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Irfan Fazail 
Personal information Full name Mohamad Irfan bin Fazail Date of birth April 12, 1991 Place of birth Pontian, Johor, Malaysia Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club 
Harimau Muda ANumber 7 Youth career 2004-2008 Bukit Jalil Sports School Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008-2009 Harimau Muda 27 (8) 2009- Harimau Muda A 24 (6) 2011- → Zlaté Moravce (loan) 2 (0) 2012-present Harimau Muda A 0 (0) National team‡ 2007-2008 Malaysia U-174 (5) 2008-2010 Malaysia U-198 (0) 2010-present Malaysia U-238 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 23, 2011Mohamad Irfan bin Fazail (born 12 April 1991 in Pontian, Johor) is a Malaysian footballer currently mainly plays as a Midfielder for Harimau Muda A in the Malaysia Super League. He is also a member of the Malaysian Olympic Team.
Irfan, alongside Fadhli Shas and Wan Zack Haikal, is the first Malaysian to play at the Slovakian League with Zlaté Moravce.
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Career
Irfan Fazail was born in Pontian, Johor and raised in Johor Bahru and starting playing football for local clubs. He left Johor to attend the national Bukit Jalil Sports School. He later joined the SSBJ Football team in the President Cup Malaysia during his time with Bukit Jalil.
After he graduated from the Bukit Jalil Sports School, He joined Harimau Muda in 2008. Irfan, alongside Wan Zack Haikal Wan Noor and Mohd Fandi Othman, Harimau Muda became a powerful team and was crown the 2009 Premier League champions under the management of Ong Kim Swee.
When Harimau Muda was split into two teams, Irfan was chosen to be in the A team. Irfan and 25 other Harimau Muda A players were chosen by Azraai Khor to participate in a 8 month long, training camp in Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia.
On September 2011, Irfan had played for the Slovakian team, FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce for a 3 month loan from Harimau Muda A.[1][2] Irfan made his debut with the team in a 3-0 win against AS Trenčín, coming on the 86th minute replacing Martin Hruška.[3]
International Career
Irfan represented the U-17 Malaysia football team in the 2007 AFF U-17 Youth Championship. Irfan appeared in 4 matches and scored 5 goals, including a hat trick in a 7-0 thumping against Brunei.
Irfan made his first appearence for the Malaysia national under-19 football team in 2009 in the 2009 AFF U-19 Youth Championship.[4] Irfan appeared in 4 games but did not managed to score any goals. Malaysia overall finished 4th place.
After Irfan made a big impact for Harimau Muda, He was again chosen to represent the Malaysia national Under-19 team in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification[5]. Irfan appeared in 4 games and made 3 assists to give him a man of the match award against Philippines in a 4-2 win. However, Malaysia later did not managed to qualify the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.
Irfan scored his first goal for the Malaysian Olympic Team against the Singapore under-23 Team in a 2-0 win. He again scored a goal with a volley for the Olympic team in a 2-0 win against Pakistan Olympic Team. Irfan scored his third goal against Lebanon Olympic Team to help Malaysia win 2-1.
In July 2011, Irfan was called up to represent Malaysia Selection against Chelsea.[6]
Statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Zlaté Moravce 2011 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0 References
- ^ ,, Malajzskí tigri „ v FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce Retrieved at 26th August 2011 from kakiGOL.com
- ^ FC ViOn Mempekenalkan Trio Harimau Muda Retrieved at 26th August 2011 from kakiGOL.com
- ^ WATCH Youtube - Bin Fazail Ifran after a match with Trencin Retrieved at 2nd October 2011 from Youtube.com
- ^ THAILAND TAKE ON MALAYSIA; VIETNAM FACE AUSTRALIA IN U19 SEMIS
- ^ 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification - Group G
- ^ Kim Swee put in charge for Chelsea friendly1 - The Star - July 8, 2011
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See also
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce – current squad Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Malaysian footballers
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