Safwan Mazlan
Malaysian footballer (born 2002)
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Muhammad Safwan bin Mazlan (born 24 January 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back or a left-back for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu and the Malaysia national team.[3][4]
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| Full name | Muhammad Safwan bin Mazlan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 January 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Batu Rakit, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Terengganu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bukit Nenas Sports School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Terengganu IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | FAM-MSN Project | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Terengganu II | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Terengganu | 40 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Malaysia U23 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Malaysia | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career
Youth
In March 2023, Safwan participated in the 2023 Merlion Cup campaign held in Singapore. He successfully led Malaysia U22 and scored the second goal for Malaysia U22 in the final match against Hong Kong U23 in the 78th minute to become the Merlion Cup champion.[5]
The result ended with a 2-1 victory for Malaysia U22 and it made history for the first time after winning the tournament.
Senior
Safwan made his debut for the Malaysia national team on 6 June 2024 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium. He played the full match as it ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]
In September 2024, Safwan was listed in the 2024 Merdeka Tournament. In the tournament, Malaysia successfully won the championship for the 13th time by defeating Lebanon with a score of 1-0 in the final. It was Safwan's first trophy with the national squad.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Terengganu II | 2022 | Malaysia Premier League | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Terengganu | 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 77 | 3 | ||
International
- As of 18 November 2024[8]
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Honours
Malaysia
Malaysia U22
Terengganu FC
- Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2023[11]
- Malaysia Charity Shield runner-up: 2023[12]