Mohamad Aidil Zafuan bin Abd. Radzak (born 3 August 1987) is a Malaysian professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional 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, the Malaysia Super ...

. He is a former member of Malaysia U-23 and Malaysia U-20 squad. He is the older of his twin,

Zaquan Adha Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak (born 3 August 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan and the Malaysia national team. He is the younger of a set of twins; his ...

who also a footballer.

Club career

Negeri Sembilan

Aidil Zafuan began his career with Negeri Sembilan youth team. He represented his hometown,

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

at 2004 Sukma Games. He won the gold medal during the tournament that took place at the

Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium The Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium (STAR; Malay: ''Stadium Tuanku Abdul Rahman''), also known by its informal name Stadium Paroi and nickname The STAR of Paroi, is a multi-purpose stadium in Paroi, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is currently used ...

Seremban Seremban (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Soghomban'', ''Somban''; Jawi: ) is a city in the Seremban District and the capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. The city's administration is run by the Seremban City Council. Sere ...

. In 2005-06 season, he was promoted to the first team. In his season debut, Negeri Sembilan won their first

title.

Malaysian Armed Forces

Aidil signed a contract with

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side

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for the

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season. He won the

title in 2012 and reached the 2012 Malaysia Cup final.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

In 2013 season, Aidil joined the rebranded club

(JDT) along with his twin brother, Zaquan Adha. With JDT he won the Malaysia Super League, Malaysia FA Cup, Malaysia Cup and historically part of JDT's

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winning team.

International career

Youth

Aidil has represented Malaysia since he was 14 years old. He is very experienced in international youth arena. He played for the Malaysia U-20 side on two AFC Youth Championship in 2004 in Malaysia as Malaysia reached the quarter-finals but was defeated by China. At the AFC Youth Championship in India, he was chosen as the captain of the team. Malaysia failed to win all three matches and only managed to score 1 goal and conceding 7 goals.

Under-23

Aidil started representing the Malaysia U-23 squad during 2008 Olympic Games qualifier. He continued to represent Malaysia in the

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that held in Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya and managed to win the Merdeka Tournament after defeating Myanmar 3:1. He then represented Malaysia in the South East Asia Games held in Thailand. However, Malaysia failed to advance into the semi-finals after drawing against rivals Singapore. In 2009, he was selected as the captain for the national under 23 team at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games where Malaysia won their first gold medal after 20 years. In 2014, he was selected as one of the overage players for the 2014 Asian Games.

Senior

Aidil made his debut on 18 July 2007 against

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. He also scored his first international goal in his debut against Cambodia. He then became one of the players from the under-23 side who were selected into Malaysia 2007 AFC Asian Cup squad. He only made his appearance in the last game against Iran where Malaysia lost 0–2. Aidil received his first red card in international duty during the World Cup qualifier second leg against

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. As a result, he was banned by FIFA from taking part in international match for three games. He also represented the Malaysia XI (represent Malaysia for B match) squad against

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on 29 July 2008. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2. However, Chelsea coach

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praise the Malaysia XI for giving a good fight against his team. On July 12, 2016, Aidil with 71 international caps announced his retirement from international football via his football club's website and its Facebook page. He return in 2017 and was part of Malaysia's 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup squad earning 82 international caps during the tournament. In 2019, he earned his 83rd international caps against Sri Lanka. He earn his 100 appearances for Malaysia in

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against

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. During his international career, Aidil went on to play a total of 101 matches for Malaysia and his international appearances comprise 98 'A' international matches as classified by FIFA including 3 international matches not classified as 'A'.
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International goals

Honours

Club

Negeri Sembilan *

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Gold Medal: 2004 *

: 2005−06 *

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 ...

: 2009, 2011 *

Malaysia FA Cup The Malaysia FA Cup ( ms, Piala FA) is an annual national knock-out football tournament in Malaysia. The cup was first held in 1990. The competition was previously managed by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), before being transferred to Fo ...

: 2010 Malaysian Armed Forces *

: 2012 Johor Darul Ta'zim *

AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...

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Malaysian 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 ...

: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020,

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: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 *

: 2016, 2022 *

: 2017, 2019, 2022

International

Malaysia U-18 *

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: 2005 Malaysia U-23 *

Pestabola Merdeka Merdeka Tournament or Pestabola Merdeka is a friendly football tournament held in Malaysia to commemorate the Independence Day. The competition bears the Malay word for independence. As of 2022, it has been held 40 times, and decreasingly in r ...

: 2007 *

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supe ...

: 2009 Malaysia *

AFF Championship The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football ...

runner-up:

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Individual

FAM Football Awards The Football Association of Malaysia National Football Awards are presented to the best football local and foreign players and coaches. They have been awarded since the 2005–06 season. Sponsorship Since the establishment of the National Footbal ...

: 2012 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM : Favourite Defender – ATM FA *

: 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM : Favourite Defender – Negeri Sembilan *

: 2009 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM : Favourite Defender – Negeri Sembilan *

All-Time XI : 2021

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aidil Zafuan 1987 births Living people Identical twins Sportspeople from Negeri Sembilan Malaysian twins Malaysian footballers Malaysian people of Minangkabau descent Malaysian people of Indonesian descent Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysia men's international footballers 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Negeri Sembilan FC players Armed Forces F.C. players Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. players Malaysia Super League players Men's association football central defenders Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia