Faiz Nasir

Mohd. Faiz bin Mohd. Nasir (born 21 July 1992) is a Malaysian professional footballer who is now a back player for Terengganu FC after one year playing for Selangor in the Malaysian Super League as an attacking midfielder or a winger and the Malaysia national football team. He is dubbed as Terengganu FC's Lionel Messi due to his small physical size and height, in addition to his powerful skills on pitch, vision, ability, speed and endurance.[2]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Nasir is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Faiz.
Faiz Nasir
Personal information
Birth name Mohd. Faiz bin Mohd. Nasir
Date of birth (1992-07-21) 21 July 1992
Place of birth Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia[1]
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Terengganu FC
Number 15
Youth career
2012–2013 PBJ Pasir Mas
2013 Kelantan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 PBAPP 20 (4)
2016 Felcra 15 (5)
2017–2018 Terengganu FC 33 (6)
2019 Selangor 14 (1)
2020– Terengganu FC 7 (0)
National team‡
2019– Malaysia 3 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2019

Early life

Faiz was born and raised in Pasir Mas, Kelantan. He is the sixth of eleven siblings. He received his primary and secondary education in Kelantan, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tiang Chandi.

Club career


Faiz began his football career playing for the Kelantan youth team in 2013. In 2014, Faiz signed with FAM League club PBAPP. He played for two seasons with PBAPP before decided to leave the club for Felcra and signed one-year contract with the team.

International

In March 2019, Faiz received his first call-up to the Malaysia national football team. He made his international debut when he came on a first eleven in a 2–1 2019 Airmarine Cup win with Afghanistan. In that match, a stunning strike out from the box led to his first goal of the tournament and national team.

In June 2019, Faiz was named in the 23-man for the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Timor-Leste and he scored a goal which Malaysia won 7-1 trashing Timor Leste.[3]

Career statistics
As of 15 June 2019

Club
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Terengganu 2017 1856050–295
2018 1512092–263
Total 3368014200558
Selangor 2019 1412200–163
Total 141220000163
Career total 477102142007111

International
As of 11 June 2019[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201932
Total32

International goals
As of match played 7 June 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Faiz Nasir goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 March 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1 Afghanistan1–12–12019 Airmarine Cup
2 7 June 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2 Timor-Leste6–17–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club
Kelantan
Terengganu

References
  1. Messi Terengganu idam wakili negara https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2017/11/349387/messi-terengganu-idam-wakili-negara
  2. T. Avineshwaran (27 January 2019). thestar.com.my https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2019/01/27/selangor-new-midfielder-faiz-set-to-rule-the-pitch. Retrieved 21 December 2019. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Devinder Singh (22 March 2018). "Search for win continues". nst.com.my. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. "Faiz Nasir". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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