Ifwat Akmal
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| Full name | Mohd Ifwat Akmal bin Chek Kassim[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kedah, Malaysia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
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Current team | PDRM | |||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Kedah Darul Aman U21 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2025 | Kedah Darul Aman | 90 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2025- | PDRM | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Malaysia U-23 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016– | Malaysia | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Mohd Ifwat Akmal bin Chek Kassim (born 10 August 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club PDRM and the Malaysia national team.[2]
Kedah Darul Aman
Ifwat began his career with Kedah Darul Aman U21 team which has competed in the President Cup.
Ifwat amazing performances in the 2017 Malaysia Super League earn him to win the 2017 league 'Best Goalkeeper Award'.
On 21 January 2020, he played in the 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs against Hong Kong side, Tai Po in which Kedah Darul Aman won 5–1.
International career
On 6 August 2016, Ifwat make his Malaysia national team debut at the age of 19 in a friendly match against rivals, Indonesia where he played the entire 90th minute.
In June 2019, Ifwat was called up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Timor-Leste where he played the entire match in the second leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round in a 5–1 win.
