Syahmi Safari Explained

Syahmi Safari
Fullname:	Muhammad Syahmi bin Safari^[1] ^[2]
Birth Date:	1998 2, df=yes
Birth Place:	Kuala Selangor, Malaysia
Height:	^[3]
Currentclub:	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Clubnumber:	91
Position:	Full-back
Youthyears1:	2012–2013
Youthclubs1:	Bukit Jalil Sports School
Youthyears2:	2013–2014
Youthclubs2:	Harimau Muda C
Youthyears3:	2015–2016
Youthclubs3:	Selangor U19
Years1:	2017–2021
Clubs1:	Selangor
Caps1:	80
Goals1:	11
Years2:	2022–
Clubs2:	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Caps2:	23
Goals2:	2
Nationalyears1:	2013–2017
Nationalteam1:	Malaysia U19
Nationalcaps1:	15
Nationalgoals1:	4
Nationalyears2:	2016–2019
Nationalteam2:	Malaysia U23
Nationalcaps2:	20
Nationalgoals2:	2
Nationalyears3:	2018–
Nationalteam3:	Malaysia
Nationalcaps3:	26
Nationalgoals3:	1
Club-Update:	16 December 2023
Nationalteam-Update:	14 June 2023

Muhammad Syahmi bin Safari (born 5 February 1998) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

Club career

Early life

Born and raised in Kuala Selangor, Syahmi was in the Selangor's youth team at the age of 17, having arrived from local side Bukit Jalil Sport School and Harimau Muda C.

Selangor

Syahmi was a key player for Selangor President Cup and Academy, making 46 appearances and scoring two goals. In December 2016, Selangor head coach, P. Maniam confirmed that Syahmi would be definitely promoted to Selangor's first team.^[4] Syahmi marked his debut and play 90 minutes of a 2–0 win against Penang in Super League match. On 4 February 2017, Syahmi scored his first Super League goal (and his first goal with Selangor's first team) against PKNS FC, which Selangor lost 5–3.^[5]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 13 January 2022, it was announced that Syahmi had agreed to sign with champions Johor Darul Ta'zim.^[6] He was assigned the number 91.

International career

On 25 August 2016, Syahmi was called up to the Malaysia U-21 for the Under-21 AFF Championship in 2016. Syahmi also made appearances during 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur.

On 5 December 2018, he scored his first senior international goal against Thailand in the 2018 AFF Championship.

On 6 December 2021, Syahmi was called up to the Malaysia national football team for 2020 AFF Championship he played for the at left back. He represent the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club

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Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Selangor	2017	Malaysia Super League	19	3	1	0	6	1	—		26	4
	2018	Malaysia Super League	13	5	5	1	3	0	—		21	6
	2019	Malaysia Super League	17	2	1	1	10	0	—		28	3
	2020	Malaysia Super League	10	0	0	0	1	0	—		11	0
	2021	Malaysia Super League	21	1	0	0	6	0	—		27	1
	Total		80	11	7	2	26	1	—		113	14
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2022	Malaysia Super League	11	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	12	2
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2023	Malaysia Super League	12	1	0	0	0	0	—		12	1
Career total			103	13	8	3	26	1	0	0	136	16

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2018	12	1
	2019	6	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	1	0
Total		25	1

International goals

As of match played 5 December 2018. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Syahmi Safari goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
scope=col	No.	scope=col data-sort-type=date	Date	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Cap	scope=col	Opponent	scope=col	Score	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Competition
scope=row	1	5 December 2018	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	11		1–1	2–2	2018 AFF Championship