Muhammad Adib bin Zainudin (born 15 February 1995) is a Malaysian

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who plays for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu. Adib plays mainly as a

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. Adib was promoted as the captain of the Malaysia U-23 national team in 2016 after the former captain

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got a long-term injury. He was part of the national team that qualified for the

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that will take place in

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. Born and raised in Mersing, Johor, Adib started his football career when he went to Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail in Johor. In 2013, he played for Johor U-21 team before moved to

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on the following year. In December 2014, Adib signed a contract with Shah Alam based club,

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. It was a good move as UiTM allowed him to pursue his degree in Sports science, although with a below-market salary offer. He spent two seasons with the club before he was loaned out to Felcra FC at the start of 2017 season. He wanted the loan move as the club offered him a better salary. Adib made 6 appearances and 1 goal during

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in Kuala Lumpur. The goal made during 4th match of the group stage against

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which ended Malaysia won by 3–1.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Malaysia U-23

Honours

International

Malaysia U-23 * Southeast Asian Games : Silver Medal:

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Adib Zainudin
at harimaumalaysia.my * 1995 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian footballers Malaysia international footballers Sportspeople from Johor UiTM FC players Felcra F.C. players Association football fullbacks Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub