Shahrel Fikri

Muhammad Shahrel Fikri bin Mohd Fauzi (born 17 October 1994) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an winger or a striker for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan and the Malaysia national team.[3][4]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohd Fauzi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Shahrel Fikri. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Shahrel Fikri
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Shahrel Fikri bin Mohd Fauzi
Date of birth (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994[1]
Place of birth Tawau, Malaysia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Negeri Sembilan
Number 32
Youth career
2013–2015 Perak U-21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 PKNP 53 (29)
2018 → Nakhon Ratchasima (loan) 10 (1)
2019 → Perak (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2020 Perak 11 (10)
2021–2022 Selangor 25 (2)
2023– Negeri Sembilan 13 (5)
International career‡
2017– Malaysia 20 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Runner-up2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:31, August 9, 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 20, 2023

Club career

Beginnings

Shahrel was born in Tawau, Sabah, but was raised in Sitiawan in Manjung, a district that is approximately 80 km southwest of Ipoh, Perak. Shahrel began his football career at Perak U-21 in 2013 as the team played in Malaysia President Cup and King's Gold Cup.[5] He managed to score 10 goals during his debut season and has scored 30 goals over 3 seasons with the team. Shahrel also represented Perak state team in 2014 Sukma Games hosted by Perlis. He scored 2 goals as Perak beat Johor 3–1 in the final.[6]

Shahrel has been offered a contract to play with Harimau Muda B in early 2014 but failed the medical test due to a heart problem.[6]

PKNP FC

Shahrel joined Malaysia FAM League club PKNP FC in 2016 from Perak U-21 team.[7] He made his league debut in 0–0 draw in away match against KDMM coming from bench on 28 February 2016.[8] His first and second goals for PKNP FC came from 0–5 win over PBMM on 9 March 2017.[9] Shahrel made 20 appearances and 13 goals in his debut season with PKNP FC.

After the end of the 2017 domestic season, Shahrel rumoured to be on his way out of the club, in a surprising turn of events, the club has just announced that Shahrel have instead extended his contract with the team until 2020. A whole host of clubs have been linked with the signature of Shahrel including Perak, Terengganu and Johor Darul Ta'zim.[10][11]

Nakhon Ratchasima

Shahrel became the third Malaysian to play in the Thai League 1 in 2018, after he joined Nakhon Ratchasima on loan, on 25 June 2018.[12] He made his debut for Nakhon Ratchasima in a 1–1 draw against Sukhothai on 30 June 2018. Shahrel scored his first goal in a League Cup tie against Ranong United, scoring the equaliser in 73rd minute of the match, the match finished 3–2.

Negeri Sembilan FC

He was officially announced as a new Negeri Sembilan FC player on 8 January 2023. He scored his first goal for the club against TRW Kelantan as his side won 4-2 on 2 April 2023.

International career

On 4 August 2017, Shahrel was called up for the Malaysia national team central training from 14 August to prepare for three international friendly matches and second Group B match of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Hong Kong on 5 September 2017.[13]

Shahrel made his debut for Malaysia national team in a 1–2 friendly loss against Syria, replacing Syazwan Zainon for the final 23 minutes in Malacca, Malaysia.[14] On 10 September 2018, Shahrel scored his first international goal in the match against Cambodia. Shahrel scored his first international hat-trick in the joint World Cup 2022 and Asia Cup 2023 qualifier match against Timor Leste on June 11, 2019.

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 June 2023[15][16]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PKNP
2016 Malaysia FAM League 2013––––––2013
2017 Malaysia Premier League 21114376––3220
2018 Malaysia Super League1255400––179
Total 53299776––6942
Nakhon Ratchasima (loan)
2018 Thai League 1 1010021––122
Total1010021––122
Perak (loan) 2019 Malaysia Super League 1816182––324
Perak 2020 Malaysia Super League 11100010––1210
Total29116192––4414
Selangor 2021 Malaysia Super League 121––61––182
2022 Malaysia Super League 1313030––191
Total2523091––373
Negeri Sembilan 2023 Malaysia Super League 11521––136
Total11521––136
Career total 1284820927100017567
  1. Includes Malaysia FA Cup and Thai FA Cup
  2. Includes Malaysia Cup and Thai League Cup

International
As of 20 June 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201710
2018111
201934
202140
202310
Total205

International goals
As of match played 11 June 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shahrel Fikri goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 September 2018Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia5 Cambodia3–13–1Friendly
2 7 June 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia13 Timor-Leste2–07–1

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

3 11 June 2019141–05–1
4 2–0
5 5–0

Honours

Youth

Perak U21

Gold Gold Medal: 2014

Club

PKNP FC

Individual
FAM Football Awards

  • Best Striker Award: 2017

References
  1. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Players - Shahrel Fikri Fauzi - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  2. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Players - Shahrel Fikri Fauzi - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  3. "Skuad Liga Perdana". www.pknpfc.com.my. PKNP FC. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. "Mesin gol, Shahrel Fikri -- impiannya hampir musnah kerana masalah jantung". www.stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 6 July 2017.
  5. Kin Fai, Ooi (18 September 2017). "Sepak takraw, valve regurgitation and the coach that keeps Shahrel burning". www.goal.com. Goal.com.
  6. "Thank you coach, says Perak hero Shahrel". www.thestar.com.my. The Star Malaysia. 4 June 2014.
  7. Syamim, Meor Abdullah (6 August 2017). "Bimbingan Dan Latihan Abu Bakar Fadzim Bantu Saya Kekal Konsisten - Shahrel Fikri". semuanyabola.com. Semuanya BOLA.
  8. "KDMM FC vs PKNP FC". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Sistem Pengurusan Bolasepak FAM. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  9. "PB Melayu Malaysia vs PKNP FC". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Sistem Pengurusan Bolasepak FAM. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  10. "Shahrel Fikri extends contract with PKNP FC until 2020". Goal.com. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  11. Rufino, Shahrel Fikri watak penting (in Malay) Harian Metro. 9 June 2018.
  12. article
  13. "Senarai 24 pemain ke kem latihan pusat skuad Kebangsaan, Harimau Malaya (14 Ogos hingga 6 September 2017)". www.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 4 August 2017.
  14. "Persahabatan: Malaysia 1-2 Syria". www.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 23 August 2017.
  15. "Shahrel Fikri". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  16. "Muhammad Shahrel Fikri Md Fauzi". www.malaysianfootballleague.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  17. "Fauzi, Shahrel Fikri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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