Mohd Faiz Subri

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Faiz Subri
Faiz in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mohd Faiz bin Subri[1]
Date of birth (1987-11-08) 8 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Ayer Hitam, Johor, Malaysia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, Striker
Team information
Current team
Penang
Number 13
Youth career
2006–2009
Kedah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009
Tambun Tulang
14 (6)
2010–2011
Perlis
34 (5)
2012
T-Team
26 (9)
2013
Kelantan
15 (2)
2014
Terengganu
9 (1)
2015–2019
Penang
73 (16)
2020 Northern Lions 0 (0)
2021 Kuala Kangsar 0 (0)
2022– Penang 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2016

Mohd Faiz bin Subri (born 8 November 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Malaysia Super League side Penang.[2] He is best known for his free-kick goal which won him the 2016 FIFA Puskás Award.

Early life

Faiz was born and raised in Ayer Hitam, Kedah.[3] He is the third of five siblings. He received his primary and secondary education in Kedah, at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Laksamana and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Permatang Bonglai respectively, before transferring to Sekolah Menengah Teknik Arau in Perlis.[4]

Club career

Kedah, Tambun Tulang, Perlis, T–Team

Faiz began his football career playing for the

Perlis in Piala Emas Raja-Raja 2009.[4]

In 2010, Faiz signed with

T–Team and signed one-year contract with T–Team.[4]

Kelantan, Terengganu

In 2013, Faiz signed one-year contract with

Faiz successfully made 28 appearances and 5 goals for Kelantan before his departure at the end of the 2013 season.

In 2014, Faiz signed a one-year contract with

Terengganu FA
.

Penang

After cutting short his stay with

Terengganu FA teammate Mazlizam Mohamad.[5] He helped Penang FA earn second place in the 2015 Malaysia Premier League, and the team was consequently promoted to the 2016 Malaysia Super League
.

Kuala Kangsar

In March 2021, Faiz joined Kuala Kangsar FC.[6]

Second spell with Penang

In 2022, he return back to played for Penang for the second time.[7]

International career

Faiz was first called up to the

Penang, he was recalled to the national team in August 2015 under coach Dollah Salleh.[8]

Style of play

An efficient

attacking midfielder, Faiz also can play as a winger and as a striker
. His assets include his speed, precise long range shooting and his range of passing towards his teammates. Faiz is also notable for scoring spectacular free kicks.

FIFA Puskás Award 2016

On 16 February 2016, Faiz scored a

Pahang FA at the City Stadium in George Town.[9][10] Videos of his free kick soon went viral on social media, and he was nominated by the Football Association of Malaysia for the FIFA Puskás Award
later that year.

In 2017, Faiz was awarded the FIFA Puskás Award for the free kick goal, becoming the first-ever Asian to have won the international award for the best goal of the year.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 July 2018[12][13]
Club Season League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tambun Tulang
2009
14 6 14 6
Perlis
2010
13 2 1 0 8 3 22 5
Perlis
2011
21 3 1 0 22 3
T–Team
2012 26 9 4 1 6 1 36 11
Kelantan
2013 15 2 3 2 6 0 4 1 28 5
Terengganu
2014 9 1 0 0 5 0 14 1
Penang
2015 21 9 2 1 23 10
Penang
2016 16 2 1 0 17 2
Penang
2017 20 2 2 0 22 2
Penang
2018 16 3 0 0 16 3
Career total 243 39 14 4 25 4 4 1 272 48

Honours

Kelantan

Penang

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Faiz Subri Profile". Football Malaysia. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Faiz Subri kembali beraksi di saingan Liga Super musim hadapan" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ Mohd. Firdaus Ismail (19 February 2016). "Faiz idam sarung jersi Harimau Malaysia". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. ^
    The Malay Mail. Archived from the original
    on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. ^ Muhammad Dayne Azmin (5 November 2014). "Faiz Subri, Mazlizam sah milik Pulau Pinang". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Faiz Subri sertai Kuala Kangsar FC" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Faiz Subri sedia lalui perjalanan mencabar bersama Penang FC" (in Malay). Astro Awani. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ^ Subkhi Sudarji (27 August 2015). "Faiz pendekkan percutian bersama keluarga" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  9. ^ Tharanya Arumugam (17 February 2016). "Penang striker's 'physics-defying' goal now famous worldwide [VIDEO]". New Straits Times. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. ^ Simon Rice (17 February 2016). "Outrageous free-kick scored in Malaysian Super League an early contender for 2016 Puskas Award". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  11. ^ FIFA.com. "The Best FIFA Football Awards 2016 - Puskás Award". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  12. ^ "TranungNelang.blogspot.com: Piala FA : Faiz Subri Wira T-Team". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Faiz Subri menjaringkan gol kedua Kelantan". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

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