Farizal Marlias

Mohd Farizal bin Marlias (born 29 June 1986) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. He also played for the Malaysian Pre-Olympic squad.

Farizal Marlias
Farizal playing for Malaysia in 2011
Personal information
Full nameMohd Farizal Bin Marlias[1]
Date of birth (1986-06-29) 29 June 1986 (age 37)
Place of birthMaran, Pahang, Malaysia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number1
Youth career
2003–2005Sri Pahang
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008Shahzan Muda
2008–2010Perlis
2011–2012Negeri Sembilan33(0)
2013Perak19(0)
2014Selangor22(0)
2015–Johor Darul Ta'zim130(0)
International career
2007–2009Malaysia U2311(0)
2009–2022Malaysia54(2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place2009
AFF Championship
Runner-up2014
Runner-up2018
Third place2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022

Club career

Farizal started his professional career with Shahzan Muda. He spent two seasons playing in the Premier League Malaysia. He transferred to Perlis and wore the number one jersey for two seasons.

In 2011, he joined Negeri Sembilan. Initially he became second-choice goalkeeper to Mohd Farizal Harun, but he gradually becomes the number one goalkeeper after recovering from injury and subsequently helped his team win the 2011 Malaysia Cup.

He joined Perak at the end of 2012 and played 19 league matches and 5 Malaysia Cup matches in 2013. At the end of the season he left Perak and joined Selangor.

In 2015 season he joins Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) and is selected as the first choice goalkeeper. He made his 200th appearance in all competitions for JDT in a 2022 Malaysia Super League match against Sarawak United.[2] He was made captain of the club in 2020.

International career

Farizal in Malaysia vs Chelsea

Farizal was selected as the third choice goalkeeper for the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup after Badrulzaman Abdul Halim was dropped because of injury.[3]

On 12 July 2009, Farizal earned his first senior international appearance in an unofficial matches against Zimbabwe. He later made his full international debut against Kenya.

He also featured with Malaysia Selection in the exhibition match against Manchester United in which he conceded three goals in the first game and two goals in the second game. In the first game, he assisted Mohd Amri Yahyah who scored a beautiful volley outside the penalty box.

In 2010, Malaysian coach K. Rajagobal called up Farizal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, but he was later ruled out by injury during a league match with Perlis. He was later replaced by Mohd Sharbinee Allawee Ramli.

In 2011, Farizal made his international comeback when he came on as a substitute against Hong Kong in February. In July, he was selected to play for Malaysia Selection in a match against Chelsea. He keep a clean sheet for the Malaysian side before being replaced by Harimau Muda A keeper Mohd Izham Tarmizi in the 75th minute.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[a]League Cup[b]Continental[c]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shahzan Muda2006Malaysia Premier League0000
2007Malaysia Premier League0000
2008Malaysia Premier League0000
Total0000
Perlis2009Malaysia Super League0000
2010Malaysia Super League0000
Total0000
Negeri Sembilan2011Malaysia Super League1401070220
2012Malaysia Super League1901070270
Total33020140490
Perak2013Malaysia Super League1900050240
Total1900050240
Selangor2014Malaysia Super League220106040330
Total220106040330
Johor Darul Ta'zim2015Malaysia Super League180106070320
2016Malaysia Super League120405030240
2017Malaysia Super League80000050130
2018Malaysia Super League180309030330
2019Malaysia Super League200008030310
2020Malaysia Super League1100020130
2021Malaysia Super League2108050340
2022Malaysia Super League200300050280
2023Malaysia Super League2000000020
Total13001103603302100

International

As of match played 11 June 2022[6][7]
Appearances and goals by national
Malaysia
YearAppsGoals
200970
201020
201130
2012110
201310
201450
201530
201860
201980
202130
202220
Total540

Honours

Negeri Sembilan

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Malaysia

Individual

References