Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali (born 1 October 1992), simply known as Rizal, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for the Malaysia Super League club Sabah and Malaysia national team as a right-back but can also play as a wing-back.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Baling, Kedah, Malaysia[3] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back / Wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kedah Darul Aman | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | Perlis U21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Perlis | 20 | (8) |
| 2014–2021 | Kedah Darul Aman | 118 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Sabah | 40 | (2) |
| 2024 | Kedah Darul Aman | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Malaysia | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021 | |||
Club career edit
Perlis edit
Rizal began his career with the Perlis youth team, Perlis President Cup. Later, he was promoted to the Perlis senior team in 2011 wearing number 15 jersey.[5] Rizal spent three seasons with Perlis senior team before signed with Kedah for the 2014 season.[6]
Kedah Darul Aman edit
On 17 October 2013, Rizal signed a contract with Kedah Darul Aman to play in 2014 season. He was registered with the number 34 jersey, before switching to jersey number 15 afterwards.[7] At the beginning of his appearances with Kedah Darul Aman, Rizal played as a winger. Somewhere in 2015, club's temporary coach, Ramon Marcote, has placed him as a right-back as Ramon feels that Rizal is better at that position. Therefore, he continues to serve as club's main right-back since then.[8]
Rizal scored a goal in the 2016 Malaysia Cup final which both team ended tied 1–1 after extra time. Kedah won 6–5 in the shootout and clinched the Malaysia Cup for the 2016.[9]
International career edit
Rizal made his first international appearance for Malaysia national team in a 0–0 draw friendly against Singapore on 7 October 2016.[10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 18 November 2022[11]
| Malaysia | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | Perlis | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 5 | |
| 2012 | Malaysia Premier League | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 8 | |||
| 2014 | Kedah Darul Aman | Malaysia Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 118 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Sabah | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 179 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 246 | 13 | ||
International edit
- As of match played 15 June 2021[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Club edit
Kedah Darul Aman
- Malaysia Premier League: 2015
- Malaysian FA Cup: 2017, 2019
- Malaysia Cup: 2016
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2017
Individual edit
- Man of the Match Malaysia Cup final: 2016
- Best Defender Award: 2016
References edit
- ^ "Senarai 25 pemain skuad Harimau Malaysia bertemu Singapura pada 7 Oktober 2016". www.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Rizal Ghazali Player Profile". www.espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Mohd Rizal Ghazali dari 'budak' Baling ke Pemain Terbaik Piala Malaysia". www.malaysianreview.com. Malaysian Review. 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Rizal Ghazali Mahu Buka Lembaran Baharu Bersama Kedah". www.mstar.com.my. mStar. 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Liga Perdana 2012 : Review Ringkas Pasukan Perlis FA". bolasepakm.blogspot.my. Bolasepak Malaysia. 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Siapa Rizal Ghazali, Hero Piala Malaysia Kedah". www.tv14.my. TV 14. 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Rizal Ghazali to Kedah FA". www.hijaukuning.com. Hijaukuning.com. 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Biodata Rizal Ghazali". bloggerbolamalaysia.blogspot.my. Blogger Bola Malaysia. 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Rizal the hero as Kedah beat Selangor on pens in Malaysia Cup final". www.espnfc.com. ESPN FC. 30 October 2016.
- ^ ""I was nervous during the first 10 minutes"". www.goal.com. Goal.com. 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Rizal Ghazali". Soccerway.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Mohd Ghazali, Mohd Rizal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
External links edit
- Rizal Ghazali at Soccerway
- Rizal Ghazali at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rizal Ghazali on Instagram