| Amirul Hisyam Kechik | |
| Fullname: | Muhammad Amirul Hisyam bin Awang Kechik |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Kedah,[1] Malaysia |
| Currentclub: | Kedah Darul Aman |
| Clubnumber: | 77 |
| Position: | Central midfielder/Centre back |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Malaysia U-17 |
| Youthyears2: | 2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Kedah U-21[2] |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Harimau Muda C |
| Years1: | 2015 |
| Clubs1: | Harimau Muda B |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2016– |
| Clubs2: | Kedah Darul Aman |
| Caps2: | 95 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Malaysia U-17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Malaysia U-20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Malaysia U-23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam4: | Malaysia |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | October 11, 2022 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | August 29, 2017 |
Muhammad Amirul Hisyam bin Awang Kechik (born 5 May 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysian club Kedah Darul Aman and the Malaysia national team.[3]
Amirul was a product of the Tunku Anum state sports school in Kedah prior to joining Harimau Muda in 2013.[4] While playing for the Tunku Anum sports school their team won the Minister of Education Challenge Cup for three years running. He was initially picked to join Kedah's 2013 President Cup squad but impressed coaches at a selection conducted by Harimau Muda C. He then went on to be part of Ong Kim Swee’s squad that played in the Queensland Premier League in 2014 and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[5] In 2015, Amirul played in the S.League under Razip Ismail as the head coach.
Amirul has played for Malaysia in various age groups, and made his debut for the senior team in March 2016, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia.[6] [7]
| Club performance | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Singapore | S.League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
| 2015 | Harimau Muda B | S.League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Season | Club | League | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
| 2016 | Kedah | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 95 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 137 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 111 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 3 | |||
| Malaysia national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Kedah Darul Aman
Malaysia U-23