Mohd Farisham bin Ismail (born 5 January 1985) is a Malaysian former professional

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. He primarily plays as a left-back but can also operate as a

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. He is described as an aggressive ball-playing defender. Born in Tumpat, Kelantan and began his youth career playing for Kelantan President's Cup team in 2003 to 2004. Due to the nature of his leadership, he was appointed as the captain of the team at that time.

Club career

Farisham made his debut with the Kelantan senior team in 2004 before joining the

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based club, Telekom Melaka for 2006–07 season. After one season in Malacca he returned to Kelantan and always become the coach first eleven in every match. Farisham and several other defenders formed a persistent defender and tough beat ever since then. Although selected to represent the national team he often only be on the bench and difficult to get main eleven. In December 2006, Farisham signed with the

based club, Telekom Malaysia for 2006–07 season and help the team finish at 7th in the league. On 11 July 2016, Farisham joined

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on a loan deal until the end of 2016 season. The request was made by Penang FA Chief Executive Officer

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, who is a former head coach of the Kelantan. Farisham made his debut on 16 July 2016 in the league match against T–Team as a 76th-minute substitute for defender

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. Penang won that match 3–4. He made 8 appearances with Penang during that season.

International career

Farisham has been called by

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to play in the Malaysia national team because he played well during the

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finals to undergo the national team training center starting 3 August 2011. In September 2013, he was unable to join the Malaysia national team in a friendly match with

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due to injury. Farisham made his debut for Malaysia national team in 2–0 friendly win against

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on 18 June 2011.Rajagobal takes 24 players for centralised training
The Malaysian Times, 30 August 2013

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Kelantan U21 * Malaysia President Cup: Runners-up

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Kelantan * Malaysia Super League:

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; Runners-up

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; Runners-up

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; Runners-up

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Malaysia Charity Shield Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

; Runners-up

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* * {{NFT player, id=43756 1985 births Living people Malaysian men's footballers TM F.C. players Kelantan F.C. players Penang F.C. players Footballers from Kelantan Malaysian people of Malay descent Men's association football defenders Malaysia Super League players Malaysia men's international footballers