Ismail Faruqi bin Asha'ri (born 15 October 1986 in

Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay language, Terengganu Malay: ''Kole Tranung''), colloquially referred to as KT, is the administrative, economic and royal List of capitals in Malaysia, city of the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. Kuala Tereng ...

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu) is a sultanate and States and federal territories of Malaysia, federal state of Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l-Iman (c ...

) is a former

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in the

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. He played as a central

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and sometimes attacking

for the squad. He made his debut for

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in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against

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on 23 July 2011. On 2015, Malaysian former coach

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called him up for a friendly against Laos which they won 3-1 and for the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers against

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which they won 1–0.

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* 1986 births Living people Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Terengganu FC players Footballers from Terengganu Malaysian people of Malay descent Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Kuala Terengganu {{Malaysia-footy-midfielder-stub