Mohd Farizal bin Marlias (born 29 June 1986) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

Farizal Marlias
Farizal playing for Malaysia in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mohd Farizal Bin Marlias[1]
Date of birth (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Maran, Pahang, Malaysia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 1
Youth career
2003–2005 Sri Pahang
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Shahzan Muda
2008–2010 Perlis
2011–2012 Negeri Sembilan 33 (0)
2013 Perak 19 (0)
2014 Selangor 22 (0)
2015– Johor Darul Ta'zim 130 (0)
International career
2007–2009 Malaysia U23 11 (0)
2009– Malaysia 54 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2009
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2014
Runner-up 2018
Third place 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022

Club career

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Farizal started his professional career with Shahzan Muda. He spent two seasons playing in the Premier League Malaysia. He transferred to Perlis and wore the number one jersey for two seasons.

In 2011, he joined Negeri Sembilan. Initially he became second-choice goalkeeper to Mohd Farizal Harun, but he gradually becomes the number one goalkeeper after recovering from injury and subsequently helped his team win the 2011 Malaysia Cup.

He joined Perak at the end of 2012 and played 19 league matches and 5 Malaysia Cup matches in 2013. At the end of the season he left Perak and joined Selangor.

In 2015 season he joins Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) and is selected as the first choice goalkeeper. He made his 200th appearance in all competitions for JDT in a 2022 Malaysia Super League match against Sarawak United.[2] He was made captain of the club in 2020.

International career

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Farizal in Malaysia vs Chelsea

Farizal was selected as the third choice goalkeeper for the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup after Badrulzaman Abdul Halim was dropped because of injury.[3]

On 12 July 2009, Farizal earned his first senior international appearance in an unofficial matches against Zimbabwe. He later made his full international debut against Kenya.

He also featured with Malaysia Selection in the exhibition match against Manchester United in which he conceded three goals in the first game and two goals in the second game. In the first game, he assisted Mohd Amri Yahyah who scored a beautiful volley outside the penalty box.

In 2010, Malaysian coach K. Rajagobal called up Farizal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, but he was later ruled out by injury during a league match with Perlis. He was later replaced by Mohd Sharbinee Allawee Ramli.

In 2011, Farizal made his international comeback when he came on as a substitute against Hong Kong in February. In July, he was selected to play for Malaysia Selection in a match against Chelsea. He keep a clean sheet for the Malaysian side before being replaced by Harimau Muda A keeper Mohd Izham Tarmizi in the 75th minute.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 December 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shahzan Muda 2006 Malaysia Premier League 0 0 0 0
2007 Malaysia Premier League 0 0 0 0
2008 Malaysia Premier League 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0
Perlis 2009 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0
2010 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0
Negeri Sembilan 2011 Malaysia Super League 14 0 1 0 7 0 22 0
2012 Malaysia Super League 19 0 1 0 7 0 27 0
Total 33 0 2 0 14 0 49 0
Perak 2013 Malaysia Super League 19 0 0 0 5 0 24 0
Total 19 0 0 0 5 0 24 0
Selangor 2014 Malaysia Super League 22 0 1 0 6 0 4 0 33 0
Total 22 0 1 0 6 0 4 0 33 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2015 Malaysia Super League 18 0 1 0 6 0 7 0 32 0
2016 Malaysia Super League 12 0 4 0 5 0 3 0 24 0
2017 Malaysia Super League 8 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13 0
2018 Malaysia Super League 18 0 3 0 9 0 3 0 33 0
2019 Malaysia Super League 20 0 0 0 8 0 3 0 31 0
2020 Malaysia Super League 11 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
2021 Malaysia Super League 21 0 8 0 5 0 34 0
2022 Malaysia Super League 20 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 28 0
2023 Malaysia Super League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 130 0 11 0 36 0 33 0 210 0
  1. ^ Includes Malaysia FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Malaysia Cup
  3. ^ Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup

International

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As of match played 11 June 2022[6][7]
Appearances and goals by national
Malaysia
Year Apps Goals
2009 7 0
2010 2 0
2011 3 0
2012 11 0
2013 1 0
2014 5 0
2015 3 0
2018 6 0
2019 8 0
2021 3 0
2022 2 0
Total 54 0

Honours

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Club

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Negeri Sembilan

Johor Darul Ta'zim

International

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Malaysia

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Farizal Marlias profile". Football Malaysia. Retrieved 27 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ FARIZAL DAN BERGSON CIPTA PENCAPAIAN BAHARU BERSAMA JDT - JOHOR Southern Tigers, 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ Coach forced to leave injured leftback Irwan out of team – The Star – 3 December 2008
  4. ^ Farizal eyes return to senior side[permanent dead link] – The Star – 23 July 2011
  5. ^ "Farizal Marlias". Soccerway.com. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  6. ^ Farizal Bin Marlias - International Appearances RSSSF.
  7. ^ "Marlias, Farizal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Johor Darul Ta'zim win 8th consecutive Malaysia Super League title". ESPN. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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