Jafri Firdaus Chew
Malaysian footballer
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Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew (born 11 June 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Malaysia U23 national team. Jafri Firdaus Chew came up through Blue football academy (now known as the Assumption- Bintang Biru Football Academy). He started his footballing career with Harimau Muda B in 2013.[3] On 25 November 2015, it was confirmed that the Harimau Muda has disbanded by Football Association of Malaysia which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C will be returned to their own state.[4] He also has been called by Frank Bernhardt, the Malaysian Under-19 national coach, for preparation for the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 11 to 24 September 2016.[5]
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| Full name | Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1997 [2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bagan Luar, Penang, Malaysia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Sabah | |||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Harimau Muda B | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Penang U-19 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Penang | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | PKNS | 24 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Penang | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Sabah | 27 | (6) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Malaysia U19 | 18 | (13) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Malaysia U23 | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of March 24, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
This makes him joined Penang FA to play for Penang U-19 and impressed from an early stage. His performances earned him a start in first team. He made his first team debut for Penang FA in 2016, while Chew represented his country in a Malaysia U22 international, having previously represented his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[6]
Club career
Penang FA
Since Harimau Muda was disbanded by FAM, which meant all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C had to return to their own state.[4] Jafri Firdaus Chew is with Penang FA for the Penang U21, before being promoted to first team in year 2016 to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League.[7]
On 28 October 2017, Jafri has scored his first senior goals on his 24th appearance for Penang FA in the 2017 Malaysia Super League match against Selangor FA in a 1–3 defeat.
PKNS
On 5 November 2017, Jafri signed with PKNS for 2018 Malaysia Super League.[8]
Sabah
On 25 December 2022, Jafri joined Sabah from Penang after returning for his second spell at the club.[9] On 9 August 2023, Jafri scored his first goal for Sabah in a 1-5 defeat to Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 December 2022[10]
| Malaysia | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | Penang | Malaysia Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| Penang Total | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | PKNS | Malaysia Super League | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 23 | 3 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 17 | 2 | ||
| PKNS Total | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | – | 40 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | Penang | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Penang Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | Sabah | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sabah Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 65 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 2 | – | 93 | 8 | |||
Malaysia Under-23
- As of September 2017.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 July 2017 | National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Indonesia | 3-0 | 1 | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
| 2. | 23 August 2017 | Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia |  Laos | 3–1 | 2 | Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. |
