selangor | 2014 | Malaysia Super League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| 2015 | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | – | 33 | 12 | ||
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | |
| Total | 46 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 23 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 7 |
| 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 97 | 14 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2019 | Malaysia Premier League | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Malaysia Premier League | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Malaysia Premier League | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
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- Includes AFC Cup, AFC Champions League, Piala Sumbangsih, and MFL Challenge Cup.
International
| Malaysia national team[16] | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 7 |
International goals
- As of match played 6 June 2016. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hazwan goal.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 28 April 2012 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | 1 |  Sri Lanka | 3–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 June 2016 | Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin, Malaysia | 10 |  Timor-Leste | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 5 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 6 | 6 June 2016 | Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Larkin, Malaysia | 11 | Timor-Leste | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 7 | 14 November 2016 | Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia | 16 |  Papua New Guinea | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Selangor
Johor Darul Ta'zim
- Malaysia Super League: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023
- Malaysia Cup: 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Malaysia
- AFF Championship : 2018 runner up
Individual
- National Football Awards : 2016
- Malaysia Cup Most Valuable Player : 2015