Sikh Izhan Nazrel

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Sikh Azman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sikh Izhan Nazrel.

Sikh Izhan
Personal information
Full name Sikh Izhan Nazrel bin Sikh Azman[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 (age 19)[1]
Place of birth Seberang Jaya, Malaysia[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 25
Youth career
2007–2012 Bintang Biru Academy
2012–2014 Project 2019
2015 Malaysia Pahang Sports School
2016 Bukit Jalil Sports School
2017–2019 Mokhtar Dahari Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Selangor II 20 (0)
2021– Selangor 1 (0)
2022 Fuenlabrada (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015 Malaysia U13
2015–2018 Malaysia U16
2019–2021 Malaysia U19
2021– Malaysia U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 25, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 August 2021

Sikh Izhan Nazrel bin Sikh Azman (born 23 March 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Selangor.

Early life[]

Sikh Izhan was born in Seberang Jaya, Penang, Malaysia and is the third child among four sibling.[2]

At the age of five, Sikh Izhan joined Bintang Biru Academy. At the age of ten, he was spotted by while playing in a tournament and invited got him on the Project 2019 team, citing his size. He travel alone by bus from Penang every weekend to train with the team in Bukit Jalil until the age of 12. He was transferred to Malaysia Pahang Sports School at the age of 13 and transferred to the Bukit Jalil Sports School next year. He moved once again at the age of 15 to the .[2]

Sikh Izhan was part of the national youth squad that won the 2015 Iber Cup in Spain and 2016 SuperMokh Cup. He also was once nominated as the Goalkeeper of the Tournament in the 2016 Elite Cup in France.[3]

Club career[]

Selangor[]

On 26 February 2020, Selangor has announced Sikh Izhan as Selangor II new signing.[4] On 13 August 2021, Sikh Izhan made his debut for the first-team at age of 19. He conceded two goals in an away league match against Kedah Darul Aman as Selangor won 2–4.[5]

CF Fuenlabrada trial[]

On November 2021, Spanish La Liga 2 side CF Fuenlabrada invited Sikh Izhan to attends trials with the club.[6] In the same month, the club stated that they want to extend the trial period. He trained with both the first team and the under-22 squad during the trial session.[7]

International career[]

Sikh Izhan represented the Malaysian at various youth levels.[8] He was part of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship squad.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 12 September 2021[10]
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 4 0 — 4 0
2021 Malaysia Premier League 16 0 — 16 0
Total 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Selangor 2021 Malaysia Super League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Kenali Pemain Malaysia di AFC U16 - Sikh Izhan Nazrel Sikh Azman". Football Association of Malaysia. 18 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Meet Sikh Izhan, Malaysia U-19 goalkeeper who travelled 600km to weekly training by himself at age 10 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ "KENALI PEMAIN MALAYSIA DI AFC U16 - SIKH IZHAN NAZREL SIKH AZMAN | FAM". fam.org.my. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Graduan AMD perkuat Selangor II". Berita Harian. 26 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Keeper Sikh Izhan catches the eye in Super League debut at 19". The Star. 17 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Young keeper Sikh Izhan bound for trials in Spain". The Star. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ^ Hashim, Firdaus (26 November 2021). "Kelab Sepanyol puas hati prestasi Sikh Izhan". Harian Metro. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Meet Sikh Izhan, Malaysia U-19 goalkeeper who travelled 600km to weekly training by himself at age 10". Goal.com. 30 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Senarai 23 Pemain Skuad Malaysia Ke Kejuaraan B-16 AFC 2018". Football Association of Malaysia. 14 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Sikh Izhan Nazrel". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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