| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmad Zikri bin Mohd Khalili | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bandar Tun Razak, Pahang, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Selangor | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015 | Malaysia Pahang Sports School | ||
| 2016 | Bukit Jalil Sport School | ||
| 2017–2019 | Mokhtar Dahari Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Selangor II | 10 | (0) |
| 2020– | Selangor | 33 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Malaysia U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Malaysia U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2021– | Malaysia U23 | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 28, 2021 | |||
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Selangor II | 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selangor | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Malaysia FA Cup
- ↑ Includes Malaysia Cup
- ↑ Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
Honours
International
Malaysia U19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship runners up : 2019
Malaysia U23
- Merlion Cup Winner : 2023
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "Ahmad Zikri Khalili Profile". GSA. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ Msar, Syazwan (4 November 2019). "Dua tonggak B-18 pilih Selangor". MyMetro. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ↑ "Selangor vs. FELDA United". Stadiumastro. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ "Selangor vs. Melaka United". Stadiumastro. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ Hashim, Firdaus (2 December 2020). "'Ubi muda' Selangor II naik pangkat". MyMetro. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Senarai 23 Pemain ke Kejuaraan B16 AFC 2018". Football Association of Malaysia.
- ↑ "Malaysia tersingkir dari Piala Asia B16 2018". CNN Indonesia.
- ↑ "Malaysia in final after thrilling 4-3 win over Indonesia". The Star (Malaysia).
- ↑ "Maloney proud of second place finish despite final heartbreak". Goal.
- ↑ Zikri Khalili at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.