Zhafri bin Yahya (born 25 September 1994) is a Malaysian

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who plays for Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur City as a

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Early life

He began playing futsal when he was 10 years old, and he spent a lot of time in the amateur leagues at Under-12 and Under-17 levels with Remaja Semangat Pejuang. Later, he was chosen to play for Selangor Under-15 and Under-17 football sides in at the national schools MSSM football tournament.

Club career

PKNS

After finishing school, he joined PKNS for the Under-21 Piala Presiden.

UiTM

He then continued his studies at UiTM Sri Iskandar Perak, where he majored in Diploma in Quantity Surveyor. He was given the opportunity to represent UiTM FC in the

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while studying at UiTM.

Selangor

He played for the Selangor's Piala Presiden team after completing three years of diploma before being loaned to Kuala Lumpur FA (currently known as Kuala Lumpur City).

Kuala Lumpur City

Zhafri joined current club Kuala Lumpur City (formerly Kuala Lumpur FA) in December 2015. He was part of the team that won the

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International career

Zhafri was called up for national team for the first time by new head coach Kim Pan Gon replacing

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for the international friendly matches with

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and

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. He did not play in either match.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Kuala Lumpur City *

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* Malaysia Cup:

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* AFC Cup runner-up:

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References

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* 1994 births Living people People from Selangor Malaysian footballers Kuala Lumpur City F.C. players Association football midfielders {{Malaysia-footy-bio-stub