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Nik Akif - Wikipedia

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Nik Akif

Personal information

Full name

Nik Akif Syahiran bin Nik Mat

Date of birth

11 May 1999 (age 25)

Place of birth

Kuala Krai, Kelantan, Malaysia

Height

1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)^[1]

Position(s)

Midfielder

Team information

Current team

Penang

Number

Youth career

2016

Bukit Jalil Sports School

2017

Kelantan U21

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2018–2020

Kelantan

(9)

2021–2022

Terengganu

(1)

2022

Kelantan United (loan)

(0)

2023–

Penang

(2)

International career^‡

2017–2018

Malaysia U19

(5)

2017–

Malaysia U23

(0)

2018–

Malaysia

(0)

Medal record

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

	2018 Indonesia
	2017 Myanmar

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2019

Nik Akif Syahiran bin Nik Mat (born 11 May 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Penang, and the Malaysia national team.^[2]

Born in Kuala Krai in state of Kelantan, Nik Akif started his career at Bukit Jalil Sports School before joined Kelantan youth team in 2017.^[3]

Club career

Kelantan

On 11 November 2017, it was announced that Nik Akif has been promoted to the Kelantan's first team for 2018 season.^[4]^[5] On 3 February 2018, Nik Akif made his first league appearance for Kelantan in a 1–2 defeat over Melaka United coming off bench for Fadhilah Pauzi.

Terengganu

On 8 December 2020, Nik Akif officially sign 2 years contract with Terengganu FC.

International career

Youth

On 2 September 2017, Akif has been selected to represent Malaysia U19 at 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship in Yangon, Myanmar.^[6] On 4 September 2017, Nik Akif made his debut for Malaysia U19 in a 4–1 win over Laos.^[7] Nik Akif has scored one goal in a 1–1 draw over Thailand on 12 September 2017. On the final of Hassanah Bolkiah Trophy, Akif scored the winning goal for Malaysia defeating Myanmar 3-4.^[8]

On 31 October 2017, Akif Syahiran scored one goal in 1–4 win over Timor-Leste during the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification at Paju Public Stadium.

On 23 November 2017, Akif Syahiran has been enlisted in Malaysia U22's 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.^[9] On 10 January 2018, Akif made his first appearance for the Malaysia U23 came from the bench in the 88th minute in a 1–4 defeat to Iraq at Changshu Stadium.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 June 2023^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kelantan	2018	Malaysia Super League	18	2	2	0	4	2	–		24	4
	2019	Malaysia Premier League	14	5	1	0	4	0	–		19	5
	2020	Malaysia Premier League	11	2	0	0	1	0	–		12	2
	Total		43	9	3	0	9	2	–		55	11
Terengganu	2021	Malaysia Super League	17	1	–		3	0	–		20	1
Terengganu	Total		17	1	–		3	0	–		20	1
Kelantan United (loan)	2022	Malaysia Premier League	8	0	0	0	1	0	–		9	0
Kelantan United (loan)	Total		8	0	0	0	1	0	–		9	0
Penang	2023	Malaysia Super League	14	2	0	0	0	0	–		14	2
Penang	Total		14	2	0	0	0	0	–		14	2
Career Total			82	12	3	0	13	2	–	–	98	14

International

As of 16 October 2018 ^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2018	4	0
Malaysia	Total	4	0

Malaysia Under-19

Nik Akif – goals for Malaysia U19
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 September 2017	Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Thailand	1–0	1–1	2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
2.	31 October 2017	Paju Public Stadium, Paju, South Korea	East Timor	2–0	3–1	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3.	14 July 2018	Gelora Delta Stadium, Indonesia	Myanmar	0–2	3-4	2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
4.	14 July 2018	Gelora Delta Stadium, Indonesia	Myanmar	3–4	3-4	2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
5.	6 October 2018	Doha, Qatar	Qatar	1–1	3–1	Friendly

Honours

Malaysia U19

AFF U-19 Youth Championship : 2018, runner-up: 2017^[13]

References

^ "Kelantan U21". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
^ "Terima kasih KAFA: Nik Akif". Berita Harian. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Nik Akif selesa dengan watak 'belakang tabir'". Stadium Astro. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "TRW umum senarai remain 2018". Berita Harian. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Kelantan to promote Malaysia U19 playmaker, retain Zahasmi". Goal. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Senarai 23 pemain ke Kejuaraan B-18 AFF 2017 di Yangon, Myanmar". 2 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Malaysia U18 4–1 Laos U18 Match Summary" (PDF). 4 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Thailand U18 1–1 Malaysia U18 Match Summary" (PDF). 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Kim Swee senarai Hadi Fayyadh, Akif Syahiran". Sports247. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Iraq U23 4–1 Malaysia U23". The Asian Football Confederation. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
^ "Akif Syahiran". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Nik Akif Syahiran". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference football-tribe.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

External links

Nik Akif at Soccerway

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