Ahmad Fakri Saarani

Football player infobox
playername = Ahmad Fakri Saarani
=
fullname = Ahmad Fakri Bin Saarani
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|7|8
cityofbirth = Kota Bharu
countryofbirth = Malaysia
height =
years = 2007
2008
clubs = Perak
Harimau Muda
currentclub = Harimau Muda
clubnumber = 10
position = Striker, Right Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs = Perak
caps(goals) = 4 (4)
24 (9)
nationalyears = 2006-
nationalteam = flagicon|Malaysia Malaysia U-20
nationalcaps(goals) = 17 (7)
pcupdate = March 26, 2007
ntupdate = September 28, 2008

Ahmad Fakri Saarani (born 8 July 1989 in Kota Bharu), is a Malaysian professional football player currently playing for Perak in the Malaysia Super League. His is capable of playing as striker and right winger.

Born in Kota Bharu but bred in Batu Gajah, Fakri made his senior debut for Perak in the Malaysia Super League match against Negri Sembilan on 24 March 2007. He scored a hat-trick and had an assist in this game, which was won by Perak 5-1.

He was promoted to Perak first team from President’s Cup team (the reserve team) as the senior team striker, R. Surendran was with the Malaysia national football team on a playing tour of Sri Lanka.Perak coach Steve Darby talked about his decision to give Fakri his debut:

“Fakri has been training with the senior team for the past two months. And I think the time is right for him to come into the picture. This is the right time to blood him although many may question my decision. It does not matter if we are playing at home. The fans may not like it if he makes mistakes but I have faith in the youngster. Fakri seems to handle pressure well and is confident of his game. He played for the national Under-19 team in a tournament in Brunei recently. I try to bring in the young players at the proper time. This is Fakri’s chance to prove his worth under my rotation system. I have been losing players to the national squads at all levels and we have to learn to cope without them.” [cite news
url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/3/24/sports/17228805&sec=sports
title=Perak coach Darby to unleash teen striker Fakri against Negri
publisher= The Star
date=24 March 2007
accessdate=2007-03-27]

He is a member of the Malaysia U-20 and U-18 national teams. He has participate in ASEAN Football Federation Youth Championship 2006 and ASEAN Football Federation Youth Championship 2007. He also play in 2007 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy. In 2008, Ahmad Fakri was seconded to Harimau Muda, a Malaysian Premier League team made up of members of the Malaysian Under-20 national side.

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