Jafri Firdaus Chew
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Bagan Luar, Penang, Malaysia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Winger
Right back
Team information
Current team
 Sabah
Number 11
Youth career
2013–2015 Harimau Muda B
2016 Penang U-19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Penang 24 (1)
2018–2019 PKNS 24 (3)
2021–2022 Penang 17 (1)
2023– Sabah 12 (1)
International career‡
2013–2017 Malaysia U-19 18 (13)
2016–2019 Malaysia U-23 24 (4)
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Silver medal – second place Sea Games 2017 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 24, 2019

Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew (born 11 June 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Malaysia U-23 national team. Jafri Firdaus Chew came up through Blue football academy (now known as the Assumption- Bintang Biru Football Academy). He started his footballing career with Harimau Muda B in 2013.[3] On 25 November 2015, it was confirmed that the Harimau Muda has disbanded by Football Association of Malaysia which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C will be returned to their own state.[4] He also has been called by Frank Bernhardt, the Malaysian Under-19 National Coach for preparation of the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 11 to 24 September 2016.[5]

This makes him joined Penang FA to play for Penang U-19 and impressed from an early stage. His performances earned him a start in first team. He made his first team debut for Penang FA in 2016, while Chew represented his country Malaysia U-22 national team international, having previously represented his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[6]

Club career

Penang FA

Since Harimau Muda has disbanded by FAM which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C has to returned to their own state.[4] Jafri Firdaus Chew are with Penang FA for the Penang U21, before being promoted to first team in year 2016 to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League.[7]

On 28 October 2017, Jafri has scored his first senior goals on his 24th appearance for Penang FA in the 2017 Malaysia Super League match against Selangor FA in a 1–3 defeat.

PKNS

On 5 November 2017, Jafri signed with PKNS for 2018 Malaysia Super League.[8]

Sabah

On 25 December 2022, Jafri joined Sabah from Penang after returning for his second spell at the club.[9] On 9 August 2023, Jafri scored his first goal for Sabah in a 1-5 defeat to Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2022[10]
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2016 Penang Malaysia Super League 12 0 0 0 0 0 – 12 0
2017 12 1 2 0 0 0 – 14 1
Penang Total 24 1 2 0 0 0 – 26 1
2018 PKNS Malaysia Super League 13 2 5 1 5 0 – 23 3
2019 Malaysia Super League 11 1 2 0 4 1 – 17 2
PKNS Total 24 3 7 1 9 1 – 40 5
2021 Penang Malaysia Super League 4 1 – 6 1 – 10 2
2022 Malaysia Super League 13 0 2 0 2 0 – 17 0
Penang Total 17 1 2 0 8 1 – 27 2
2023 Sabah Malaysia Super League 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
Sabah Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 65 5 11 1 17 2 – 93 8

Malaysia Under-23

As of September 2017.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition
1. 19 July 2017 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Indonesia 3-0 1 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
2. 23 August 2017 Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia  Laos 3–1 2 Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.

Honours

International

Malaysia U-23

Silver Silver Medal: 2017[11]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile". harimaumalaysia.my. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew Profile and Statistics". Soccer Punter. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ Ronnie Oh (3 August 2013). "Penang's Muhammad Jafri Chew steers Harimau Muda 'C' to Cup victory in Slovakia". The Star Online. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Skuad Harimau Muda dibubar" (in Malay). Utusan Online. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ^ Zulhilmi Zainal (4 July 2016). "Key Malaysia U22 players receive call-up for Bernhardt's U19 Malaysia squad". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Player Profile". fapenang.my. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. ^ Zulhilmi Zainal (22 August 2017). "SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES: Jafri hopes for redemption following assist against Myanmar". Goal. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Jafri hijrah ke PKNS". Berita Harian. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  9. ^ EDITOR02 (1 January 2023). "Tiga pemain baharu bakal perkuat Sabah FC". Sabah Media. Retrieved 9 November 2023.((cite news)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Jafri Firdaus Chew". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  11. ^ "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". The Star Online. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

External links

Sabah F.C. (Malaysia) – current squad
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