Zikri_Khalili

Zikri Khalili

Zikri Khalili

Malaysian footballer

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Khalili is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ahmad Zikri.

Ahmad Zikri bin Mohd Khalili (أحمد زكري بن محمد خليلي, IPA: [ahmad zɪkrɪ bɪn mohd khaɪlɪlɪ]; born 25 June 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Malaysia Super League club Selangor.[1][2]

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Club career

Early year

Zikri was born in Bandar Tun Razak, Pahang. Alongside with his current teammates Sikh Izhan Nazrel, he also a part of the Malaysia Pahang Sports School and Bukit Jalil Sports School until together make a transfer to AMD (Mokhtar Dahari Academy).[1]

Selangor

Alongside with current teammates Izhan, Zikri moved to Selangor after graduated from AMD. He choose Selangor as the reason for the next destination to develop his talents.[3] He represent academy club Selangor II and involved ten (10) matches for 2020 Malaysia Premier League season.

On 10 October 2020, Zikri make his senior debut and playing 90-minutes against FELDA United at Super League matches.[4] He also involved the match against Melaka United at Malaysia Cup tournament, help the team going through the quarter-finals with a win by 2–1.[5] On 2 December 2020, Selangor confirmed that Zikri would be definitely promoted to senior's first team for the 2021 season.[6]

International career

Youth

Zikri has represented Malaysia at all youth level from the under 16-side to the under-19 sides. He represent the national team under-16 for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship that took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[7] He played all matches on that tournament, but the squad failed to reach the knockout stage after their being eliminated at the group stage.[8]

Then, he later moved up to represent the under 19s squad for 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in the Vietnam. Zikri almost played all matches at the tournament, including semi-finals and final matches.[9] However, the squad suddenly lost by the hand of Australia in the final by 1–0.[10] After that, he also be a part of the squad under 19s for 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, which he involved three matches at the group stage and help the team to through the final tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 December 2023[11]
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  1. Includes Malaysia FA Cup
  2. Includes Malaysia Cup
  3. Includes AFC Champions League, AFC Champions League 2 and AFC Cup

Honours

International

Malaysia U19

Malaysia U23

References

  1. [1]
    Zainal, Zulhilmi (8 June 2020). "Meet Zikri Khalili: The Selangor FA youngster using sports science in effort to reach Europe". Goal. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Ahmad Zikri Khalili Profile". GSA. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. [3]
    Msar, Syazwan (4 November 2019). "Dua tonggak B-18 pilih Selangor". MyMetro. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Selangor vs. FELDA United". Stadiumastro. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Selangor vs. Melaka United". Stadiumastro. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. [6]
    Hashim, Firdaus (2 December 2020). "'Ubi muda' Selangor II naik pangkat". MyMetro. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Senarai 23 Pemain ke Kejuaraan B16 AFC 2018". Football Association of Malaysia.
  8. [8]
    "Malaysia tersingkir dari Piala Asia B16 2018". CNN Indonesia.
  9. [9]
    "Malaysia in final after thrilling 4-3 win over Indonesia". The Star (Malaysia).
  10. [10]
    "Maloney proud of second place finish despite final heartbreak". Goal.
  11. [11]
    Zikri Khalili at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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