Khairul Fahmi Che Mat

Khairul Fahmi bin Che Mat, P.B.[4] (born 7 January 1989 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Malaysia national team.[5][6] He is also a former member of Malaysia U23 and Malaysia U20 squad.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Che Mat is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Khairul Fahmi.

Khairul Fahmi
Personal information
Full name Khairul Fahmi bin Che Mat
Date of birth (1989-01-07) 7 January 1989[1]
Place of birth Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2009 Kelantan U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Harimau Muda 24 (0)
2009–2018 Kelantan 171 (0)
2018–2021 Melaka United 58 (0)
2022– Sabah 22 (0)
International career‡
2010–2012 Malaysia U23 28 (0)
2011–2012 Malaysia XI 4 (0)
2010–2021 Malaysia 61[3] (0)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Winner2010
Runner-up2014
Runner-up2018
Sea Games
Gold medal – first place2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:51, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

At his youth, Khairul Fahmi began his football career playing for the Kelantan President's Cup team in 2006. He was the team's first choice goalkeeper for his side when they reached finals in the 2006–07 President Cup tournament. However, Kelantan later lost by penalties.

Harimau Muda

Khairul Fahmi was later chosen to be in the Harimau Muda team for the 2008 Malaysia Premier League season, alongside Fakri Saarani. Khairul Fahmi appeared in all 24 matches as Harimau Muda finished in 8th place.

PSV Eindhoven Youth team trials

Khairul Fahmi had also impressed the Dutch club, PSV Eindhoven and went for a-week trials with the club's Under-19 and Under-23 teams. He went there with his teammate, Asraruddin Putra after they showed excellent performances in the 2007 Champions Youth Cup.[7]

Return to Kelantan

In 2009, Khairul Fahmi returned to Kelantan and registered for senior squad at the age of 20. He was the youngest goalkeeper ever to play for the Kelantan senior team. He made his appearances for senior squad after silly mistake from Syed Adney during their match against Kedah in Malaysia Super League.[8][9]

In 2010, he was part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team.[10] He also won The Best Young Player and Best Goalkeeper awards at the 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM.[11]

Melaka United

On 7 May 2018, Khairul Fahmi signed a six-month contract with Melaka United until the end of the current season.[12] On 12 May 2018, Khairul Fahmi made his debut for Melaka United in a 0–0 draw against Perak.

On 8 February 2021, he extended his contract with the club until the end of the 2022.[13]

International career

Malaysia under-23 national team

Khairul Fahmi made his first appearance for Malaysia under-23 at the 2010 Asian Games. He helped his team qualify into the second round but later lost to Iran, 1–3.[14] Khairul Fahmi became Malaysia's hero when he saved two penalties and they won 4–3 in the penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw against Indonesia to ensure Malaysia retained the prestigious SEA Games gold medal. Khairul Fahmi also helped his team qualify into the Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3 of 2012 Summer Olympics Qualification. However, Malaysia failed to win any matches in the group stage.

Malaysia senior national team

Khairul Fahmi made his debut against Oman on 3 September 2010 replacing Sharbinee Allawee during the second half. He kept a clean sheet for the entire second half after Malaysia conceding 3 goals in the first half of the match.

In November 2010, Khairul Fahmi was called up to the Malaysia national team by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. Khairul kept a clean sheet against Thailand on a 0–0 draw. He also kept a clean sheet against Vietnam twice in the semi-finals. In the first leg of the finals, Khairul Fahmi played well against the Indonesians. The match ended a 3–0 win to Malaysia, thus earning another clean sheet to him.[15] In the second leg of the finals held in Indonesia, Khairul Fahmi gave another outstanding performance by making numerous saves including a brilliant penalty save early in the match. The save proved to be a pivotal moment in the match in which Malaysia scored an away goal. Malaysia won on 4–2 aggregate and lifted the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time.[16]

Khairul Fahmi was selected for the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup. On 26 November 2012, Malaysia's opening group match against Singapore ended up with the Malaysian side losing 0–3. The Lions scored the first goal through their captain, Shahril Ishak at the 32nd-minute. Six minutes later, Ishak once again scored a goal for the Lions as a result of Khairul Fahmi's blunder at goal. In the second half, veteran Singaporean forward Aleksandar Đurić completed the rout against the Tigers with the third and final goal of the game. The match resulted in 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup holders Malaysia losing its first group match of the tournament, and Khairul Fahmi was subsequently dropped for the rest of the Tigers' campaign.

However, since Kim Pan-Gon was made in charge of the Malaysian national football team in 2022, he was deemed too short to play in goal, losing his spot to taller and younger goalkeepers.

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 November 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Asia[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Harimau Muda 2007–08[17] Malaysia Premier League 24020——260
Total 24020——260
Kelantan 2009[17] Malaysia Super League 501040—100
2010[17] Malaysia Super League 26020130—410
2011[17] Malaysia Super League 24070100—410
2012[17] Malaysia Super League 210309060390
2013[17] Malaysia Super League 2206011070440
2014[17] Malaysia Super League 150900040240
2015[17] Malaysia Super League 2106050—320
2016[17] Malaysia Super League 2202060—300
2017[17] Malaysia Super League 1101010—130
2018[17] Malaysia Super League 402000—60
Total 17103905901702860
Melaka United 2018[17] Malaysia Super League 1100060—170
2019[17] Malaysia Super League 2001040—250
2020[17] Malaysia Super League 900010—100
2021[17] Malaysia Super League 1800090—270
Total 58010200—790
Sabah 2022[17] Malaysia Super League 2200000—220
2023[17] Malaysia Super League 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Career total 27504207901704130
  1. Appearances in Malaysia FA Cup
  2. Appearances in Malaysia Cup
  3. Appearances in AFC Cup

International
As of 19 December 2021[18]

Exhibition matches / Malaysia XI
# Date Location Head coach Opponent Result Team
1. 13 July 2011 National Stadium, Bukit Jalil K. Rajagopal Arsenal 0–4 (L) Malaysia XI
2. 16 July 2011 National Stadium, Bukit Jalil K. Rajagopal Liverpool 3–6 (L) Malaysia XI
3. 30 July 2012 National Stadium, Bukit Jalil K. Rajagopal Manchester City 1–3 (L) Malaysia XI

Personal life

Khairul Fahmi is the fourth of five siblings. He received his early education at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Tapang, Kota Bharu. Then he entered Sekolah Sukan Bandar Penawar, Johor Bahru. After that he furthered Bukit Jalil Sports School (National Sports School). He was active in sports and has represented the school since primary school. On 28 December 2012, Khairul Fahmi married Nur Eilunie Natasha Jaafar.[19] They have a daughter named Kayla Elayna, and a son named Khaleel Emir.[20]

Honours

Clubs

Kelantan

International
Winners: 2010
Runner-up: 2014, 2018
Gold Medal: 2011

Individuals

References
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