Jafri Firdaus Chew

Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew (born 11 June 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Malaysia U-23 national team. Jafri Firdaus Chew came up through Blue football academy (now known as the Assumption- Bintang Biru Football Academy). He started his footballing career with Harimau Muda B in 2013.[3] On 25 November 2015, it was confirmed that the Harimau Muda has disbanded by Football Association of Malaysia which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C will be returned to their own state.[4] He also has been called by Frank Bernhardt, the Malaysian Under-19 National Coach for preparation of the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 11 to 24 September 2016.[5]

Jafri Firdaus Chew

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew[1]
Date of birth	(1997-06-11) 11 June 1997[2]
Place of birth	Bagan Luar, Penang, Malaysia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward Winger Right back
Team information
Current team	Sabah
Number	11
Youth career
2013–2015	Harimau Muda B
2016	Penang U-19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Penang	24	(1)
2018–2019	PKNS	24	(3)
2021–2022	Penang	17	(1)
2023–	Sabah	12	(1)
International career‡
2013–2017	Malaysia U-19	18	(13)
2016–2019	Malaysia U-23	24	(4)
Medal record Malaysia under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2017 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 24, 2019

This makes him joined Penang FA to play for Penang U-19 and impressed from an early stage. His performances earned him a start in first team. He made his first team debut for Penang FA in 2016, while Chew represented his country Malaysia U-22 national team international, having previously represented his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[6]