| Wan Zaharulnizam | |
| Birth Name: | Wan Zaharulnizam bin Wan Zakaria |
| Birth Date: | 1991 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tumpat, Kelantan, Malaysia |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Melaka United |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kelantan U21 |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Harimau Muda B |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Harimau Muda A |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Kelantan Darul Naim |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Sri Pahang |
| Caps4: | 51 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | Kelantan Darul Naim |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Melaka United |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Malaysia U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Malaysia U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 6 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2011– |
| Nationalteam3: | Malaysia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | September 4, 2022 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | January 25, 2017 |
Wan Zaharulnizam bin Wan Zakaria (born 8 May 1991) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger.[1]
Zaharul began his football career playing for Kelantan President's Cup team in 2010 at age 20, before been discovered by Ong Kim Swee to play for Harimau Muda. He has been in the Harimau Muda setup since 2010, beginning with Harimau Muda B and promoted to Harimau Muda A in 2011.
Malaysian media reported in early March 2012 that Zaharul, along with teammate Zack Haikal, were to attend trial with Japan Football League side F.C. Ryūkyū after impressing the Japanese side talent spotter during Malaysia's 2–0 defeat to Japan in the 2012 Olympic qualifiers match in Tosu.[2] They successfully completed the 2-week trial with the Japanese club in July.[3] [4]
In March 2013, Zack Haikal was officially offered a two-year contract, but Zaharul was not. Instead, 19-year-old Nazirul Naim was offered a contract instead.[5]
In November 2013, Zaharul signed two years contract with his hometown side Kelantan.
In December 2016, Zaharul left Kelantan for Pahang. It was announced by his sports representative agency, MVP Sports Agency via their social media that Zaharul have joined Pahang for the 2017 season. Zaharul made his league debut for Pahang in 5–0 win over T-Team on 27 January 2017.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Harimau Muda A | 2011 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 19 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 19 | 1 | |||
| Harimau Muda A | 2012 | S. League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 13 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 13 | 2 | |||
| Kelantan | 2014 | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2016 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2" | - | 22 | 5 | |||
| Total | 36 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 15 | |||
| Pahang | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | colspan="2" | - | 29 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 9 | |||
| Kelantan | 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Melaka United | 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 2 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 38 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Zaharulnizam made his international debut for the Malaysia national team in a friendly match with Australia, where Malaysia suffered a heavy 5–0 defeat, on 7 October 2011.
He is also a member of the Malaysia U-23 team, who were competing in the 2012 Olympic qualifiers. He also helped Malaysia to retain the men's football gold medal in the 2011 SEA Games.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 November 2011 | 4–1 (W) | 2011 SEA Games | |||
| 2. | 25 June 2012 | 7–0 (W) | 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification | |||
Kelantan
Sri Pahang
May 2015
Zaharul, is also known by his nickname 'Kecik' due to his small stature.