Zaquan Adha
Personal information
Full name Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987
Place of birth Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Negeri Sembilan FC
Number 8
Youth career
2001–2003 Bukit Jalil Sports School
2004–2005 Negeri Sembilan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Negeri Sembilan ? (29)
2012 ATM 20 (3)
2013 Johor Darul Ta'zim 5 (0)
2014–2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 47 (12)
2017 Perak 21 (2)
2018 Kuala Lumpur 14 (2)
2019–2020 Kedah 28 (2)
2021– Negeri Sembilan 43 (9)
International career‡
2004–2006 Malaysia U-20
2007–2010 Malaysia U-23 26 (7)
2007–2019 Malaysia 49 (12)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
Men's football
AFF Championship
Runner-up2018
Merdeka Cup
Winner2007Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:40, May 24, 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2019

Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak (born 3 August 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan and the Malaysia national team. He is the younger of a set of twins; his brother, Aidil Zafuan, is also a footballer.

Club career

Negeri Sembilan FA

Zaquan started representing the Negeri Sembilan FA football team in the 2004 SUKMA Games. He, with his twin brother, helped the team to win a gold medal in the 2004 SUKMA Games. In the 2005–06 season, he and his brother were promoted into the senior team, and Negeri Sembilan also won their first Malaysia Super League title.

His contract with Negeri Sembilan was scheduled to end at the end of the 2008 season. Zaquan and his brother had been attracting interest from several Slovakian top league clubs. He had confirmed that he and his brother would sign a contract with an unnamed Slovak Corgoň Liga team after the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. However, he and Aidil remained with Negeri Sembilan.[2]

Malaysian Armed Forces

In December 2011, it was announced that Zaquan signed a contract with the Malaysia Premier League team, Malaysian Armed Forces FA. He has helped the club win the 2012 Malaysia Premier League title and reach the 2012 Malaysia Cup final before losing to Kelantan 3–2.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

For the 2013 season, Zaquan joined the rebranded club Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. along with his twin brother.[3] He suffered an ACL injury on April and left out for the rest of the season.[4]

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

On 9 November 2013, it was announced that Zaquan was demoted to Johor Darul Ta'zim II in the Malaysia Premier League after one season playing for Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Perak TBG

On 21 December 2016, Zaquan signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Perak.[5] He scored his first goal for his new club in a 2–2 draw against Felda United. He then converted a penalty against Selangor FA in a 1–0 victory against the Red Giants.

Kuala Lumpur FA

On 5 December 2017, Zaquan signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur.[6] He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a dramatic 4–3 victory against Kedah FA. He scored his second goal for the club in a dramatic Klang Valley Derby during the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup quarter finals. Despite KL winning 3–0, they eventually lost on penalties (8–7).

Negeri Sembilan FC

It was reported by the Malaysian news site Utusan Malaysia that Zaquan has signed for Negeri Sembilan FC in December 2020.[7] Negeri Sembilan FC is a rebrand of Negeri Sembilan FA football team, the team which he played his first professional football for. In 2021, he appeared as the model on the advertisement for the Negeri Sembilan FC's jerseys for the 2021 Malaysian league season.[8]

International career

Youth

Zaquan has been representing Malaysia since he was 14 years old, with his twin brother Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak. He was part of the Malaysia youth squad for 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He was then called up by coach K. Rajagopal in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualifier against Myanmar. He scored 2 goals in the qualifier to take Malaysia into their second appearance in a row to the 2006 AFC Youth Championship held in India. However, he didn't make it into the tournament because of an injury.

Malaysia U23

Zaquan was called up by Malaysia U23 national coach B. Sathianathan during the 2008 Olympic games qualifier fourth group match against Hong Kong, after he recovered from an injury. During the 2007 Merdeka Tournament, Zaquan scored 3 goals, one of them in the final against Myanmar. Malaysia beat Myanmar 3–1 and took the trophy for the first time since last winning it in 1993. He was then chosen for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. Malaysia however failed to advanced after a draw against rivals Singapore.

Senior

Zaquan made his senior debut against Bahrain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 2007. Malaysia lost their first match of the qualifier 4–1 before drawing 0–0 at Shah Alam. He was a regular with the national team from 2008 until 2010 and have played in 2008 AFF Cup and 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers in 2009. He missed the 2010 and 2012 AFF Cup due to an injury. He return to the national team in 2016 under Ong Kim Swee and listed for the 2016 AFF Cup.

On 24 March 2018, he was called up by Tan Cheng Hoe and selected as the captain for the match against Lebanon in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, where Malaysia lost 2–1. In the friendly match against Bhutan, he scored 4 goals in the 7–0 victory, ending Malaysia's 2 years and 12 games winless run. He was chosen as captain for the Malaysian team in their AFF Cup 2018 campaign where Malaysia finish as the runners up.

Zaquan also represented the Malaysia XI against European league team who did a tour to Asia such as Chelsea in 2008 and Manchester United in 2009.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 March 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Negeri Sembilan 2005-06 Malaysia Super League 000–0
2006-07 Malaysia Super League 0113[lower-alpha 1]02
2007-08 Malaysia Super League 1113–15
2009 Malaysia Super League 11210–23
2010 Malaysia Super League 770–14
2011 Malaysia Super League 300020–50
Total2911143054
ATM 2012 Malaysia Premier League 20310101–314
Total20310101–314
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2013 Malaysia Super League 503000–80
Total503000–80
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2014 Malaysia Premier League 5100611[lower-alpha 2]1123
2015 Malaysia Premier League 20430611[lower-alpha 3]0305
2016 Malaysia Premier League 2271032–269
Total471240154216817
Perak 2017 Malaysia Super League 2122090–322
Total2122090–322
Kuala Lumpur 2018 Malaysia Super League 1424161–244
Total1424161–244
Kedah 2019 Malaysia Super League 2026281–345
2020 Malaysia Super League 7000001[lower-alpha 4]080
Total272628110425
Negeri Sembilan 2021 Malaysia Premier League 167–10–177
2022 Malaysia Super League 2011041–252
2023 Malaysia Super League 20–20
Total3881051–449
Career Total5814226195
  1. ↑ Appearances in 2007 AFC Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearances in 2014 Malaysia Cup play-off.
  3. ↑ Appearances in 2015 Malaysia Cup play-off.
  4. ↑ Appearances in 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary.

International

As of 20 March 2019[10][11][12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 200720
2008112
200972
201020
201100
201250
201300
201400
201500
201670
201700
2018148
201910
Total4912

International goals

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.[11]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 October 2008Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Pakistan2–04–1Friendly
2.20 October 2008Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Afghanistan2–06–02008 Merdeka Tournament
3.11 September 2009Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lesotho1–05–0Friendly
4.14 November 2009Buxoro Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan1–31–32011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
30 December 2009Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Syria3–14–1Friendly1
5.1 April 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bhutan2–07–0Friendly
6.4–0
7.5–0
8.6–0
9.3 November 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Maldives1–03–0Friendly
10.12 November 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Laos1–13–12018 AFF Championship
11.24 November 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Myanmar2–03–02018 AFF Championship
12.3–0

1 Not FIFA 'A' International match.

Honours

Club

Negeri Sembilan

ATM

Kedah

International

Malaysia U-18
Malaysia U-23
Malaysia

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Zaquan Adha". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ Aidil, Zaquan Kekal Bersama N.Sembilan (in Malay)
  3. ↑ "Zaquan sarung jersi Johor". Utusan Online. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. ↑ ZAQUAN ADHA EXPECTS HIS FIRST APPEARANCE FOR JDT II VERY SOON - Johor Darul Ta'zim, 17 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bekas pemain JDT Zaquan Adha sertai pasukan Bos Gaurus". Astro Awani. 21 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Zaquan tekad ulangi era gemilang KL". Berita Harian. 6 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Zaquan kembali ke Negeri Sembilan". Utusan Malaysia. 11 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "2021 Negeri Sembilan Football Club Home Kit-Red". YouTube.
  9. ↑ "Zaquan Adha". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Malaysia - Record International Players - RSSSF.
  11. 1 2 "Abdul Radzak, Mohd Zaquan Adha". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  12. ↑ Malaysia AFF squad international caps and goals
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.