Asia · AFC

Malaysia (2026)

Matches: 10; 10 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 5-1-4; 5 W · 1 D · 4 L
Goals: 17; 10 against
Goal difference: +7

General Information

Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia

Founded: 1933
FIFA entry: 1954
Average height in 2026: 1.77 m
Average age in 2026: 27.3 years
Confederation: Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Continent: Asia
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Peter Cklamovski(Coach)

Date of birth: 16 October 1978
Place of birth: Sydney, Australia
Matches: 1 (1 official · 0 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Cheng Hoe Tan(Coach)

Date of birth: 30 May 1968
Place of birth: Alor Setar, Malaysia
Height: 1.80 m
Matches: 9 (9 official · 0 friendlies)

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Players of Malaysia in 2026

45 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers3
Azri Ghani	30 April 1999	Goalkeeper	Negeri Sembilan FC	6	0	0
Syihan Hazmi	22 February 1996	Goalkeeper	Johor Darul Takzim	3	0	0
Haziq Nadzli	6 January 1998	Goalkeeper	Kuching City	1	0	0
Defenders15
Ubaidullah Shamsul	30 November 2003	Centre Back	Terengganu FC	7	1	0
Rodney Celvin	25 November 1996	Centre Back	Kuching City	5	0	0
Alif Ahmad	28 February 2003	Right Back	Johor Darul Takzim II	4	1	0
Dion Cools	4 June 1996	Right Back	Cerezo Ōsaka	4	0	0
Quentin Cheng	20 November 1999	Right Back	Selangor FC	3	1	0
Faris Danish	4 July 2006	Left Back	Johor Darul Takzim II	3	1	0
La'Vere Corbin-Ong	22 April 1991	Left Back	Johor Darul Takzim	3	0	0
Brad Tapp	16 January 2001	Centre Back	Johor Darul Takzim	3	0	0
Ruventhiran Vengadesan	24 August 2001	Left Back	Melaka FC	3	0	0
Jimmy Raymond	26 April 1996	Right Back	Kuching City	2	0	0
Aysar Hadi	4 September 2003	Centre Back	Johor Darul Takzim II	1	1	0
Harith Haiqal	22 June 2002	Centre Back	Selangor FC	1	1	0
Daniel Ting	12 January 1992	Centre Back	Ratchaburi Mitrphol FC	1	1	0
Matthew Davies	7 February 1995	Right Back	Johor Darul Takzim	1	0	0
Syahmi Safari	5 February 1998	Right Back	Johor Darul Takzim	0	2	0
Midfielders13
Ezequiel Agüero	7 April 1994	Attacking Midfielder	PSM Makassar	6	0	0
Stuart Wilkin	12 March 1998	Attacking Midfielder	Johor Darul Takzim	4	0	1
Nooa Laine	22 November 2002	Centre Midfielder	Selangor FC	4	0	0
Aliff Haiqal	11 July 2000	Attacking Midfielder	Penang FC	2	2	0
Endrick	7 March 1995	Attacking Midfielder	Star City FC	2	1	2
Wan Kuzain	14 September 1998	Defensive Midfielder	Sporting JAX	1	3	1
Ziad El Basheer	24 December 2003	Centre Midfielder	Johor Darul Takzim II	1	1	0
Nazmi Faiz Mansor	16 August 1994	Attacking Midfielder	Kuching City	1	1	0
Engku Nur Shakir	16 October 1998	Attacking Midfielder	Star City FC	0	4	0
Syahir Bashah	16 September 2001	Centre Midfielder	Selangor FC	0	1	1
Fazrul Amir	27 February 2000	Left Midfielder	Kuala Lumpur City	0	1	0
Ibrahim Manusi	30 September 2001	Defensive Midfielder	Kuala Lumpur City	0	1	0
Hong Wan	17 August 2000	Defensive Midfielder	Johor Darul Takzim	0	1	0
Forwards14
Paulo Josué	13 March 1989	Centre Forward	Kuala Lumpur City	7	3	4
Pavithran Gunalan	10 January 2005	Left Winger	Terengganu FC	6	1	1
Mohamadou Sumareh	10 September 1991	Right Winger	Johor Darul Takzim	6	0	0
Syafiq Ahmad	28 June 1995	Centre Forward	Kuala Lumpur City	4	2	0
Bérgson	9 February 1991	Centre Forward	Johor Darul Takzim	3	0	4
Arif Aiman Hanapi	4 May 2002	Right Winger	Johor Darul Takzim	3	0	2
Faisal Halim	7 January 1998	Left Winger	Selangor FC	3	0	0
Manuel Hidalgo	3 May 1999	Right Winger	Johor Darul Takzim	3	0	0
Daryl Sham	30 November 2002	Centre Forward	Johor Darul Takzim II	2	4	0
Fergus Tierney	19 March 2003	Centre Forward	Omonia 29is Maiou Kofinou	1	2	0
Haqimi Azim	6 January 2003	Centre Forward	Penang FC	0	5	0
Hadi Fayyadh	22 January 2000	Centre Forward	Vencedor Mie United	0	1	0
Ramadhan Saifullah	9 December 2000	Left Winger	Kuching City	0	1	0
Safawi Rasid	5 March 1997	Right Winger	Kuching City	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Malaysia in 2026

10 matches

1 Oct 2026ASEAN Cup 2026 · Group A · Jalak Harupat Soreang StadiumHvs.SingaporeMatch report: Malaysia vs. Singapore 6–0Win
28 Sept 2026ASEAN Cup 2026 · Group A · Gelora Bung Karno StadiumAvs.IndonesiaMatch report: Indonesia vs. Malaysia 0–0Draw
25 Sept 2026ASEAN Cup 2026 · Group A · Gelora Bung Karno StadiumAvs.BangladeshMatch report: Bangladesh vs. Malaysia 0–3Win
19 Aug 2026ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Semi-final · My Dinh National StadiumAvs.VietnamMatch report: Vietnam vs. Malaysia 2–0Defeat
16 Aug 2026ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Semi-final · Kuala Lumpur StadiumHvs.VietnamMatch report: Malaysia vs. Vietnam 0–2Defeat
8 Aug 2026ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Group B · Kuala Lumpur StadiumHvs.PhilippinesMatch report: Malaysia vs. Philippines 1–0Win
1 Aug 2026ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Group B · Rajamangala StadiumAvs.ThailandMatch report: Thailand vs. Malaysia 2–0Defeat
28 Jul 2026ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Group B · Kuala Lumpur StadiumHvs.LaosMatch report: Malaysia vs. Laos 4–0Win
25 Jul 2026ASEAN Football Championship 2026 · Group B · Thuwunna Youth Training Center StadiumAvs.MyanmarMatch report: Myanmar vs. Malaysia 1–2Win
31 Mar 2026Asian Cup 2027 · Group F · Thiên Trường StadiumAvs.VietnamMatch report: Vietnam vs. Malaysia 3–1Defeat

Match Progress for Malaysia

5 W · 1 D · 4 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Malaysia

71 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Singapore	57	20	14	23	69
Thailand	51	16	16	19	57
Indonesia	42	12	14	16	46
Vietnam	27	5	3	19	21
Myanmar	24	10	6	8	36
Philippines	17	10	6	1	42
Cambodia	16	13	2	1	64
Laos	16	13	2	1	57
Hong Kong	16	6	5	5	21
South Korea	16	3	4	9	13
Saudi Arabia	14	1	2	11	8
Bahrain	13	0	4	9	10
India	12	4	5	3	25
New Zealand	12	2	2	8	7
United Arab Emirates	12	2	0	10	7
Kuwait	12	1	1	10	7
China	11	1	3	7	6
Japan	10	3	2	5	7
Qatar	10	0	4	6	5
Brunei	9	9	0	0	33
Nepal	9	7	1	1	24
Taiwan	9	5	1	3	15
East Timor	8	7	1	0	28
Bangladesh	8	5	2	1	13
Oman	8	1	1	6	4
Sri Lanka	7	6	0	1	26
Palestine	6	2	0	4	5
Jordan	6	0	2	4	0
Uzbekistan	6	0	0	6	3
Pakistan	5	4	0	1	17
Maldives	5	4	0	1	11
Fiji	5	2	1	2	5
Syria	5	1	2	2	9
North Korea	5	0	2	3	4
Iraq	5	0	1	4	2
Papua New Guinea	4	3	0	1	17
Yemen	4	3	0	1	5
Macau	4	2	1	1	14
Tajikistan	4	1	0	3	2
Afghanistan	3	2	1	0	9
Kyrgyzstan	3	1	1	1	5
Lebanon	3	1	0	2	3
Australia	3	1	0	2	1
Zimbabwe	2	2	0	0	5
Turkmenistan	2	2	0	0	4
Morocco	2	1	0	1	3
South Vietnam	2	0	1	1	3
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2	0	1	1	2
Cape Verde	2	0	1	1	1
Iran	2	0	0	2	0
Bhutan	1	1	0	0	7
Lesotho	1	1	0	0	5
Solomon Islands	1	1	0	0	4
North Yemen	1	1	0	0	4
Liberia	1	1	0	0	3
Finland	1	1	0	0	2
New Caledonia	1	1	0	0	2
Senegal	1	1	0	0	1
Algeria	1	0	1	0	2
Mongolia	1	0	1	0	2
Kenya	1	0	1	0	0
England	1	0	0	1	2
Northern Cyprus	1	0	0	1	1
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0
Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	0
Israel	1	0	0	1	0
Jamaica	1	0	0	1	0
Libya	1	0	0	1	0
Liechtenstein	1	0	0	1	0
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	0
Total	557	202	118	237	816

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Malaysia

Games Total: 75
Goals: 100
Goals Against: 134
Games W/D/L: 25/15/35
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.33
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.79

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 7; Azman Adnan
Most Matches: 20; Zainal Abidin
Most Yellow Cards: 4; Mohd Shukor Adan
Most Red Cards: 1; Mohd Safiq Rahim

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Malaysia

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Zainal Abidin	Defender	1980–1997	111	104	7	44	0	1	0	0
2	Abdul Radzak, Aidil Zafuan	Centre Back	2007–2022	96	92	4	3	0	11	1	2
3	Rahim, Mohd Safiq	Centre Midfielder	2007–2022	80	70	10	16	3	7	0	1
4	Talaha, Norshahrul Idlan	Attacking Midfielder	2007–2021	80	71	9	14	5	3	0	0
5	Sali, Mohd Safee	Centre Forward	2006–2017	76	54	22	23	2	9	0	0
6	Yusof, Ahmed	Midfielder	1981–1993	76	74	2	4	0	1	0	0
7	Rasid, Safawi	Right Winger	2016–2026	73	46	27	22	10	9	0	0
8	Subramaniam, Kunanlan	Right Midfielder	2009–2017	73	63	10	0	3	3	0	0
9	Salleh, Dollah	Striker	1985–1996	71	70	1	30	0	0	0	0
10	Misbah, Norhafiz Zamani	Defender	2001–2011	64	64	0	2	0	2	0	0
11	Yahyah, Amri	Attacking Midfielder	2004–2017	63	55	8	13	2	17	0	1
12	Bakhtiar, Baddrol	Right Midfielder	2009–2021	63	45	18	6	2	6	0	0
13	Saad, Shahrul	Centre Back	2015–2025	63	55	8	5	1	9	1	0
14	Che Mat, Khairul Fahmi	Goalkeeper	2010–2021	61	56	5	0	0	2	0	0
15	Davies, Matthew	Right Back	2015–2026	60	56	4	0	5	5	0	0
16	Abu Haniffah, Azizol	Midfielder	1983–1994	58	55	3	8	0	0	0	0
17	Talib, Rosdi	Left Back	1999–2007	58	53	5	4	0	2	0	0
18	Batumalai, Rajanikandh	Defender	1996–2001	58	58	0	1	0	4	0	0
19	Rashid, Akhyar	Left Winger	2018–2024	57	25	32	10	9	2	0	0
20	Mahayuddin, Indra Putra	Attacking Midfielder	2002–2015	56	44	12	17	1	4	0	0
21	Adan, Mohd Shukor	Defensive Midfielder	2001–2014	55	47	8	4	0	15	0	0
22	Shas, Mohd Fadhli	Centre Back	2010–2018	55	50	5	1	1	4	1	1
23	Omar, Hairuddin	Striker	2000–2009	54	46	8	13	0	2	0	0
24	Marlias, Farizal	Goalkeeper	2009–2022	53	49	4	0	0	1	0	0
25	Corbin-Ong, La'Vere	Left Back	2019–2026	51	49	2	6	3	6	0	0
26	Jasuli, Mahali	Right Back	2009–2018	51	38	13	3	4	4	0	0
27	Ahmad, Syafiq	Centre Forward	2017–2026	50	31	19	11	2	8	0	0
28	Hussain, Kaironnisam Sahabudin	Centre Back	2002–2008	50	49	1	1	0	5	0	0
29	Adnan, Azman	Striker	1991–2000	49	45	4	14	0	2	0	0
30	Abdul Razak, Mohd Zaquan Adha	Centre Forward	2007–2019	47	36	11	12	2	9	0	0
31	Yusof, Mohd Nizaruddin	Striker	2000–2008	45	36	9	9	0	4	0	0
32	Lim, Teong Kim	Midfielder	1982–1991	45	44	1	7	0	1	0	0
33	Halim, Faisal	Left Winger	2019–2026	43	34	9	18	7	7	0	0
34	Hanapi, Arif Aiman	Right Winger	2021–2026	43	34	9	10	16	6	0	0
35	Cools, Dion	Right Back	2021–2026	42	42	0	6	1	4	0	0
36	Kutty Abba, Syamer	Centre Midfielder	2017–2024	42	34	8	2	3	10	0	0
37	Zainal, Amirul Hadi	Attacking Midfielder	2007–2017	40	33	7	7	0	2	0	0
38	Paulo Josué	Centre Forward	2023–2026	39	22	17	14	1	3	0	0
39	Sumareh, Mohamadou	Right Winger	2018–2026	39	29	10	7	2	6	0	0
40	Lok, Darren	Centre Forward	2016–2024	39	26	13	6	4	2	0	0
41	Akil, Mohd Azamuddin	Right Winger	2012–2017	38	27	11	5	0	3	0	0
42	Gan, Brendan	Right Midfielder	2016–2024	38	30	8	1	2	2	0	0
43	Tan, Dominic	Centre Back	2019–2025	38	25	13	0	0	4	0	0
44	Syihan Hazmi	Goalkeeper	2013–2026	38	38	0	0	0	1	0	0
45	Wilkin, Stuart	Attacking Midfielder	2022–2026	36	26	10	8	3	0	0	0
46	Suparman, Rusdi	Striker	1996–2001	34	20	14	19	0	0	0	0
47	Yap, Wai Loon	Centre Midfielder	1991–1999	34	29	5	0	0	4	0	0
48	Azman, Khairul	Goalkeeper	1991–1997	34	33	1	0	0	0	0	0
49	Soh, Chin Aun	Centre Back	1969–1984	33	33	0	4	0	2	0	1
50	Kaliappan, Nanthakumar	Defensive Midfielder	2002–2007	33	27	6	0	0	2	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Malaysia

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Lok, Darren	Halim, Faisal	2022–2023	4	22
2	Rashid, Akhyar	Rasid, Safawi	2019–2023	3	14
3	Hanapi, Arif Aiman	Rasid, Safawi	2021–2024	3	14
4	Rasid, Safawi	Halim, Faisal	2022–2025	3	17
5	Hanapi, Arif Aiman	Halim, Faisal	2022–2023	3	17
6	Halim, Faisal	Hanapi, Arif Aiman	2023	3	30
7	Rasid, Safawi	Corbin-Ong, La'Vere	2019–2022	2	33
8	Rasid, Safawi	Ahmad, Syafiq	2019	2	18
9	Sumareh, Mohamadou	Rasid, Safawi	2019	2	9
10	Hanapi, Arif Aiman	Cools, Dion	2023	2	33

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 147 of 576 goals.