Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria (born 4 June 1995) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu and the Malaysia national team. His primarily position as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a

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. A tough tackling, skilful and has a good vision defensive player. Irfan also in the squad for the 2017 SEA Games.

Club career

Return to Kuala Lumpur City

On 17 January 2021, it was announced Irfan has joined newly promoted club,

Kuala Lumpur City Kuala is a town and administrative district of Langkat Regency in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It borders Selesai to the north, Salapian to the west, and Sei Bingai to the south and east. Most people in Kuala are Javanese people, with a signific ...

for a second stint. On 16 March, Irfan made his second debut for the club in a 1–0 league defeat to

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Sabah

On 2 December 2022, Irfan signed a contract with Sabah.

Kedah Darul Aman

On 5 March 2024, Irfan officially signed a contract with

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International career

Irfan represented Malaysian at under-23 and

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.''

Honours

Kuala Lumpur City *

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup ( ms, Piala Malaysia), formerly known as ''Malaya Cup'', is an annual association football, football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popular ...

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* Malaysia Premier League:

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runner-up:

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Kedah Darul Aman * Malaysia Super League runner-up:

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Malaysia U-23 * Southeast Asian Games silver medal:

Malaysia * AFF Championship runner-up:

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* {{Soccerway, muhammad-irfan-bin-zakaria/331303 1995 births Living people Footballers from Kuala Lumpur Malaysian men's footballers Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) players Malaysia Super League players Men's association football midfielders SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football Men's association football central defenders Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Malaysia men's international footballers Malaysia men's youth international footballers