Nik Akif
Malaysian footballer
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Nik Akif Syahiran bin Nik Mat (born 11 May 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Immigration and the Malaysia national team.[2]
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| Full name | Nik Akif Syahiran bin Nik Mat | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kuala Krai, Kelantan, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Immigration | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Bukit Jalil Sports School | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Kelantan U21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Kelantan | 43 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Terengganu | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Kelantan United (loan) | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Penang | 43 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Immigration | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Malaysia U19 | 15 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Malaysia U23 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Malaysia | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 November 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Kuala Krai in state of Kelantan, Nik Akif started his career at Bukit Jalil Sports School before joined Kelantan youth team in 2017.[3]
Club career
Kelantan
On 11 November 2017, it was announced that Nik Akif has been promoted to the Kelantan's first team for 2018 season.[4][5] On 3 February 2018, Nik Akif made his first league appearance for Kelantan in a 1–2 defeat over Melaka United coming off bench for Fadhilah Pauzi.
Terengganu
On 8 December 2020, Nik Akif officially sign 2 years contract with Terengganu FC.
International career
Youth
On 2 September 2017, Akif has been selected to represent Malaysia U19 at 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship in Yangon, Myanmar.[6] On 4 September 2017, Nik Akif made his debut for Malaysia U19 in a 4–1 win over Laos.[7] Nik Akif has scored one goal in a 1–1 draw over Thailand on 12 September 2017. On the final of Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, Akif scored the winning goal for Malaysia defeating Myanmar 3-4.[8]
On 31 October 2017, Akif Syahiran scored one goal in 1–4 win over Timor-Leste during the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification at Paju Public Stadium.
On 23 November 2017, Akif Syahiran has been enlisted in Malaysia U22's 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.[9] On 10 January 2018, Akif made his first appearance for the Malaysia U23 came from the bench in the 88th minute in a 1–4 defeat to Iraq at Changshu Stadium.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 September 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental/Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kelantan | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 24 | 4 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Premier League | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 19 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 43 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | – | 55 | 11 | |||
| Terengganu | 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Kelantan United (loan) | 2022 | Malaysia Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Penang | 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| Total | 43 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 5 | ||
| Immigration | 2025–26 | Malaysia Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 113 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 142 | 17 | ||
- Appearances in MFL Challenge Cup
- Appearances in MFL Challenge Cup
International
- As of 16 October 2018 [12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Malaysia Under-19
| Nik Akif – goals for Malaysia U19 | |||||||
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| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1. | 12 September 2017 | Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  Thailand | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship | |
| 2. | 31 October 2017 | Paju Public Stadium, Paju, South Korea |  Timor-Leste | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | |
| 3. | 14 July 2018 | Gelora Delta Stadium, Indonesia |  Myanmar | 0–2 | 3-4 | 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship | |
| 4. | 14 July 2018 | Gelora Delta Stadium, Indonesia | Myanmar | 3–4 | 3-4 | 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship | |
| 5. | 6 October 2018 | Doha, Qatar |  Qatar | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
Honours
- Malaysia U19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2018, runner-up: 2017