Megat Amir Faisal Explained

Megat Amir Faisal
Fullname:Megat Amir Faisal Al Khalidi bin Ibrahim[1]
Birth Place:Penang, Malaysia
Currentclub:Petaling Jaya City FC (goalkeeping coach)
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1991–1996
Youthclubs1:Penang
Years1:1996–1998
Clubs1:Penang
Caps1:45
Goals1:0
Years2:1999
Clubs2:Olympic 2000
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2000–2003
Clubs3:Penang
Caps3:68
Goals3:0
Years4:2004–2006
Clubs4:Kedah
Caps4:56
Goals4:0
Years5:2006–2008
Clubs5:Selangor
Caps5:16
Goals5:0
Years6:2009–2010
Clubs6:Perak
Caps6:5
Goals6:0
Years7:2011
Clubs7:Penang
Caps7:11
Goals7:0
Years8:2012–2014
Clubs8:PBAPP FC
Caps8:35
Goals8:0
Manageryears1:2015–2017
Managerclubs1:Malaysia U22 (goalkeeping coach)
Manageryears2:2017
Managerclubs2:Felcra (goalkeeping coach)
Manageryears3:2018
Managerclubs3:Kedah FA (goalkeeping coach)
Manageryears4:2019
Managerclubs4:Petaling Jaya City FC (goalkeeping coach)
Nationalyears1:1997
Nationalteam1:Malaysia U-20
Nationalyears2:1998–1999
Nationalteam2:Malaysia U-23
Nationalyears3:1998
Nationalteam3:Malaysia
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0

Megat Amir Faisal Al Khalidi bin Ibrahim (born 27 September 1978) is a Malaysian footballer who is a former football player and now he is a professional coach. He has coached Harimau Muda U23 and Malaysia Team U23 to national level in 2015 and 2016. He has also coached Felcra and Kedah. He is the current First Team Goalkeeper Coach for PJ City FC. He holds AFC Goalkeeping Coaching Certificate Level 3. His preferred playing position is as a goalkeeper.

Career

The Penang-born goalkeeper began his career with the Penang youth team and was later picked as one of the national Olympic 2000 team goalkeepers playing in M-League for the 1999 season. After his national team stint ended, he returned to Penang and became the understudy of the main goalkeeper Zamri Mat Ariff. After Zamri's departure to Perak, he was given a nod as the main senior team goalkeeper until he signed with Kedah in 2005. He became a cult figure with Kedah due to his performances with them.

Other clubs noticed his performances with Kedah, leading to Megat joining Selangor for a two-season contract in 2006. He was released by Selangor with a few other senior players in a clean-out following a very poor season for Selangor in 2008.[2]

He had a trial with Perak FA and later signed with them after Perak FA lost two of their experienced goalkeepers, Mohd Hamsani Ahmad and Mohd Nasril Nourdin to Selangor for the 2009 season. After being released from Perak, he returned to his hometown to join Penang FA for Malaysia Premier League 2011 season.

In 2012, he joined another Penang outfit PBAPP FC and plays in the 2012 Malaysia FAM League for the first time.[3]

Megat was part of the Malaysia squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia. He also participated at the 2004 Malaysia Cup where his team lost 1–0.[4]

Honours

Penang FA

Kedah FA

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Megat Amir Faisal. Worldfootball.net. 16 December 2017.
  2. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/17/sports/2047871&sec=sports
  3. http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2012/7/9/north/11591149&sec=north
  4. News: Perlis ibarat di kayangan. Johari Shawal. Utusan Malaysia. ms. 12 May 2004. 17 August 2017.