Akhyar Rashid

Muhammad Akhyar bin Abdul Rashid (born 1 May 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim in the Malaysia Super League and the Malaysia national football team.

In this Malay name, the name Abdul Rashid is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Akhyar.
Akhyar Rashid
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Akhyar
bin Abdul Rashid [1]
Date of birth (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999[1]
Place of birth Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia[2]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 19
Youth career
2015–2017 Kedah U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Kedah 20 (3)
2019– Johor Darul Ta'zim 22 (3)
National team‡
2015 Malaysia U17
2017–2018 Malaysia U19 14 (6)
2017– Malaysia U23 24 (6)
2018– Malaysia 23 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2019

Early life

Born in Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia, Akhyar grew up playing football from a young age, stating previously his brothers participation in the sport encouraged him to play. He is also known as Mat Yat by Kedah fans.

Club career

Kedah

Akhyar first played and joined the Kedah youth academy when he was 15 years old. He was given another change at Kedah first youth eleven. He spent time in Youth Cup played for Kedah Under-19. On 16 October 2017, he helped Kedah U-19 to win the first ever cup.[3][4][5][6][7][8] In January 2015, he even had a month-long training stint with Cardiff City Academy in the United Kingdom.[9]

On 4 March 2017, Akhyar made his first-team debut for 2017 season coming on as a substitute for Syazwan Zainon in the 80th minute of 4–0 win at Darul Aman.[10] He scored his senior goals on 27 July 2017 in a Malaysia Cup match against Melaka United in victory win 6–2.[11]

On 11 February 2018, Akhyar has scored his first goals on his 7th appearance for Kedah FA in the Malaysia Super League match against PKNP in a 0–1 win at Penang State Stadium.[12]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 29 December 2018, Akhyar signed a contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim .[13]

International career

Youth

Akhyar has represented Malaysia at all youth level from the under 16-side to the under-23 sides. He was a member of the Malaysia U17 in ASIAN Inter School Championship 2015 that will take place in China in August 2015.[14]

Akhyar was part of the national team for the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship that will take place in Yangon, Myanmar.[15][16] He scored 3 goals in 5 appearances during the matches. He has played in the final against Thailand which Malaysia lost 2–0.[17] On 26 October 2017, Akhyar was selected to play in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in Paju, South Korea.[18] Akhyar played a large role in the Malaysia under-19s during the qualification campaign. He scored 1 goals in 4 matches which confirmed Malaysia under-19s qualification to the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship for the first time in 11 years after finishing as one of the five best group runners-up.[19][20][21][22] Akhyar was named in the Malaysia under 19 squad for 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in the Indonesia.[23] He has not played in the final against Myanmar which Malaysia win 4–3.[24]

On 15 October 2018, he was named in the under-19 side for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.[25]

Akhyar made 6 appearances in 2017 Southeast Asian Games for Malaysia U23.[26] He has played in the final against Thailand which Malaysia lost 0–1 due to an own goal scored by Malaysian keeper Haziq Nadzli.[27] On 23 November 2017, Akhyar has been enlisted in Malaysia U22's 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship and on 29 December 2017 he was selected to play at the tournament.[28]

Akhyar was named in the 20-man Malaysia Squad for the 2018 Asian Games.[29] On 15 August, Akhyar scored of Malaysia's goals in a 3–1 win over Kyrgyzstan.

Senior

In March 2018, Akhyar was called up to the Malaysian national team for the matches against Mongolia.[30][31] On 22 March 2018, he earned his first international cap for Malaysia in the friendly match against Mongolia, coming on as a substitute for Mahali Jasuli in the 45th minute. In just his first appearance for Malaysia, Akhyar scored his first international goal in the match against Mongolia.[32]

On 4 November 2018, he was named in the Malaysia national team for the 2018 AFF Championship.[33]

In June 2019, Akhyar was named in the 23-man for the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Timor-Leste which Malaysia won 7-1.[34]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 March 2020.[35][36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kedah 2017 Malaysia Super League301[lower-alpha 1] 02[lower-alpha 2] 10061
2018 Malaysia Super League1731[lower-alpha 1] 02[lower-alpha 2] 1–204
Total 203204200265
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2019 Malaysia Super League1931[lower-alpha 1] 07[lower-alpha 2] 04[lower-alpha 3] 0303
2020 Malaysia Super League300[lower-alpha 1] 00[lower-alpha 2] 01[lower-alpha 3] 040
Total 223107050343
Career total 4263011250608
  1. Appearances in Malaysia FA Cup
  2. Appearances in Malaysia Cup
  3. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International
As of 19 November 2019[35][37]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 2018131
2019103
Total234

International goals
As of match played 5 October 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Akhyar Rashid goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 March 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia1 Mongolia2–12–2Friendly
2 7 June 201915 Timor-Leste7–17–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 11 June 2019164–05-1
4 5 October 201919 Sri Lanka4–06–0Friendly

Malaysia Under-23
Akhyar Rashid – goals for Malaysia U23
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 August 2018Changzhou, China China PR0–12–1Friendly
2.10 August 2018Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia United Arab Emirates2–02–0Friendly
3.15 August 2018Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung, Indonesia Kyrgyzstan1–21–32018 Asian Games
4.22 March 2019Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia Philippines1–03–02020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
5.22 March 2019Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia Philippines2–03–02020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
6.2 December 2019Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines Timor-Leste4–04–0Football at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games – Men's tournament

Malaysia Under-19
Akhyar Rashid – goals for Malaysia U19
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 September 2017Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Laos2–14–12017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
2.4 September 2017Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Laos3–14–12017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
3.8 September 2017Thuwunna Stadium, Myanmar Timor-Leste0–10-32017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
4.8 November 2017Paju Public Stadium, South Korea Indonesia0–21-42018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
5.4 July 2018Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia Cambodia0–20–22018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
6.8 July 2018Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia Timor-Leste1–11–12018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Honours

Club
Kedah
Johor Darul Ta'zim

International

Malaysia U-19

Malaysia U-23

Silver Medal: 2017[41]

Malaysia

Individual

Personal life

Akhyar's elder brother Rafdi Rashid was a former striker for Kedah. His older sister Nurrashidah Rashid currently a Malaysian national Sepak takraw player.[43][44]

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