Mafry Balang

Mafry Balang (born on 26 March 1984[2] in Sipitang, Sabah) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Sabah in Malaysia Premier League. He plays mainly as a centre back, although he can operate occasionally as a defensive midfielder.[3]

Mafry Balang
Personal information
Full name Mafry Balang
Date of birth (1984-03-26) 26 March 1984[1]
Place of birth Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender , Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 2
Youth career
2002–2004 Sabah U-21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Sabah 6 (0)
2006–2007 Malacca 16 (0)
2007–2012 Sabah 46 (4)
2012 → Kelantan (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2014 Sarawak 32 (0)
2015–2017 Penang 61 (0)
2018– Sabah 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2018

Mafry spent most of his career with Sabah for five years. Nicknamed 'Iron Man' by Sabahawk fan supporter due to his tough-tackler, Mafry is a versatile player who can play anywhere on defence, including a more defensive minded midfield role.

Club career

Sabah

Mafry helped Sabah qualify to the 2010 Malaysia Super League under Manager Gary Phillips. He can plays in various position as defender, centre back and defensive midfielder. The Sabahawks fans called him "Iron Man". He is also co-captain for the Sabah.[4]

After the meetings held by Sabah FA management, they made the final decision to released Mafry Balang with 13 other players for the 2013 Malaysian league.[5][6]

Kelantan

Mafry joined Kelantan as a loan player for 2012 Malaysia Cup campaign with Afiq Azmi and Mohd Aslam Haja Najmudeen. They had helped Kelantan grab the 2012 Malaysia Cup throphy for the second times.[7][8]

Sarawak

For the 2013 Malaysia Premier League, he had joined Sarawak and won the league.

Penang

After spending two seasons with Sarawak, Mafry joined Penang for the 2015 season. As of 8 June 2017, he was appointed as the captain for Penang team.

Honours

Clubs

Kelantan

Sarawak

Penang

Sabah

References
  1. Mafry Balang
  2. "Mafry Balang :: Mafry Balang :: Sabah FA".
  3. "Mafry bin Balang - Goal.com". Rs.goal.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. "Malaysia - M. Balang - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. Sports247. "Football: Sabah drops 12 players". Sports247.my. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  6. "New Sabah Times". Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  7. "Football Every Day » A journey through Kelantan's dramatic rise in Malaysian football". Football.thestar.com.my. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  8. "Kelantan grab Malaysia Cup - Top News - New Straits Times". Nst.com.my. 21 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.


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