Rizal Ghazali
Malaysian professional footballer
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Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali (born 1 October 1992), simply known as Rizal, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for the Malaysia Super League club Immigration and the Malaysia national team as a right-back.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Baling, Kedah, Malaysia[3] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Immigration | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | Perlis U21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Perlis | 20 | (8) |
| 2014–2021 | Kedah Darul Aman | 118 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Sabah | 40 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Kedah Darul Aman | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | Immigration | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2021 | Malaysia | 19 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 June 2021 | |||
Club career
Perlis
Rizal began his career with Perlis youth team in the President Cup. He was promoted to the senior team in 2011.[5] Rizal spent three seasons with Perlis senior team before signed with Kedah for the 2014 season.[6]
Kedah Darul Aman
On 17 October 2013, Rizal signed a contract with Kedah Darul Aman.[7] At the beginning, Rizal played as a winger.[8]
Rizal scored a goal in the 2016 Malaysia Cup final which ended 1–1 after extra time. Kedah won 6–5 in the shootout and clinched the Malaysia Cup.[9]
International career
Rizal made his first international appearance for Malaysia national team in a 0–0 draw friendly against Singapore on 7 October 2016.[10]
Rizal was called up to the Malaysia squad for the 2020 AFF Championship.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 December 2024[11]
| FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | Perlis | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 5 | |
| 2012 | Malaysia Premier League | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 8 | |||
| 2014 | Kedah Darul Aman | Malaysia Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 118 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Sabah | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | Kedah Darul Aman | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 188 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 257 | 14 | ||
International
- As of match played 15 June 2021[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Kedah Darul Aman
Individual
- Man of the match Malaysia Cup final: 2016
- FAM Football Awards – Best defender: 2016
- Malaysia Super League team of the season: 2019