Number 20 Role Footballer 2008 Kedah FA President Cup Height 1.70 m | Years Team Current team Kelantan FA Name Mohd Abu | |
Full name Mohd Faizal Bin Abu Bakar Date of birth (1990-09-20) 20 September 1990 (age 25) Place of birth Kuala Nerang, Kedah, Malaysia | ||
Mohd Faizal Bin Abu Bakar (born 20 September 1990 in Kuala Nerang, Kedah) is a Malaysian footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Malaysia Premier League side Negeri Sembilan. He is known as 'Sepet' among his teammates and fans.
Contents
Club career
Born in Kuala Nerang, Kedah, Faizal is a product from Kedah President Cup squad a youth team of Kedah FA. He has been promoted to the first team by Azraai Khor after another Kedah's young talented such as Shakir Ali who left Kedah for Malaysian Young Tigers.
Faizal made his debut for Kedah in a Malaysia Cup group stage match on 15 July 2008 where Kedah thrashed Sabah FA with furious 5-1 result.
In November 2016, Faizal left Kelantan for Malaysia Premier League side Kedah. He made 4 appearances while playing for Kelantan in 2016.
International career
In November 2010, Faizal was called up to the Malaysia national team by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. He was in the Malaysia team that won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history, although he never made any appearances in the tournament. Earlier in February 2010, he received his first appearance for Malaysia in a friendly match against Yemen.
He was also playing for the Malaysia U-23. He was in the squad that competes in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. He was also in the team that competes for the 2012 Olympic Qualification preliminary round against Pakistan, coming on as a substitute in injury time in the second leg on 9 March 2011.