Azri Ghani | |
Fullname: | Muhammad Azri bin Abdul Ghani[1] |
Birth Date: | 1999 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Kota Bharu, Malaysia |
Height: | 1.76 m |
Currentclub: | Kuala Lumpur City |
Clubnumber: | 30 |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthyears1: | 2017 |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2020 |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2021 |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2022– |
Caps4: | 13 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
Nationalteam1: | Malaysia U19 |
Nationalcaps1: | 22 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019–2022 |
Nationalteam2: | Malaysia U23 |
Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2024– |
Nationalteam3: | Malaysia |
Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 16 December 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 6 June 2024 |
Muhammad Azri bin Abdul Ghani (born 30 April 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kuala Lumpur City and the Malaysia national team.[2]
Azri started his career at Felda United where he was promoted to the senior squad for the 2018 Malaysia Premier League season.
In January 2020, Azri moved to Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman. On 26 August, he make his debut for the club coming on as a substitution in the 61st minute for the injured Shahril Sa'ari. He would then play in the next two consecutive league match for the club.
On 3 January 2021, Azri signed a contract for Perak.[3] [4] On 25 April 2021, he made his league debut for the club in a 0–1 defeat to Melaka United.
On 14 January 2022, Azri signed for Kuala Lumpur City. On 13 March, he make his debut in the 2022 Malaysia Cup fixture playing the full match in a 8–0 thrashing win over Langkawi City. He would than make his league debut for the club on 17 March where he go on to make eight consecutive appearance before picking up an injury in training forcing him to missed a match against Sri Pahang on 4 June. Azri was than selected as the main goalkeeper in the 2022 AFC Cup group stage fixtures where he make his debut against Indonesian club PSM Makassar on 24 June.
Azri has represented Malaysia at the under-19 level.[1] He played at the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship, which Malaysia hosted.
In August 2021, Azri was called up to the under-20 team for central training.[5]
With main choice goalkeeper Syihan Hazmi out with injury, Azri was chosen in the starting line up thus making his debut for the Malaysia national team on 6 June 2024 in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium. He played the full game as it ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Felda United | 2018 | Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2019 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
Kedah Darul Aman | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
Perak | 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
Kuala Lumpur City | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | Malaysia Super League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
Kuala Lumpur City
Malaysia U19