Amirul Hisyam Kechik

Muhammad Amirul Hisyam bin Awang Kechik (born 5 May 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysian club Kedah Darul Aman and the Malaysia national team.[3]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Kechik is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Amirul Hisyam.
Amirul Hisyam Kechik
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Amirul Hisyam bin Awang Kechik
Date of birth (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995
Place of birth Kedah,[1] Malaysia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder/Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Kedah Darul Aman
Number 77
Youth career
2011–2012 Malaysia U-17
2013 Kedah U-21[2]
2013–2014 Harimau Muda C
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Harimau Muda B 16 (1)
2016– Kedah Darul Aman 95 (1)
International career‡
2010–2012 Malaysia U-17 9 (0)
2012–2015 Malaysia U-20 6 (0)
2015– Malaysia U-23 15 (1)
2016– Malaysia 3 (0)
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
SEA Games
Silver medal – second placeKuala Lumpur 2017Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 11, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 29, 2017

Club career

Amirul was a product of the Tunku Anum state sports school in Kedah prior to joining Harimau Muda in 2013.[4] While playing for the Tunku Anum sports school their team won the Minister of Education Challenge Cup for three years running. He was initially picked to join Kedah's 2013 President Cup squad but impressed coaches at a selection conducted by Harimau Muda C. He then went on to be part of Ong Kim Swee’s squad that played in the Queensland Premier League in 2014 and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[5] In 2015, Amirul played in the S.League under Razip Ismail as the head coach.

Amirul has played for Malaysia in various age groups, and made his debut for the senior team on March 2016, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia.[6][7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 December 2022[8]
Club performance
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Singapore S.League Cup League Cup Continental Total
2015Harimau Muda BS.League1610000–161
Total 161000000161
Season Club League League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Continental Total
2016KedahMalaysia Super League1905190–331
20171302090–240
20181501000–160
20191004020–160
202090001000100
20212010050–251
202290100030130
2023000000–00
Total 951131260301372
Career total 1112131260301533

International Appearances
As of 22 March 2018
Malaysia national team[9]
YearAppsGoals
201630
Total30

Honours

Club

Kedah Darul Aman

International

Malaysia U-23

Silver Silver Medal: 2017[10]

References
  1. "Kalau Bukan Pemain Kedah, Amirul Hisyam Ada Cita-Cita Lain". mstar.com.my. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. "Kedah unveil new team". thestar.com.my. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. "Budak Jual Sayur Kini Pemain Tengah Kedah Dan Malaysia". mstar.com.my. mStar. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  4. "The rise of Amirul Hisyam". FourFourTwo. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  5. "Kim Swee senaraikan awal 29 pemain". sinarharian.com.my. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. "Malaysia call-up for Brendan Gan while JDT's Safee Sali dropped". espnfc.com. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. "Saudi Arabia vs Malaysia Match report". fifa.com. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  8. "Amirul Hisyam". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  9. "Hisyam, Mohd Amirul". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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