Faiz Nasir

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Nasir is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Faiz.
Faiz Nasir
Personal information
Birth name Muhammad Faiz bin Mohd Nasir
Date of birth (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia[1]
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Terengganu
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2013 PBJ Pasir Mas
2013 Kelantan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 PBAPP 20 (4)
2016 Felcra 15 (5)
2017–2018 Terengganu 37 (6)
2019 Selangor 18 (1)
2020– Terengganu 25 (0)
National team‡
2019– Malaysia 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2019

Muhammad Faiz bin Mohd Nasir (born 21 July 1992) is a Malaysian professional footballer who is now a back player for Terengganu after one year playing for Selangor in the Malaysian Super League as an attacking midfielder or a winger and the Malaysia national team. He is dubbed as Terengganu's Lionel Messi due to his small physical size and height, in addition to his powerful skills on pitch, vision, ability, speed and endurance.[2]

Early life[]

Faiz was born and raised in Pasir Mas, Kelantan. He is the sixth of eleven siblings. He received his primary and secondary education in Kelantan, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tiang Chandi.

Club career[]

Faiz began his football career playing for the Kelantan youth team in 2013. In 2014, Faiz signed with FAM League club PBAPP. He played for two seasons with PBAPP before decided to leave the club for Felcra and signed one-year contract with the team.

International[]

In March 2019, Faiz received his first call-up to the Malaysia national football team. He made his international debut when he came on a first eleven in a 2–1 2019 Airmarine Cup win with Afghanistan. In that match, a stunning strike out from the box led to his first goal of the tournament and national team.

In June 2019, Faiz was named in the 23-man for the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Timor-Leste and he scored a goal which Malaysia won 7-1 trashing Timor Leste.[3]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 29 August 2021

Club[]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Terengganu 2017 18 5 6 0 5 0 – 29 5
2018 19 1 2 0 9 2 – 30 3
Total 37 6 8 0 14 2 0 0 59 8
Selangor 2019 18 1 2 2 7 0 – 27 3
Total 18 1 2 2 7 0 0 0 27 3
Terengganu 2020 10 0 0 0 1 0 – 11 0
2021 15 0 0 0 0 0 – 15 0
Total 25 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

International[]

As of 11 June 2019[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2019 3 2
Total 3 2

International goals[]

As of match played 7 June 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Faiz Nasir goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2019 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1  Afghanistan 1–1 2–1 2019 Airmarine Cup
2 7 June 2019 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2  Timor-Leste 6–1 7–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Club[]

Kelantan
Terengganu

References[]

  1. ^ Messi Terengganu idam wakili negara https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2017/11/349387/messi-terengganu-idam-wakili-negara
  2. ^ T. Avineshwaran (27 January 2019). "Selangor new midfielder Faiz set to rule the pitch". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ Devinder Singh (22 March 2018). "Search for win continues". nst.com.my. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Faiz Nasir". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

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