Faisal Halim

Muhammad Faisal bin Abdul Halim (born 7 January 1998), as known as Mickey, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Malaysian League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Halim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Faisal. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Faisal Halim
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Faisal
bin Abdul Halim[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998
Place of birth Mengkuang Titi, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 7
Youth career
2010-2012 Barcelona
2012–2015 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Penang
2016–2020 Sri Pahang 60 (6)
2021–2022 Terengganu 42 (10)
2023– Selangor 17 (11)
International career‡
2016–2018 Malaysia U19
2018–2021 Malaysia U23 4 (1)
2019– Malaysia 26 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 15, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 09, 2023

Club career

Penang

Faisal started his professional career with Penang FA squad.[2] He made his debut and scored one goal in the Malaysia Cup tournament against PDRM FA on 17 October 2015 where Penang lost 2–3.[3]

He was one of the young players who were called up to play with Penang's senior team squad in preparation for the 2015 Malaysia Cup. His performance in the Malaysia President Cup competition brought him to the attention of Penang's management.[4][5] He left Penang after the end of the season after making 3 appearances and scoring 1 goal.[6]

Pahang

In November 2015, Faisal signed a contract with Pahang. He helped Pahang FA to win the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup.

Terengganu

On the 6th of December 2020, Faisal Halim signed a contract with Terengganu and will be using the number 7 for the 2021 season. He scored his first goal against Perak in a 2–0 win at Ipoh Stadium.

Selangor

On 22 December 2022, it was announced that Faisal had joined Selangor on a free transfer.[7][8] He made his debut for the club on 26 February 2023 in a opened Super League match against Kelantan United, which ended in a 1–0 victory.[9] Faisal scored his first goal for the club on 31 March against Kuala Lumpur City through a penalty as Selangor won the game 3–1.[10]

International career

Faisal made his Malaysia national football team debut against Nepal in 2019.[11]

He scored his first international goal against Brunei in a friendly on 27 May 2022.

Faisal is also part of the Malaysian team that qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and scored 1 goal against Turkmenistan to win 3–1 in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round.[12]

Controversies

On 26 July 2023, Faisal was handed a four-month suspension by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), due to comments made to the media by the player after the Super League match against Sabah on 27 April 2023.[13] Faisal was brought before the Disciplinary Committee after being found to have violated Article 61 of the FAM Disciplinary Code (press statements) and Article 82 of the FAM Statute (contributions to the media) through the statement he issued on 27 April 2023.[14][15] According to the decision, Faisal was actually suspended for four months from 25 July 2023 to 21 November 2023. However, Faisal was only suspended for one month, from 25 July to 23 August 2023, of which the next three-month suspension will be carried out subject to good behavior for 12 months starting on 24 August 2023.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 June 2023[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Penang 2015 Malaysia Premier League ––31–31
Total ––31–31
Sri Pahang 2016 Malaysia Super League 1012011–132
2017 Malaysia Super League 500020–70
2018 Malaysia Super League 1725010–232
2019 Malaysia Super League 1715270–293
2020 Malaysia Super League 1120010–122
Total 606122121–849
Terengganu 2021 Malaysia Super League 224–96–3110
2022 Malaysia Super League 2065362–3111
Total 421053158–6221
Selangor 2023 Malaysia Super League 17111100–1812
Career total1162218630100016438

International
As of 9 September 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201910
202130
2022128
202395
Total2513

Senior
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 May 2022Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Brunei3–04–0Friendly
2.8 June 2022 Turkmenistan2–03–12023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.9 December 2022 Cambodia1–04–0Friendly
4.3–0
5.14 December 2022Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Maldives2–03–0
6.21 December 2022Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Myanmar1–01–02022 AFF Championship
7.24 December 2022Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Laos2–05–0
8.3–0
9.7 January 2023 Thailand1–01–0
10.28 March 2023Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor, Malaysia Hong Kong2–02–0Friendly
11.20 June 2023Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Terengganu, Malaysia Papua New Guinea4–010–0
12.9 September 2023Phoenix Hill Football Stadium, Chengdu, China China1–01–1
13.13 October 2023Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia India3–14–22023 Merdeka Tournament

Honours

Penang

Pahang

Malaysia

Individual

References
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  2. "Faisal jadi kebangsaan Harimau Kumbang". www.stadiumastro.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. FC Penang - 17 October 2015.
  4. "Veloo already seeing results after one year with U21 Penang". www.thestar.com.
  5. "Kelantan muncul juara Piala Presiden buat kali ke-6". www.astroawani.com (in Malay).
  6. FC Penang - 13 November 2015.
  7. "Faisal Halim Officially Joins Selangor FC". selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. Abdullah, Meor (22 December 2022). "RASMI: Faisal Halim Sah Bersama Selangor". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. Muhamad, Mohd. Fitrie (26 February 2023). "Liga Super: Selangor menang tipis ke atas Kelantan United". kosmo.com.my. Kosmo. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. "Kuala Lumpur City vs. Selangor". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  11. "Malaysia vs. Nepal 2019-06-02". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  12. "Malaysia vs. Turkmenistan 2022-06-08". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  13. Timesport (26 July 2023). "FAM suspends Selangor winger Faisal for four weeks". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  14. Aznan, Syafiq (27 July 2023). "Faisal digantung kerana 'celupar'". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  15. Msar, Syazwan (27 July 2023). "Terlepas cakap punca 'Mat Siu' digantung - FAM". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  16. "FAM suspend Faisal one-month for making comment to media". thestar.com.my. The Star. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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  18. "Faisal Abdul Halim Statistics". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  19. "Faisal Halim". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  20. Fai, Ooi Kin (25 September 2022). "Harimau Malaya lose King's Cup final after penalty shootout heartbreak". nst.com.my. Chiang Mai, Thailand: New Straits Times. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  21. 2022 AFF Cup All-Star XI - AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup via Instagram
  22. Kudos to Faisal Halim for making the 2022 AFF Cup All-Star XI lineup – The Sun
  23. Keputusan Pemenang ABK 2022 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan – Info Sentral
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