| Syafiq Ahmad | |
| Fullname: | Muhammad Syafiq bin Ahmad |
| Birth Date: | 1995 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sungai Ara, Penang, Malaysia |
| Currentclub: | Kedah Darul Aman (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kedah Darul Aman |
| Years1: | 2013–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Kedah Darul Aman |
| Caps1: | 62 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 2018– |
| Clubs2: | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| Caps2: | 39 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Kedah Darul Aman (loan) |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Kedah Darul Aman (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Malaysia U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam2: | Malaysia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 39 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 10 |
| Club-Update: | 20 September 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23 March 2023 |
Muhammad Syafiq bin Ahmad (born 28 June 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman, on loan from club Johor Darul Ta'zim, and the Malaysia national team.
Syafiq was born and raised in Sungai Ara in the state of Penang, Malaysia. As a child Syafiq represented his school, Sekolah Menengah Tunku Anum Tunku Abdul Rahman for tournaments under the age of 15 and 18.[1]
Syafiq made his debut in 2013 with Kedah on 20 August 2013 against LionsXII in a 2013 Malaysia Cup match. He came in from the bench on the 81st minute.[2] [3] His first Malaysia Premier League start is against Perlis on 24 January 2014 where Kedah won 4–1. On 16 May 2014, he scored his first league goal against Felda United which also was the winning goal.[4]
On 19 December 2017, Syafiq was signed by Malaysian giants Johor Darul Ta'zim in December.[5] He made his debut in the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs against Thailand club, Muangthong United on 23 January 2018.
On 8 May 2019, Syafiq scored the only goal in the home match during the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage match against J1 League club, Kashima Antlers which give JDT the 3 points and also their first time that they have beaten a Japanese side.
On 26 December 2021, Syafiq was loaned out to his former club ahead of the 2022 Malaysia Super League season. He went on to have a solid form throughout the season where on 15 June 2022, JDT cut short of his loan due to his impressive workrate.
On 5 March 2024, Syafiq once against returned to Kedah Darul Aman on loan ahead of the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League season.
Syafiq participated in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games with Malaysia U-23. He also participated in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games where Malaysia U-23 finished as silver medalist. He also played in the 2018 Asian Games.
Syafiq made his debut with Malaysia senior team in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification against North Korea on 13 November 2017. On 27 March 2018 during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification away match against Lebanon, he scored his first senior international goal.
On 5 October 2019, Syafiq scored his first career hat-trick in a 6–0 win during a friendly match against Sri Lanka.
On 6 December 2020, Syafiq was driving when he got into an accident that killed 3 people. His 22 day old son, mother-in-law, and maid all died in the accident. Syafiq, his wife, and their 2-year-old daughter survived the crash.[6]
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||||
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kedah | 2013 | Malaysia Premier League | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | Malaysia Premier League | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | Malaysia Premier League | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 26 | 8 | |||
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| Total | 62 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 5 | — | 106 | 18 | ||||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 7 | ||
| 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 78 | 16 | |||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2018 | Malaysia Premier League | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021 | Malaysia Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
| Kedah Darul Aman (loan) | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | Malaysia Super League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||||
| Career total | 126 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 50 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 209 | 40 | |||
| Malaysia | 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 March 2018 | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||
| 2. | 1 April 2018 | align=center | 7–0 | align=center | 7–0 | Friendly | ||
| 3. | 5 July 2018 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | |||
| 4. | 5 September 2019 | align=center | 2–2 | align=center | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 5. | 10 September 2019 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–2 | ||
| 6. | 5 October 2019 | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | ||||
| 7. | 5–0 | |||||||
| 8. | 6–0 | |||||||
| 9. | 27 May 2022 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 4–0 | |||
| 10. | 14 June 2022 | align=center | 3–1 | align=center | 4–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Malaysia U-23
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Goal | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 June 2015 | 3–1 | 1 | Win | Football at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games | |||
| 2. | 3 June 2016 | 3–0 | 1 | Win | 2016 Nations Cup | |||
| 3. | 6 October 2016 | 2–0 | 2 | Win | Friendly | |||
| 4. | 19 July 2017 | 3–0 | 1 | Win | 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | |||
| 5. | 15 August 2018 | 3–1 | 1 | Win | 2018 Asian Games |
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