Safiq Rahim

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Safiq Rahim
Safiq Rahim.jpg
Safiq with Malaysia in 2011
Personal information
Full name Safiq bin Rahim[1][2]
Date of birth (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 34)[3]
Place of birth Kuala Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[4]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2004 Bukit Jalil Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Selangor 0 (0)
2009–2010 KL PLUS 19 (1)
2010–2012 Selangor 63 (19)
2013–2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim 105 (38)
2019–2020 Melaka United 30 (4)
2021– Johor Darul Ta'zim 12 (1)
National team
2004–2006 Malaysia U-20 5 (0)
2007–2010 Malaysia U-23 26 (5)
2007–2017 Malaysia 75[5] (15)
Honours
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Gold medal – first place Sea Games 2009 Football
Malaysia
Asean Football Championship
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 2010
Runner-up AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 2014
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:32, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:58, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Safiq bin Rahim (born 5 July 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim. Primarily he plays a central midfielder, he can also play as an attacking midfielder, and usually deployed as an advanced playmaker.

Born in Kuala Selangor, Safiq is the oldest child to Rahim bin Muhd. Yatim and Aidah binti Majid.[6] He has a sister, Safiqa. Safiq began his football career at Shah Alam, Sport School for Selangor and Bukit Jalil Sports School where he has been studying there from 2003 to 2007.[7][8] In 2006, Safiq started playing for his hometown club's youth team. While representing the youth side, he has helped his side to win the 2008 Malaysia President Cup 1–0 over Perak youth in the final. He has scored the winning goal in the match.[9]

He continued his football career in Selangor before being promoted to the first team in 2007. Safiq signed a contract with KL PLUS in 2009 after not getting a chance in the starting line-up while playing for Selangor.[10] After a season playing for KL PLUS, Safiq returned to Selangor at the end of 2009 season.[11] Safiq has won the FAM Football Awards for the Best Midfielder Award four times, in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016. He also has won the FAM Most Valuable Players Award in 2015.[12]

On 1 November 2012, Safiq has confirmed his transfer to Johor Darul Ta'zim. He officially signed a one-year contract with an option for another year after his contract with Selangor effectively expired on 30 November 2012.[13] On 13 April 2015, it was reported that Safiq was among the highest paid local player which monthly salary RM 70,000 (around US$17,000).[14]

On 27 January 2015, FIFA.com has published an article about his expertise in taking a free kick after skippering his side to a runners-up finish in 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup. Safiq who also the top-scorer during the tournament has scored 5 goals from set pieces.[15]

Safiq played an integral role in his 2015 season at Johor Darul Ta'zim, helping the club to win the Malaysia Charity Shield, Malaysia Super League and AFC Cup. On 31 October 2013, Safiq has been named as the 2015 AFC Cup's Most Valuable Player lauded his Johor Darul Ta’zim teammates after the club became the first from Malaysia to claim a continental title.[16]

Safiq made his debut for Malaysia against Myanmar in January 2007 at age 20. He has since participated in every major tournament that Malaysia have qualified for, including the 2010, the 2012 and the 2014 AFF Championship. He scored his first international senior goal in an unofficial friendly match against Zimbabwe on 12 July 2009.

Club career[]

Youth and Selangor[]

Safiq bin Rahim was born and raised in Kuala Selangor, which approximately 43 kilometres from Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor. His passion towards football began since he was a kid. At first, his parents did not approve him to be a professional footballer as they wanted him to focus on the academics. As the result, he entered SMK Seksyen 11 (Sekolah Sukan Selangor) and Bukit Jalil Sports School to further his studies. However, it all started when Safiq was absorbed into the squad of Selangor youth in 2006. In 2008, during Malaysia President Cup final, he has scored the winning goal against Perak as the result Selangor won by 1–0. After showing promise with the youth side, Safiq has been promoted to the Selangor senior team in 2007. However, he had a hard time to secure a place in the line up under coach Dollah Salleh.

KL PLUS[]

On 19 September 2008, Safiq signed a contract with newly promoted club KL PLUS after he turned down the Football Association of Selangor's offer to extend his contract.[17] He was appointed as the team vice-captain while Norhafiz Zamani as the team captain. At the end of 2009 season, Safiq left KL PLUS and returned to Selangor.

Return to Selangor[]

On 1 December 2009, it was announced that Safiq signed with Selangor for a second stint from KL PLUS. He was handed the number 8 jersey ahead of the 2010 season.[18] Safiq made his season debut for Selangor in a 1–2 win over Negeri Sembilan in the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium. On 19 January 2010, he scored his first goal for Selangor in a 4–0 win over Pahang. On 23 February 2010, Safiq made his AFC Cup debut in 0–0 draw against Vietnamese Becamex Bình Dương at Shah Alam Stadium. He scored his first AFC Cup goal in a 5–0 win over Maldivian Victory SC on 6 April 2010.[19] Safiq has scored 9 goals in all competitions during his season debut.[20][21][22] He was part of the Selangor team that won the 2010 Super League Malaysia and the 2010 Malaysia Charity Shield.[23][24]

In 2011 season, Safiq his season first appearance in a 0–2 defeat to Kelantan in a Malaysia Charity Shield match on 29 January 2011. Safiq played as a starter before been substitute off with Fitri Shazwan at 46th minute of match.[25] Safiq scored his first goal of the season on 12 March 2011, in away match against Negeri Sembilan. The match ended in a 2–1 victory for Selangor.[26] He added his second goal of the season on 16 April 2011 against Perak in 1–0 home win.[27] Overall Safiq has scored 11 goals in all 2011 season competitions and made 26 league appearances with 23 times as a starter.

On 30 June 2011, Indonesian club, Persib Bandung announced that they would give him a contract for the 2011–12 Indonesia Super League season, which he later chose to reject.[28][29]

In August 2011 after the 2011 Malaysia Cup campaign ended, Safiq was given a three-week trial from the Welsh club, Cardiff City with the help from the Cardiff owner, Chan Tien Ghee who are also a Malaysian,[30][31] along with fellow Malaysian Safee Sali.[32] Safiq officially underwent his three-week trial began on 24 November 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011.[33][34]

On 24 October 2011, Safiq has rejected to undergo a trial with Indonesian, Arema-Pelita club.[35]

On 30 November 2011, Safiq was honoured with the FAM National Football Awards for the Best Midfielder Award, as voted by public.[36]

For 2012 season, Safiq scored his first goal of the season in his season debut match in 2–2 draw against Negeri Sembilan on 10 January 2012 at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi.[37] He continued his good form with the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Perak the following week.[38] On 18 February 2012, Safiq scored twice in a 0–4 win over Shahzan Muda for the FA Cup match in Temerloh Mini Stadium. On 25 August 2012, Safiq scored the first goal in a 2–2 draw against Pahang for the Malaysia Cup group stage match. Three days later, in the Malaysia Cup campaign, Safiq scored a winning goal through a penalty kick in the 80th minute of the match. As Selangor advanced to the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Cup, Safiq another goal came in 1–3 win over Johor FC on 25 September 2012 in the first leg. Safiq concluded his 2012 season with 10 goals in all competitions.

Johor Darul Ta'zim[]

After his contract with Selangor expired on 30 November 2012, Safiq was set to join Johor Darul Ta'zim for the 2013 season. On 1 December 2013, he signed a one-year contract with an option for another year with the club.[39][40] Safiq made his debut and scored in the opening match of 2013 Malaysia Super League against Pahang. In 2015, he was named club captain, and was part of the squad that won the 2015 AFC Cup. He captained the side for the final, playing the full 90 minutes and being voted man of the match in a 1–0 victory against FC Istiklol at Pamir Stadium.

On 14 December 2015, Safiq signed a new four-year contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim until 2019.[41]

On 2 November 2018, Safiq leaves Johor Darul Ta'zim after six seasons. According to club owner, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim described Safiq, who signed from Selangor back in 2013, as one of his best players as he helped the Southern Tigers achieve success in both domestic and international competitions. He added in his latest Facebook post, “In my sincere opinion, he (Safiq) has been the most successful player at Johor Darul Ta’zim and has helped the Southern Tigers achieve our goals. The most successful player, the best captain in the history of JDT and a great player who has not only contributed to JDT, but also to Selangor and the national team”. Then, Tunku Ismail said the door would always be open for the Selangor-born player to return in the future. For information, Safiq won multiple trophies with JDT, including five straight Super League titles since 2014, the 2015 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup, 2016 FA Cup and the 2017 Malaysia Cup. He also won the 2010 Asean Football Federation title with the national senior squad as well as the gold medal with the under-23 squad in the 2009 Laos SEA Games.[42]

Melaka United[]

On 10 December 2018, Safiq joins Melaka United for 2019 Malaysian league season. He after signing one-year contract for Malacca-city based club, alongside his national teammate, Razman Roslan and also Felda United former captain Shukor Adan.[43][44]

International career[]

Youth[]

Safiq started his international career with Malaysia U-20 team at aged 17 under K. Rajagobal. He has participated in 2004 AFC Youth Championship which Malaysia has lost 0–3 to China PR in the quarterfinal. Safiq also was part of the team which qualified for the 2006 AFC Youth Championship in India which they were finished at the bottom place of the group stage.[45]

Senior[]

Safiq has represented Malaysia since 2005. He earned his first full international cap against Myanmar in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship.[46] Since then he only made appearances with the under-23 national team. He scored his first international senior goal in an unofficial friendly match against Zimbabwe on 12 July 2009.

Safiq scored twice from a free kick in a friendly against Singapore on 8 and 12 June 2012 consecutively.[47][48] On 16 October 2012, he scored another goal, again from a free kick in a 3–0 win over Hong Kong.[49]

On 12 July 2016, Safiq announced his retirement from international football via his football club's website and Facebook page. He retired from national team alongside fellow club teammate, Aidil Zafuan.

On 29 March 2017, Safiq announced to come back from retirement after club owner Johor Darul Ta'zim FC became the new president of FAM and also to contribute his experience and skill he gathered from his club for his lovely national team. Once he made a comeback, the national team became more spirit with a short pass, (tiki-taka) playing style.

On 10 October 2017, Safiq was shown a straight red card 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match away to Hong Kong for stamping on Daniel Cancela. Malaysia lost the match 0-2.[50]

2010 AFF Championship[]

Safiq was selected by Malaysia to captain the Malaysian team in the 2010 AFF Championship co-hosted by Indonesia and Vietnam. Safiq made all 7 appearances throughout the tournament. It was the first time in history that Malaysia won the AFF Championship title.[51]

2012 AFF Championship[]

Safiq made his first 2012 AFF Championship in a 0–3 defeat to Singapore in their group stage first match on 25 November 2012.[52] On 28 November 2012, Safiq scored the opening goal with a free kick in 1–4 win over Laos.[53]

2014 AFF Championship[]

On 19 November 2014, Safiq was named in the Malaysia squad for the 2014 AFF Championship.[54] On 26 November 2014, Safiq scored one goal in a 2–3 defeat to Thailand. He scored the match first goal in the 28th minute before Adisak Kraisorn made an equaliser 2 minutes before the half time.[55]

In the final group stage match against Singapore, Safiq's combative display and enterprise shone through and he was statistically the player with the most passes and touches on the ball. His best trait though is not in his cultured right foot, but in his mind, when he calmly converted the penalty in the Lion's den amidst the jeers and mocking by the partisan crowd helping Malaysia to progress to knockout stage.

In the first leg semi final match against Vietnam, Safiq converted another penalty but Malaysia lost 1–2. In the second leg, Safiq scored the opening goal after Malaysia received a penalty kick in the 4th minutes. In the second leg of the 2014 AFF Championship final, Safiq scored another penalty in the 7th minutes. He then scored his sixth goal of the tournament, a free kick but two late goals from Thailand resulted in Malaysia losing 3–4 on aggregate. With his 6-goal haul, Safiq became the first midfielder in the tournament's 18-year history to have picked up the Golden Boot award.

Malaysia XI[]

On 13 and 16 July 2011, Safiq captained the Malaysia XI in their matches against Arsenal and Liverpool. Malaysia XI lost 0–4 against Arsenal. Just before the stroke of half time against Liverpool, with Malaysia trailing 0–1, Safiq scored from a free-kick to equalise for Malaysia. Despite a spirited comeback, Malaysia XI went on to lose 3–6 to Liverpool.

Personal life[]

Safiq is married to Malaysian professional ten pin bowler, Zandra Aziela.[56]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 8 September 2021[57][58]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League[a] Cup League Cup Continental[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Selangor 2007–08 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PLUS 2009 Malaysia Super League 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Selangor 2010 Malaysia Super League 26 7 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 9
2011 Malaysia Super League 26 7 0 0 0 4 0 11
2012 Malaysia Super League 11 5 1 2 0 3 0 10
Total 63 19 0 2 0 8 6 1 0 30
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2013 Malaysia Super League 15 1 0 0 0 2 0 3
2014 Malaysia Super League 18 1 5 0 11 4 34 5
2015 Malaysia Super League 22 7 0 0 6 4 13 4 41 15
2016 Malaysia Super League 17 4 7 2 6 1 9 8 39 15
2017 Malaysia Super League 21 9 4 0 7 2 9 4 41 15
2018 Malaysia Super League 13 2 4 0 1 0 7 1 25 3
Total 105 24 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melaka United 2019 Malaysia Super League 21 3 1 0 1 0 23 3
2020 Malaysia Super League 9 1 0 0 1 0 10 1
Total 30 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 33 4
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2021 Malaysia Super League 12 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 18 0
2022 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 18 0
Career Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Including Malaysia Charity Shield
  2. ^ Including AFC Cup and AFC Champions League

International[]

As of 22 March 2018[59][60]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals Ratio
Malaysia 2007 1 0 0.00
2009 7 0 0.00
2010 9 0 0.00
2011 8 4 0.50
2012 15 4 0.27
2013 5 0 0.00
2014 13 6 0.46
2015 9 1 0.11
2016 1 0 0.00
2017 6 0 0.00
2018 1 0 0.00
Total 75 15 0.21

International goals[]

As of match played 13 November 2017. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Safiq goal.[59][60]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 July 2009 KLFA Stadium, Cheras, Malaysia  Zimbabwe 1–0 4–0 Friendly
30 December 2009 KLFA Stadium, Cheras, Malaysia  Syria 1–0 4–1 Friendly
2–1
1. 9 February 2011 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Hong Kong 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 29 June 2011 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Malaysia  Chinese Taipei 1–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 3 July 2011 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 2–1 2–3 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 13 November 2011 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India  India 1–0 1–1 Friendly
5. 8 June 2012 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 2–0 2–2 Friendly
6. 12 June 2012 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Singapore 2–0 2–0 Friendly
7. 16 October 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 2–0 3–0 Friendly
8. 28 November 2012 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Malaysia  Laos 1–0 4–1 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup
17 March 2013 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Saudi Arabia 1–2 1–4 Friendly
9 October 2013 Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, China  United Arab Emirates 1–3 1–3 Friendly
9. 26 November 2014 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Thailand 2–1 2–3 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
10. 29 November 2014 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 2–1 3–1 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
11. 7 December 2014 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Vietnam 1–0 1–2 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
12. 11 December 2014 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 2–1 4–2 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
13. 20 December 2014 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Malaysia  Thailand 1–0 3–2 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
14. 3–0
15. 3 September 2015 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Note:
  Non-FIFA matches

Honours[]

Club[]

Selangor

Johor Darul Ta'zim

International[]

Malaysia U-23
Malaysia

Individual[]

Awards[]

Performances[]

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