Ifwat Akmal

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Ifwat Akmal
Ifwat warming up for Malaysia in 2017 against Hong Kong
Personal information
Full name Mohd Ifwat Akmal bin Chek Kassim[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Kedah, Malaysia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goal keeper
Team information
Current team
Kedah Darul Aman
Number 1
Youth career
2014–2015 Kedah Darul Aman U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Kedah Darul Aman 75 (0)
International career
2016–2018 Malaysia U-23 8 (0)
2016– Malaysia 2 (0)
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal – second place Sea Games 2017 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019

Mohd Ifwat Akmal bin Chek Kassim (born 10 August 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman and the Malaysia national team.[2]

Club career

Kedah Darul Aman

Ifwat began his career with Kedah Darul Aman U21 team which has competed in the President Cup.

Ifwat amazing performances in the 2017 Malaysia Super League earn him to win the 2017 league 'Best Goalkeeper Award'.

On 21 January 2020, he played in the 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs against Hong Kong side, Tai Po in which Kedah Darul Aman won 5–1.

International career

On 6 August 2016, Ifwat make his Malaysia national team debut at the age of 19 in a friendly match against rivals, Indonesia where he played the entire 90th minute.

In June 2019, Ifwat was called up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Timor-Leste where he played the entire match in the second leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round in a 5–1 win.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 November 2022[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kedah Darul Aman 2016 Malaysia Super League 7 0 0 0 10 0 17 0
2017 Malaysia Super League 15 0 6 0 7 0 28 0
2018 Malaysia Super League 13 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
2019 Malaysia Super League 18 0 6 0 9 0 33 0
2020 Malaysia Super League 5 0 0 0 1[4] 0 6 0
2021 Malaysia Super League 7 0 3 0 10 0
2022 Malaysia Super League 10 0 2 0 2 0 3[5] 0 17 0
2023 Malaysia Super League 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 80 0 16 0 31 0 4 0 131 0
Career total 80 0 16 0 31 0 4 0 131 0

Honours

Club

Kedah Darul Aman

International

Malaysia U-23

Silver Silver Medal: 2017[6]

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Profile at KL SEA Games". www.kl2017.com.my. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Piala Malaysia: Berkat Usaha Dan Kesabaran Ifwat Akmal". The Star. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Ifwat Akmal". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
  6. ^ "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Final Piala FA 2019 : Perak 0-1 Kedah". The Sukan. 28 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Kisah dongeng Danel, malam istimewa Ifwat". Berita Harian. 28 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Keputusan abk 2017". Inikan Bola. 23 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Dua beradik dipilih Olahragawan, Olahragawati Kedah 2016". Berita Harian. 26 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Adik beradik olahragawan, olahragawati Kedah 2016". Utusan Online. 26 April 2017.