Muhammad Aliff Izwan bin Yuslan (born 10 February 2004) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Malaysia Super League club Selangor.

Aliff Izwan
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Aliff Izwan bin Yuslan[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Selangor
Number 76
Youth career
2019–2020 Mokhtar Dahari Academy
2021– Selangor III & IV
2022– Selangor II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Selangor 12 (2)
International career
2018–2019 Malaysia U16 7 (2)
2020–2022 Malaysia U19 5 (2)
2022– Malaysia U23 13 (3)
2022– Malaysia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 7, 2023

Club career edit

Early career edit

Born in Klang, Aliff just recently started his football career with Genpro at the age of 8, and then he joined Mokhtar Dahari Academy youth system in 2015. In November 2020, he joined the Selangor reserve team.

Selangor edit

Aliff settled quickly into Selangor's youth teams, progressing to the under-23 squad despite still being 17. On 11 March 2022, Aliff made his first-team debut for Selangor as a 61st-minute substitute for Mukhairi Ajmal in a 6–0 home FA Cup win over Harini.[2] After being named as an unused substitute for several Super League matches, Aliff made his first-league debut on 10 April, replacing Caion in the 92nd minute of a 4–1 win against Kedah Darul Aman.[3] On 7 June 2023, Aliff scored his first goal for the first team in a 7–1 away win to Kelantan United in the league matches.[4]

International career edit

Youth edit

Aliff has represented Malaysia at under-16 and under-19 levels.[5][6]

Senior edit

On 6 December 2022, Aliff was called up to the Malaysia senior team as part of an initial 41-man squad for their 2022 AFF Championship that month, with replacing Faiz Nasir, who was dropped due to health issues.[7][8] However, he did not made it to the final 23-man squad for the tournament.[9] On 9 December, he made his international debut in a friendly matches against Cambodia replacing Lee Tuck in the 80th minute.[10]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 17 December 2023[11]
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Selangor 2022 Malaysia Super League 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
2023 Malaysia Super League 9 2 0 0 1 0 10 2
2024–25 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 2
Career total 12 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 2

Honours edit

Malaysia U16

Malaysia U19

References edit

  1. ^ "Aliff Izwan - Player Info". GSA. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Selangor vs. Harini". cms.fam. FAM. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Selangor vs. Kedah". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ^ K. Rajan (7 June 2023). "Selangor demolish Kelantan United 7-1". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. ^ "SENARAI AKHIR 23 PEMAIN SKUAD B-15 KEBANGSAAN KE CHONBURI, THAILAND BAGI KEJUARAAN B-15 AFF 2019". fam.org.my. FAM. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  6. ^ "SENARAI AKHIR 25 PEMAIN KE KEJUARAAN B-19 AFF 2022 DI JAKARTA, INDONESIA (2 HINGGA 15 JULAI 2022)". fam.org.my. FAM. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  7. ^ "AFF Cup: U-23 Aliff Izwan to replace T'ganu FC winger in eleventh hour". thevibes.com. The Vibes. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  8. ^ Musa, Muzaffar (6 December 2022). "Piala AFF: Aliff Izwan dipanggil sertai Harimau Malaya". stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  9. ^ "SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI AKHIR 23 PEMAIN SKUAD HARIMAU MALAYA KE PIALA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AFF 2022". fam.org.my. FAM. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Malaysia vs Cambodia". GSA. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Aliff Izwan Yuslan". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

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