Nafuzi Zain
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohd Nafuzi bin Mohd Zain | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1978[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kelantan, Malaysia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Malaysia U23 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Kelantan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Terengganu | ||
| 2002–2007 | Kedah | ||
| 2008–2010 | Kelantan | ||
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Malaysia U-17 | ||
| 1997 | Malaysia U20 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Kelantan U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Kelantan U21 | ||
| 2015 | Kelantan FA (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Kelantan U21 | ||
| 2016 | T-Team U21 | ||
| 2017–2019 | Terengganu (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2022 | Terengganu | ||
| 2023–2024 | Kedah Darul Aman | ||
| 2025– | Malaysia U23 (head coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mohd Nafuzi bin Mohd Zain (born 27 October 1978) is a Malaysian football coach and former football player who is the current head coach of Malaysia national under-23 team.[2][3][4][5]
Nafuzi played in the Kelantan youth teams between 1996 and 1997. In 1998, he had an offer to play with Terengganu senior squads. With Terengganu, he won Malaysia FA Cup in 2000 and Malaysia Cup in 2001.[6][7] After that, he transferred to Kedah which he had successfully won treble with them in 2007.[8] Nafuzi signs with his former youth team, Kelantan in 2008.
As a national player, he also was part of the Malaysia squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship when Malaysia became a host tournament.[9]
After retired as footballer, he ventured into coaching in 2011.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 18 December 2025
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Terengganu |  |
15 May 2019 | 30 November 2022 | 94 | 54 | 16 | 24 | 57.45 | |
| Kedah Darul Aman | |
6 December 2022 | 25 November 2024 | 51 | 25 | 8 | 18 | 49.02 | |
| Malaysia U23 | |
16 December 2024 | Present | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 40.00 | |
| Career Total | 155 | 83 | 25 | 47 | 53.55 | ||||
