Zhafri Yahya

Zhafri bin Yahya (born 25 September 1994) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur City as a midfielder.[2][3]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Yahya is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Zhafri.
Zhafri Yahya
Personal information
Full name Zhafri bin Yahya
Date of birth (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994
Place of birth Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kuala Lumpur City
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012-2013 PKNS 0 (0)
2013-2015 UiTM
2015 Selangor 0 (0)
2015– Kuala Lumpur City 98 (13)
National team
2022- Malaysia 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:31, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Early life

He began playing futsal when he was 10 years old, and he spent a lot of time in the amateur leagues under 12 and 17 with Remaja Semangat Pejuang. At the same time, he is involved in football. He was chosen to play for Selangor under 15 and under 17 football teams in MSSM football tournament.[4]

Club career

PKNS

After finishing school, he joined PKNS for Piala Presiden.[4]

UiTM

He then continued his studies at UiTM Sri Iskandar Perak, where he majored in Diploma in Quantity Surveyor. He was given the opportunity to represent UiTM FC in the Malaysia Premier League while studying at UiTM.[4]

Selangor

He played for the Selangor's Piala Presiden team after completing three years of diploma. He was with the Selangor senior squad in 2016, but at the same season he was loaned to Kuala Lumpur FA (currently known as Kuala Lumpur City).[4]

Kuala Lumpur City

Zhafri joined current club Kuala Lumpur City (formerly Kuala Lumpur FA) in December 2015.[5]

International career

Zhafri has been called up for national team for the first time by new head coach Kim Pan Gon replacing Darren Lok who has been positive for Covid-19. He been called up ahead international friendly with Philippines and Singapore.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kuala Lumpur City 2016 16 4 –
2017 2211060–291
2018 1933020–243
2019 1804000–220
2020 710000–71
2021 2120000–212
Total 98138080–1037
Career total 000000–00

Honours
Kuala Lumpur City

References
  1. "Zhafri Yahya". Malaysian Football League.
  2. "Zhafri Yahya Produk Remaja Semangat Pejuang (RSP)". Arena Futsal Malaysia. 28 February 2016.
  3. "KL makin serasi di bawah asuhan Wanderley". Stadium Astro. 24 January 2017.
  4. "Zhafri Yahya Produk Remaja Semangat Pejuang (RSP)". 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  5. "List of Malaysian football transfers 2016", Wikipedia, 2022-03-12, retrieved 2022-03-24
  6. "Football Association of Malaysia". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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