Muhammad Akhyar bin Abdul Rashid (born 1 May 1999) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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side

Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional Association football, football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football ...

and the Malaysia national team.

Early life

Born in

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, Malaysia, Akhyar grew up playing football from a young age, stating previously his brothers participation in the sport encouraged him to play. He is also known as Mat Yat by

fans.

Club career

Kedah

Akhyar first played and joined the

youth academy when he was 15 years old. He was given another change at Kedah first youth eleven. He spent time in Youth Cup played for Kedah Under-19. On 16 October 2017, he helped Kedah U-19 to win the first ever cup. In January 2015, he even had a month-long training stint with Cardiff City Academy in the United Kingdom. On 4 March 2017, Akhyar made his first-team debut for 2017 season coming on as a substitute for Syazwan Zainon in the 80th minute of 4–0 win at Darul Aman. He scored his senior goals on 27 July 2017 in a Malaysia Cup match against Melaka United in victory win 6–2. On 11 February 2018, Akhyar has scored his first goals on his 7th appearance for Kedah FA in the

match against PKNP in a 0–1 win at

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Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 29 December 2018, Akhyar signed a contract with

International career

Youth

Akhyar has represented Malaysia at all youth level from the under 16-side to the under-23 sides. He was a member of the Malaysia U17 in ASIAN Inter School Championship 2015 that took place in China in August 2015. Akhyar was part of the national team for the

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that took place in

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. He scored 3 goals in 5 appearances during the matches. He has played in the final against

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which Malaysia lost 2–0. On 26 October 2017, Akhyar was selected to play in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in

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. Akhyar played a large role in the Malaysia under-19s during the qualification campaign. He scored 1 goals in 4 matches which confirmed Malaysia under-19s qualification to the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship for the first time in 11 years after finishing as one of the five best group runners-up. Akhyar was named in the Malaysia under 19 squad for

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in the Indonesia. He has not played in the final against

which Malaysia win 4–3. On 15 October 2018, he was named in the under-19 side for the

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. Akhyar made 6 appearances in

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for Malaysia U23. He has played in the final against

which Malaysia lost 0–1 due to an

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scored by Malaysian keeper Haziq Nadzli. On 23 November 2017, Akhyar has been enlisted in Malaysia U22's 30-man provisional squad for the

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and on 29 December 2017 he was selected to play at the tournament. Akhyar was named in the 20-man Malaysia Squad for the

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. On 15 August, Akhyar scored of Malaysia's goals in a 3–1 win over

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Senior

In March 2018, Akhyar was called up to the Malaysian national team for the matches against

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. On 22 March 2018, he earned his first international cap for

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in the friendly match against

, coming on as a substitute for Mahali Jasuli in the 45th minute. In just his first appearance for

, Akhyar scored his first international goal in the match against

. On 4 November 2018, he was named in the Malaysia national team for the

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. In June 2019, Akhyar was named in the 23-man for the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against

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which Malaysia won 7–1.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''As of match played 1 June 2022. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Akhyar Rashid goal.

Malaysia Under-23

Malaysia Under-19

Honours

Club

;Kedah * Youth Cup:

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* Malaysia FA Cup:

* Malaysia Cup runner-up:

;Johor Darul Ta'zim *

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* Malaysia Cup:

* Malaysia FA Cup:

International

Malaysia U-19 *

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, runner-up:

Malaysia U-23 *

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: Silver Medal:

Malaysia *

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runner-up:

* King's Cup runner-up:

Individual

* Malaysia Football League Best Striker: 2018 * Malaysia Football League Best Eleven: 2018, 2019 * Malaysia Football League Most Promising Player: 2019

Personal life

Akhyar's elder brother Rafdi Rashid was a former striker for

. His older sister Nurrashidah Rashid currently a Malaysian national

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player.

References

External links

* {{Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. squad 1999 births Living people Malaysian footballers Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Malaysia Super League players People from Alor Setar Malaysian people of Malay descent Association football wingers 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 Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Malaysia international footballers Malaysia youth international footballers