Zhafri Yahya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zhafri bin Yahya | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Klang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kuala Lumpur City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | PKNS | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | UiTM | ||
| 2015 | Selangor | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | Kuala Lumpur City | 120 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 2022– | Malaysia | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2022 | |||
Zhafri bin Yahya (born 25 September 1994) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur City.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]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.[4]
Club career
[edit]PKNS
[edit]After finishing school, he joined PKNS for the Under-21 Piala Presiden.[4]
UiTM
[edit]He then continued his studies at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Seri Iskandar, Perak, where he majored in Diploma in Quantity Surveyor. He was given the opportunity to represent UiTM FC in the Malaysia Premier League while studying at UiTM.[4]
Selangor
[edit]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).[4]
Kuala Lumpur City
[edit]Zhafri joined current club Kuala Lumpur City (formerly Kuala Lumpur FA) in December 2015.[5] He was part of the team that won the 2021 Malaysia Cup.[6]
International career
[edit]Zhafri was called up for Malaysia national team for the first time by new head coach Kim Pan Gon replacing Darren Lok for the international friendly matches with Philippines and Singapore. He did not play in either match.[7]
Zhafri was then called up again for the 2024 Merdeka Tournament, however he still didn't make any appearance for the national team.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 22 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kuala Lumpur City | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| Total | 120 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 173 | 19 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
- ^ Appearances in Malaysia Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in Malaysia Charity Cup
Honours
[edit]- Malaysia
- King's Cup runner-up: 2022
- Merdeka Tournament: 2024[8]
- Kuala Lumpur City
- Malaysia Premier League: 2017
- Malaysia Cup: 2021
- AFC Cup runner-up: 2022
- Piala Sumbangsih runner-up: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ "Zhafri Yahya". Malaysian Football League.
- ^ "Zhafri Yahya Produk Remaja Semangat Pejuang (RSP)". Arena Futsal Malaysia. 28 February 2016.
- ^ "KL makin serasi di bawah asuhan Wanderley". Stadium Astro. 24 January 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Zhafri Yahya Produk Remaja Semangat Pejuang (RSP)". 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ "List of Malaysian football transfers 2016", Wikipedia, 2022-03-12, retrieved 2022-03-24
- ^ "TEN THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED FROM KUALA LUMPUR CITY'S NIGHT OF GLORY". kualulumpurfootball.cm. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Football Association of Malaysia". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ BERNAMA (2024-08-09). "Malaysia Beat Lebanon 1-0 In Final Of 2024 Merdeka Tournament". BERNAMA. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
External links
[edit]- Zhafri Yahya at Soccerway
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