Faisal Halim

Muhammad Faisal bin Abdul Halim (born 7 January 1998) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Halim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Faisal. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Faisal Halim
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Faisal
bin Abdul Halim[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998
Place of birth Mengkuang Titi, Penang, Malaysia
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 7
Youth career
2012–2015 Penang U19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Penang 0 (0)
2016–2020 Sri Pahang 60 (6)
2021–2022 Terengganu 42 (10)
2023– Selangor 11 (4)
International career‡
2016–2018 Malaysia U19
2018–2021 Malaysia U23 4 (1)
2019– Malaysia 21 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023

Club career

Penang

Faisal started his professional career with Penang's President Cup squad.[2] He made his debut and scored one goal in the Malaysia Cup tournament against PDRM FA on 17 October 2015 where Penang lost 2–3.[3]

He was one of the young players who were called up to play with Penang's senior team squad in preparation for the 2015 Malaysia Cup. His performance in the Malaysia President Cup competition brought him to the attention of Penang's management.[4][5] He left Penang after the end of the season after making 3 appearances and scoring 1 goal.[6]

Pahang

In November 2015, Faisal signed a contract with Pahang. He help Pahang FA won Malaysia FA Cup 2018

Terengganu

On the 6th of December 2020, Faisal Halim signed a contract with Terengganu and will be using the number 7 for the 2021 season. He scored his first goal against Perak in a 2–0 win at Ipoh Stadium.

Selangor

On 22 December 2022, it was announced that Faisal had joined Selangor on a free transfer. Faisal scored his first goal for the club against KL City through a penalty as Selangor won the game 3-1. [7][8]

International career

Faisal made his Malaysia national football team debut against Nepal in 2019.[9] Faisal is also part of the Malaysian team that qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and scored 1 goal against Turkmenistan to win 3-1 in 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 May 2023[11][12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Penang 2015 Malaysia Premier League ––31–31
Total ––31–31
Sri Pahang 2016 Malaysia Super League 1012011–132
2017 Malaysia Super League 500020–70
2018 Malaysia Super League 1725010–232
2019 Malaysia Super League 1715270–293
2020 Malaysia Super League 1120010–122
Total 606122121–849
Terengganu 2021 Malaysia Super League 224–96–3110
2022 Malaysia Super League 2065362–3111
Total 421053158–6221
Selangor 2023 Malaysia Super League 1141100–114
Career total1132018630100016136

International
As of 28 March 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201910
202130
2022128
202352
Total2110
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 May 2022Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Brunei3–04–0Friendly
2.8 June 2022 Turkmenistan2–03–12023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.9 December 2022 Cambodia1–04–0Friendly
4.3–0
5.14 December 2022Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Maldives2–03–0
6.21 December 2022Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Myanmar1–01–02022 AFF Championship
7.24 December 2022Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Laos2–05–0
8.3–0
9.7 January 2023 Thailand1–01–0
10.28 March 2023Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor, Malaysia Hong Kong2–02–0Friendly

Honours

Club
Penang
Pahang

International
Malaysia

Individual

References
  1. "Player Profile". asia.eurosport.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. "Faisal jadi kebangsaan Harimau Kumbang". www.stadiumastro.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. FC Penang - 17 October 2015.
  4. "Veloo already seeing results after one year with U21 Penang". www.thestar.com.
  5. "Kelantan muncul juara Piala Presiden buat kali ke-6". www.astroawani.com (in Malay).
  6. FC Penang - 13 November 2015.
  7. "Faisal Halim Officially Joins Selangor FC". selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. Abdullah, Meor (22 December 2022). "RASMI: Faisal Halim Sah Bersama Selangor". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. "Malaysia vs. Nepal 2019-06-02". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  10. "Malaysia vs. Turkmenistan 2022-06-08". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  11. "Faisal Abdul Halim Statistics". www.soccerpunter.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  12. "Faisal Abdul Halim Statistics". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  13. "Faisal Halim". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  14. Fai, Ooi Kin (25 September 2022). "Harimau Malaya lose King's Cup final after penalty shootout heartbreak". nst.com.my. Chiang Mai, Thailand: New Straits Times. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  15. 2022 AFF Cup All-Star XI - AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup via Instagram
  16. Kudos to Faisal Halim for making the 2022 AFF Cup All-Star XI lineup - The Sun
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