Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak

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, Malaysia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kuala Lumpur
Number 8
Youth career
2001–2003 Bukit Jalil Sports School
2004–2005 Negeri Sembilan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Negeri Sembilan 100 (24)
2012–2013 ATM 22 (3)
2013–2014 Johor Darul Ta'zim 10 (0)
2014–2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 25 (12)
2017–2018 Perak TBG 21 (2)
2018– Kuala Lumpur 14 (2)
National team‡
2004–2006 Malaysia U-20 22 (13)
2007–2009 Malaysia U-23 19 (6)
2008– Malaysia 35 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 April 2018

Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak (born 3 August 1987 in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur. He is the younger of his twin who also a footballer Aidil Zafuan.

Club career

Negeri Sembilan

Zaquan started representing Negeri Sembilan since the 2004 SUKMA Games. He with his twin brother helped the team to win gold medal in 2004 SUKMA Games. In 2005–06 season, he along with Aidil promoted into the senior team. In that year 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 along with his twin brother Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak had been recently attracting interest from several Slovakian top league club. He had confirmed that he along with his younger brother would sign a contract with an unnamed Slovak Corgoň Liga side after the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. However the speculation denied by them as he along with Aidil remain with Negeri Sembilan.[2]

Malaysian Armed Forces

In December 2011, it was announced that Zaquan signed a contract with Malaysia Premier League side Malaysian Armed Forces football club. He has helped the club won the 2012 Malaysia Premier League title and reached the 2012 Malaysia Cup final before lost to Kelantan 3–2.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

For 2013 season, Zaquan joined the rebranded club Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. along with his twin brother.

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 for the 2013 season.[3]

Perak

On 21 December 2016, Zaquan signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Perak.[4] 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

On 5 December 2017, Zaquan signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur.[5] 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).

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. He however did not make it into the tournament after he received an injury.

Malaysia U23

Zaquan has been called up by Malaysia U23 national coach B. Sathianathan during 2008 Olympic games qualifier fourth group match against Hong Kong after recovered from injury. During the 2007 Merdeka Tournament, Zaquan scored 3 goals and one of them came from 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. Malaysia lost their first match of the qualifier 4–1 before draw 0–0 at Shah Alam. Zaquan also represent the Malaysia XI (also known as Malaysia B that represent Malaysia for B match) squad against Chelsea at Shah Alam Stadium on 29 July 2008. He was one of Malaysia impressive player on the match. He had the chances to score but was denied by Petr Čech. The Malaysia XI eventually lost 0–2. On 24 March 2018, he was called up again and was named captain for the match against Lebanon in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, where Malaysia lost 2-1. He was again named in the squad and captain for the friendly against Bhutan, where he captained and scored 4 goals in the 7-0 victory, ending Malaysia's 2 years 12 game winless run.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 July 2018.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Negeri Sembilan 2006-07 Malaysia Super League 000000–0000
2007-08 Malaysia Super League 0110000–0000
2009 Malaysia Super League 060000–0000
2010 Malaysia Super League 070000–0000
2011 Malaysia Super League 300000–0000
Total0240000–0000
ATM 2012 Malaysia Premier League 030001–0004
Total030001–0004
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2013 Malaysia Super League 000000–0000
Total000000–0000
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2014 Malaysia Premier League 010001–0002
2015 Malaysia Premier League 040001–00305
2016 Malaysia Premier League 070002–0009
Total0120004–00016
Perak 2017 Malaysia Super League 2122090–00322
Total2122090–00322
Kuala Lumpur 2018 Malaysia Super League 1424100–00183
Total000000–0000
Career Total000000––0000

    International

    As of 13 November 2017[7]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Malaysia 200720
    2008102
    200973
    201020
    201100
    201240
    201300
    201400
    201500
    201680
    201700
    201824
    Total359

    International goals

    Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.[7]
    #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
    5.30 December 2009Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Syria3–14–1Friendly
    6.1 April 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bhutan2–07–0Friendly
    7.4–0
    8.5–0
    9.6–0

    Honours

    Club

    Negeri Sembilan

    ATM

    International

    Individual

    References

    1. ↑ "Zaquan Adha". Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
    2. ↑ Aidil, Zaquan Kekal Bersama N.Sembilan (in Malay)
    3. ↑ "Zaquan sarung jersi Johor". Utusan Online. 9 November 2013.
    4. ↑ "Bekas pemain JDT Zaquan Adha sertai pasukan Bos Gaurus". Astro Awani. 21 December 2016.
    5. ↑ "Zaquan tekad ulangi era gemilang KL". Berita Harian. 6 December 2017.
    6. ↑ "Zaquan Adha". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    7. 1 2 "Abdul Radzak, Mohd Zaquan Adha". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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