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Jafri Firdaus Chew

Jafri Firdaus Chew

Malaysian footballer

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Muhammad Firdaus Chew is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Jafri.

Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew (born 11 June 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Malaysia U23 national team. Jafri Firdaus Chew came up through Blue football academy (now known as the Assumption- Bintang Biru Football Academy). He started his footballing career with Harimau Muda B in 2013.[3] On 25 November 2015, it was confirmed that the Harimau Muda has disbanded by Football Association of Malaysia which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C will be returned to their own state.[4] He also has been called by Frank Bernhardt, the Malaysian Under-19 national coach, for preparation for the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 11 to 24 September 2016.[5]

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This makes him joined Penang FA to play for Penang U-19 and impressed from an early stage. His performances earned him a start in first team. He made his first team debut for Penang FA in 2016, while Chew represented his country in a Malaysia U22 international, having previously represented his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[6]

Club career

Penang FA

Since Harimau Muda was disbanded by FAM, which meant all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C had to return to their own state.[4] Jafri Firdaus Chew is with Penang FA for the Penang U21, before being promoted to first team in year 2016 to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League.[7]

On 28 October 2017, Jafri has scored his first senior goals on his 24th appearance for Penang FA in the 2017 Malaysia Super League match against Selangor FA in a 1–3 defeat.

PKNS

On 5 November 2017, Jafri signed with PKNS for 2018 Malaysia Super League.[8]

Sabah

On 25 December 2022, Jafri joined Sabah from Penang after returning for his second spell at the club.[9] On 9 August 2023, Jafri scored his first goal for Sabah in a 1-5 defeat to Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2022[10]
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Malaysia Under-23

As of September 2017.
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Honours

International

Malaysia U-23

References

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    "Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew Profile and Statistics". Soccer Punter. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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    Ronnie Oh (3 August 2013). "Penang's Muhammad Jafri Chew steers Harimau Muda 'C' to Cup victory in Slovakia". The Star Online. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
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    "Skuad Harimau Muda dibubar" (in Malay). Utusan Online. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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    Zulhilmi Zainal (4 July 2016). "Key Malaysia U22 players receive call-up for Bernhardt's U19 Malaysia squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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    "Player Profile". fapenang.my. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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    Zulhilmi Zainal (22 August 2017). "SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES: Jafri hopes for redemption following assist against Myanmar". Goal. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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    "Jafri hijrah ke PKNS". Berita Harian. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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    EDITOR02 (1 January 2023). "Tiga pemain baharu bakal perkuat Sabah FC". Sabah Media. Retrieved 9 November 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    "Jafri Firdaus Chew". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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    "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". The Star Online. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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