Rizal Ghazali

Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali (born 1 October 1992), simply known as Rizal, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for the Malaysia Super League club Sabah and Malaysia national team as a right-back but can also play as a wing-back.[4]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohd Ghazali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Rizal.
Rizal Ghazali
Personal information
Full name Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992[2]
Place of birth Baling, Kedah, Malaysia[3]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right-back / Wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 15
Youth career
2010 Perlis U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Perlis 20 (8)
2014–2021 Kedah Darul Aman 118 (1)
2022– Sabah 18 (1)
International career‡
2016– Malaysia 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021

Club career

Perlis

Rizal began his career with the Perlis youth team, Perlis President Cup. Later, he was promoted to the Perlis senior team in 2011 wearing number 15 jersey.[5] Rizal spent three seasons with Perlis senior team before signed with Kedah for the 2014 season.[6]

Kedah Darul Aman

On 17 October 2013, Rizal signed a contract with Kedah Darul Aman to play in 2014 season. He was registered with the number 34 jersey, before switching to jersey number 15 afterwards.[7] At the beginning of his appearances with Kedah Darul Aman, Rizal played as a winger. Somewhere in 2015, club's temporary coach, Ramon Marcote, has placed him as a right-back as Ramon feels that Rizal is better at that position. Therefore, he continues to serve as club's main right-back since then.[8]

Rizal scored a goal in the 2016 Malaysia Cup final which both team ended tied 1–1 after extra time. Kedah won 6–5 in the shootout and clinched the Malaysia Cup for the 2016.[9]

International career

Rizal made his first international appearance for Malaysia national team in a 0–0 draw friendly against Singapore on 7 October 2016.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 November 2022[11]
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2011PerlisMalaysia Super League1550000–00
2012Malaysia Premier League530000–00
2013000000–00
Total 000000–00
2014Kedah Darul AmanMalaysia Premier League000000–00
20151700000–170
2016Malaysia Super League18040111–331
20171506080–290
20182002010–230
201918170100–351
2020100001020130
2021200005000250
Total 1181190361201752
2022SabahMalaysia Super League1801050–240
2023000000–00
Total 0000000000
Career total 0000000000

International
As of match played 15 June 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201650
201750
201810
201910
202110
Total130

Honours

Club

Kedah Darul Aman

Individual

References
  1. "Senarai 25 pemain skuad Harimau Malaysia bertemu Singapura pada 7 Oktober 2016". www.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 4 October 2016.
  2. "Rizal Ghazali Player Profile". www.espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. "Mohd Rizal Ghazali dari 'budak' Baling ke Pemain Terbaik Piala Malaysia". www.malaysianreview.com. Malaysian Review. 7 November 2016.
  4. "Rizal Ghazali Mahu Buka Lembaran Baharu Bersama Kedah". www.mstar.com.my. mStar. 24 December 2016.
  5. "Liga Perdana 2012 : Review Ringkas Pasukan Perlis FA". bolasepakm.blogspot.my. Bolasepak Malaysia. 31 December 2011.
  6. "Siapa Rizal Ghazali, Hero Piala Malaysia Kedah". www.tv14.my. TV 14. 2 November 2016.
  7. "Rizal Ghazali to Kedah FA". www.hijaukuning.com. Hijaukuning.com. 17 October 2013.
  8. "Biodata Rizal Ghazali". bloggerbolamalaysia.blogspot.my. Blogger Bola Malaysia. 17 November 2016.
  9. "Rizal the hero as Kedah beat Selangor on pens in Malaysia Cup final". www.espnfc.com. ESPN FC. 30 October 2016.
  10. ""I was nervous during the first 10 minutes"". www.goal.com. Goal.com. 9 October 2016.
  11. "Rizal Ghazali". Soccerway.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  12. "Mohd Ghazali, Mohd Rizal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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