Wan Zack Haikal

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Wan Noor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Wan Zack Haikal. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Wan Zack Haikal
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Wan Zack Haikal in 2011
Personal information
Birth name Wan Zack Haikal bin Wan Noor
Date of birth (1991-01-28) 28 January 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Pahang, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Perak
Number --
Youth career
2005–2006 Kuala Lumpur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 FELDA United 6 (2)
2007–2011 Harimau Muda B 21 (9)
2012–2013 Harimau Muda A 47 (8)
2011 → Zlaté Moravce (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2014 FC Ryukyu 1 (0)
2014–2016 Kelantan 41 (8)
2017–2018 FELDA United 30 (9)
2018–2021 Selangor 20 (1)
2022– Perak 0 (0)
National team‡
2008–2010 Malaysia U19 11 (4)
2010–2014 Malaysia U23 16 (3)
2012– Malaysia 29 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 7, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 July 2018

Wan Zack Haikal bin Wan Noor (born 28 January 1991) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a striker or midfielder, for Perak in the Malaysia Premier League. He is also a member of the Malaysia national team.[2]

Club career[]

Kuala Lumpur President Cup Team[]

Wan Zack Haikal was born in Maran, Pahang. He attended a SMK Kuala Lanar, project school of Pahang FA at Kuala Lipis and later was chosen to join the Kuala Lumpur President Cup Team in 2005 at the age of 14. Even though the Kuala Lumpur President Cup Team did not manage to reach the finals, Wan Zack became the top scorer with 11 goals.[3]

Felda United[]

After playing 2 years for the Kuala Lumpur President Cup Team, He was later scouted by former national team player, Reduan Abdullah and Reduan gave Wan Zack a one-year contract with the newly created Felda United in 2007 at the age of 17. He was the youngest player in the team and manage to score two goals in 6 appearances.

Harimau Muda[]

Wan Zack left Felda United FC in 2008 and joined Harimau Muda under Ong Kim Swee. Wan Zack was part of the Harimau Muda team that won the 2009 Premier League. During the 2010 season, Harimau Muda was split into two teams and Haikal was chosen to be in the A team. Wan Zack and 25 other Harimau Muda A players were chosen by Azraai Khor to participate in an 8-month long, training camp in Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia.

FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce (loan)[]

In September 2011, Slovakian club FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce have confirmed the signings of Wan Zack. He joins the club on loan for 3 months until 30 October from Harimau Muda. Struck by a 4-month injury during a national duty for the national Olympic team, Haikal failed to make an appearance during his loan, only appearing in 1 unofficially friendly match with Zlaté Moravce.[4]

Return to Harimau Muda[]

After his loaned finished, he returned to his club, Harimau Muda which was then competing in S. League. Previously, the team was competing in the Malaysia Super League for the 2011 season.

FC Ryukyu[]

Malaysian media reported in early March 2012 that Wan Zack, along with teammate Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria is to attend trial with Japan Football League side FC Ryukyu after impressing the Japanese side talent spotter during Malaysia's 2–0 defeat to Japan in the 2012 Olympic qualifiers match in Tosu. They successfully completed the 2-week trial with the Japanese club in July. In March 2013, Wan Zack was officially offered a two-year contract, but Wan Zaharulnizam did not. Instead, 19-year-old Nazirul Naim Che Hashim was offered a contract instead.[5] Wan Zack and Nazirul officially signed a two-year playing contract with FC Ryukyu in early April 2013. Wan Zack made his full debut in a 2–1 win against Sagawa Printing, playing 80 minutes before being subbed off.[6]

Kelantan FA[]

Malaysian media reported in early March 2014 that Wan Zack will join Kelantan FA in April.[7]

FELDA United[]

After his contract with Kelantan is become to end, Wan Zack switch sides and joined FELDA United, signing a two-year contract on an undisclosed fee. He made his debut, playing 86-minutes on 21 January 2017 against PKNS in Super League matches, which FELDA United won by 1–0.

Selangor[]

After succeeded in helping FELDA United to become the 2018 Malaysia Premier League champions, Wan Zack signed a one-year contract, with the option for a second year, with Selangor.[8][9] He will join the squad alongside with new coach B. Sathianathan, and other teammates K. Prabakaran, Azreen Zulkafali and Farizal Harun, who already joined Red Giants before him.[10]

International career[]

2012 AFF Suzuki Cup[]

Wan Zack was called up for 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup. He played his first AFF Suzuki Cup match against Singapore after coming off the bench. Unfortunately, Malaysia loses 3–0 on home ground. Wan Zack played a big role in a match against Laos in which he provided a goal and an assist to help Malaysia win 4–1 on 28 November 2012 at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil. Wan Zack showed excellent performance against Indonesia in the third match. He provided an assist to teammate Mahali Jasuli. Later, Wan Zack was injured in that match but Malaysia won 2–0 to progress to the semi-final. Wan Zack does not play on two semi-final match against Thailand due to injury. Malaysia failed to progress to final after losing 1–3 on aggregates.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 12 September 2021
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
2008 Felda United Malaysia Premier League 6 2 0 0 – – 6 2
Total 6 2 0 0 – – 6 2
2009 Harimau Muda Malaysia Premier League 21 9 2 0 – – 23 9
Total 21 9 2 0 – – 23 9
2010 Harimau Muda A Malaysia Super League 22 2 2 0 – – 24 0
Total 22 2 2 0 – – 24 0
Slovakia League Cup League Cup Continental Total
2011–12 Zlaté Moravce Corgon Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Singapore League Cup League Cup Continental Total
2012 Harimau Muda A S. League 8 1 0 0 0 0 – 8 1
Total 8 1 0 0 0 0 – 8 1
Japan League Cup League Cup Continental Total
2013 FC Ryukyu Football League 1 0 1 0 0 0 – 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
2014 Kelantan Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 0
2015 Kelantan Malaysia Super League 20 3 5 2 4 0 – 29 5
2016 Kelantan Malaysia Super League 21 5 2 0 6 1 – 29 6
Total 41 8 7 2 11 1 – 59 11
2017 Felda United Malaysia Super League 14 3 0 0 10 2 2 0 26 5
2018 Felda United Malaysia Super League 16 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 20 7
Total 30 9 4 1 10 2 2 0 46 12
2019 Selangor Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2020 Selangor Malaysia Super League 6 0 – 1 0 – 7 0
2021 Selangor Malaysia Super League 8 0 – 0 0 – 8 0
Total 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 117 26 12 2 21 3 2 0 153 29

International[]

As of match played 5 July 2018[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia
2012 9 3
2013 1 0
2014 0 0
2015 6 0
2016 3 0
2017 6 0
2018 4 1
Total 29 4

International goals[]

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.[1]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 April 2012 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Sri Lanka 1–0 6–0 Friendly
2. 2–0
3. 28 November 2012 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia  Laos 3–1 4–1 2012 AFF Championship
4. 1 April 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia  Bhutan 1–0 7–0 Friendly

Honours[]

Harimau Muda A
Kelantan FA
Felda United
Individual
  • FAM Best Young Players Awards: 2011
  • Merdeka Tournament's Most Valuable Player: 2013
  • S League Yeo's People's Choice Awards: 2012
  • YEO's Young Player of the Year: 2012
  • Goal.com Asian Best XI: November 2012[11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Wan Noor, Wan Zack Haikal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Indra hoping for one last shot at glory with Kelantan". FourFourTwo. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Wan Zack idam Pemain Harapan Terbaik". Harian Metro. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Malaysian trio join top-flight Slovakian club ViOn Zlate Moravce". Goal.com. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Kecik walks tall". Malay Mail. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Kecik walks tall". FC Ryukyu Official. 31 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Wan Zack sah sarung jersi TRW". Harakah Daily. Malaysia. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014.
  8. ^ Yakkub, Mohd. Yunus (14 December 2018). "Wan Zack dan Norizuan sah milik Selangor". kosmo. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  9. ^ Nizam, Khairul (14 December 2018). "Kehadiran Nuri dan Wan Zack perkuat Gergasi Merah". foxsports. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Wan Zack Haikal Milik Gergasi Merah". faselangor. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Goal.com's Asian Best XI for November: Southeast Asia takes the stage as AFF Suzuki Cup heats up". Goal.com. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

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