Harith Haiqal

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Harith Haiqal is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Harith Haiqal Adam Afkar.

Harith Haiqal
Personal information
Full name Harith Haiqal bin Adam Afkar
Date of birth (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 55
Youth career
2017–2019 Mokhtar Dahari Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Selangor II 27 (4)
2021– Selangor 2 (0)
National team‡
2019–2021 Malaysia U19 0 (0)
2021– Malaysia U23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 14, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2022

Harith Haiqal bin Adam Afkar (born 22 June 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a Defender for Malaysia Super League club Selangor.[1]

Early life[]

Harith start beginning of his careef football with been spotted by the NFDP officials while he was playing for his school's under-12 before joining the Mokhtar Dahari Academy (AMD). He was a striker at the beginning of his football journey, but his talent in handling the defense line as a central defender started with the AMD team and shines in that position up until now.[2]

Club career[]

Selangor[]

Harith became one of the AMD players who signed his first professional contract with Selangor after graduating from high school. He then managed to be listed with the Selangor II team after displaying an impressive performance during the three cornered match against the other young Red Giants player handled by coach, Michael Feichtenbeiner at the end of 2019.[2] On 31 July 2021, he made his debut for the first team in the Super League matches against Penang; which he came on as substitute.[3]

On 25 November 2021, Selangor confirmed that Harith would be definitely promoted to Selangor's first team for 2022 season.

International career[]

Harith was part of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship squad.[4] Also, he been selected for national under-23 to represent 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification and help the squad to reach the final tournament.[5]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 18 November 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Selangor II 2020 Malaysia Premier League 10 0 — 10 0
2021 Malaysia Premier League 17 4 — 17 4
Total 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 4
Selangor 2021 Malaysia Super League 2 0 0 0 2 0 — 4 0
2022 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 4

References[]

  1. ^ Kin Fai, Ooi (20 April 2020). "Meet Harith Haiqal - Malaysia's answer to Joe Gomez who's ready to show what he can do at the highest level". Goal. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Know Me Better: Harith Haiqal". selangorfc. 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Penang vs. Selangor". Soccerway. 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Senarai 23 Pemain Skuad Malaysia Ke Kejuaraan B-16 AFC 2018". Football Association of Malaysia. 14 September 2018.
  5. ^ Aznan, Syafiq (31 October 2021). "Malaysia ke pusingan akhir Piala Asia B-23". Berita Harian. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Harith Haiqal Adam Afkar". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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