Mohd Faiz Subri

Faiz Subri
Personal information
Full name Mohd. Faiz bin Subri
Date of birth (1987-11-08) 8 November 1987
Place of birth Air Itam, Penang, Malaysia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger, Striker
Club information
Current team
 Penang FA
Number 13
Youth career
2006–2009 Kedah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Tambun Tulang 14 (13)
2010–2011 Perlis 44 (37)
2012 T–Team 36 (41)
2013 Kelantan 28 (10)
2014 Terengganu 39 (37)
2015– Penang 22 (28)
National team‡
2015– Malaysia 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2016

Mohd Faiz Subri (born 8 November 1987) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Penang.

Early life

Faiz was born and raised in Air Itam Penang.[1] He has 5 siblings and he is the third. He receives early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Laksamana. Then, he furthered his education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Permatang Bonglai before transferring to Sekolah Menengah Teknik Arau in Perlis.[2]

Club career

He played with Kedah youth squad from 2006 to 2009. He switched to play with Perlis club side KSK Tambun Tulang in the 2009 FAM Cup league, and also represented Perlis in Piala Emas Raja-Raja 2009.[2] He moved to play with Perlis in early 2010. Faiz subsequently signed one-year contract with T-Team in 2012 season.[2]

In 2013, Faiz left T-Team and signed a contract with Malaysia Super League top club, Kelantan along with his former teammate Zairo Anuar Zalani, where he score one goal against a Vietnamese football club, SHB Đà Nẵng F.C. in the AFC Cup group stage match.[2] A year later he joined Terengganu FA, and in 2015 he changed clubs again as he dropped a division to join Penang FA along with his Terengganu teammate Mazlizam Mohamad.[3] With Penang, he helped them to second place in the 2015 Malaysia Premier League and promotion to 2016 Malaysia Super League.

During a league match against Pahang F.C. in February 2016, he scored an incredible freekick which subsequently went viral on social media for its 'physics-defying flight'.[4][5] The freekick he scored was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award on 21 November by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).[6] The nomination was later accepted by FIFA, and by 2 December, he together with Brazilian and Venezuelan footballers of Marlone and Daniuska Rodríguez were maintained until the Top 3 shortlist,[7] surpassing professional stars like Lionel Messi and Neymar on the Top 10 nomination for the 2016 edition.[8]

International career

Faiz was first called up to the Malaysia national football team in 2012 and 2013 under K. Rajagopal, but he never made any appearance in either call-ups. After strong performance in 2015 with his team Penang FA, he was recalled to the national team in August 2015 under coach Dollah Salleh.[9]

Style of play

An attacking midfielder, Faiz also can play as a winger and also a striker. His assets include his speed, precise long range shooting and his range of passing towards his teammates. He is also notable for scoring spectacular free kicks.

Career stats

Club statistics

As of 3 November 2013.[10][11][12]
Club Season League Charity Shield FA Cup Malaysia Cup AFC Cup AFC Champions League Total
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
KSK Tambun Tulang FC 2009 146----------------146-
Total 146----------------146-
Perlis 2010 132----10-83-------225-
2011 213----10----------223-
Total 345----20-83-------448-
T-Team 2012 269----41-61-------3611-
Total 269----41-61-------3611-
Kelantan 2013 152----32-60-41----285-
Total 152----32-60-41----285-
Career total 8922----93-164-41----12430-

Honours

Club

Kelantan

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Firdaus Hashim (4 December 2016). "Ganjaran besar nanti Faiz" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mohamed Basyir (20 February 2016). "Wonder' goal striker Faiz finally on target". The Malay Mail. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Muhammad Dayne Azmin (5 November 2014). "Faiz Subri, Mazlizam sah milik Pulau Pinang" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Tharanya Arumugam (17 February 2016). "Penang striker's 'physics-defying' goal now famous worldwide [VIDEO]". New Straits Times. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Simon Rice (17 February 2016). "Outrageous free-kick scored in Malaysian Super League an early contender for 2016 Puskas Award". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "FAM Sends Note To FIFA To Nominate Faiz Subri's Wonder Goal For 2016 Puskas Award". Bernama. Malaysian Digest. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Alex Keble (2 December 2016). "Marlone, Daniuska Rodriguez, Mohd Faiz Subri Named 2016 Puskas Award Final Three". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Malaysia's Mohamad Faiz Subri beats Lionel Messi and Neymar to Fifa shortlist". Agence France-Presse. South China Morning Post. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  9. ↑ Subkhi Sudarji (4 December 2016). "Faiz pendekkan percutian bersama keluarga" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "...........................................TranungNelang.blogspot.com: Piala FA : Faiz Subri Wira T-Team". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  11. ↑ See 2011 Malaysia Cup.
  12. ↑
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