Playing position Height 1.67 m Number 8 Weight 63 kg | Name Mohd Rahim Career start 2007 Role Footballer | |
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Full name Mohammad Safiq Bin Rahim Date of birth (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 28) Place of birth Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia 2003–2007 Bukit Jalil Sports School Current teams Malaysia national football team (Midfielder), FELDA United FC (#8 / Midfielder) | ||
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Mohammad Safiq bin Rahim (born 5 July 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who is currently playing for Malaysia Super League club, Johor Darul Ta'zim FC and Malaysia national team midfielder.
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- Aff suzuki cup 2012 laos 0 1 malaysia 15 mohd safiq rahim
- Popular Mohd Safiq Rahim Malaysia national football team videos
- Selangor FA
- PLUS FC
- Return to Selangor FA
- Johor Darul Tazim FC
- International career
- Personal life
- Club
- International
- Individual
- References
Safiq started his career with Selangor FA before moving to PLUS FC. He returned to Selangor FA in 2010 helping them to win the 2010 Super League and the 2010 Malaysia Charity Shield. Before the start of the 2013 season, he joined Johor Darul Ta'zim FC.
Safiq was a member of the national side and was capped with 68 appearances, scoring 15 goals.
Popular Mohd Safiq Rahim & Malaysia national football team videos
Selangor FA
Safiq began his youth career with Selangor FA and was later promoted to the senior team. He was the captain and was one of the key players for the team.
PLUS FC
Safiq left Selangor in 2009 and joined KL PLUS FC, where he managed 19 appearances and scored 2 goals. He was also the team vice captain, with NorHafiz Zamani Misbah the team captain. He left PLUS FC after only playing for one season.
Return to Selangor FA
Safiq rejoined Selangor in 2010. He took over the skipper's armband in early 2011 after captain Saziman was injured for half of the season. He was part of the Selangor team that won the 2010 Super League and the 2010 Malaysia Charity Shield.
On 30 June 2011, Indonesian club, Persib Bandung announced that they would give him a contract for the 2011–12 Indonesia Super League season, which he later chose to reject.
On August 2011 after the 2011 Malaysia Cup, Safiq was given a three-week trial from the Welsh club, Cardiff City with the help from the Cardiff owner, Datuk Chan Tien Ghee, along with fellow Malaysian Mohd Safee Mohd Sali. Safiq officially underwent his 3-week trial on 24 November 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011.
Johor Darul Ta'zim FC
Safiq has joined Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. for the 2013 season. He made his debut and scored in the opening match of 2013 Malaysia Super League against Pahang. In 2015, he was named club captain, and was part of the squad that won the 2015 AFC Cup. He captained the side for the Final, playing the full 90 minutes and being voted man of the match in a 1–0 victory against FC Istiklol at Pamir Stadium.
International career
Safiq has represented Malaysia since 2005. He earned his first full international cap against Myanmar in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship. Since then he only made appearances with the under-23 national team. He scored his first international senior goal in an unofficial friendly match against Zimbabwe on 12 July 2009.
He was a member of the Malaysian squad that won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. It was the first time in history that Malaysia won the AFF Suzuki Cup title. On 13 and 16 July 2011, Safiq captained the Malaysia XI in their matches against Arsenal FC and Liverpool F.C.. Malaysia XI lost 0–4 against Arsenal. Just before the stroke of half time against Liverpool, with Malaysia trailing 0–1, Safiq scored from a free-kick to equalise for Malaysia. Despite a spirited comeback, Malaysia XI went on to lose 3–6 i to Liverpool. He scored two goals from free kick against Singapore on 8 and 12 June consecutively. He scored another goal, again from a free kick against Hong Kong. On 28 November, he scored the opening goal in a match against Laos in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.
Safiq was named in the Malaysia squad for 2014 AFF Championship. In the second match, Safiq scored a goal against Thailand but Malaysia would then go on to lose the match. In the final group stage match against Singapore, Safiq's combative display and enterprise shone through and he was statistically the player with the most passes and touches on the ball. His best trait though is not in his cultured right foot, but in his mind, when he calmly converted the penalty in the Lion's den amidst the jeers and mocking by the partisan crowd helping Malaysia to progress to knockout stage. In the first leg semi final match against Vietnam, Safiq converted another penalty but Malaysia lost 1–2. In the second leg, Safiq scored the opening goal after Malaysia received a penalty kick in the 4th minutes. In the second leg of the 2014 AFF Championship final, Safiq scored another penalty in the 7th minutes. He then scored his sixth goal of the tournament, a free kick but two late goals from Thailand resulted in Malaysia losing 3–4 on aggregate. With his 6-goal haul, Safiq became the first midfielder in the tournament's 18-year history to have picked up the Golden Boot award.
On 12 July 2016, Safiq announced his retirement from international football via his football club's website and Facebook page. He retired from national team alongside fellow club teammate, Aidil Zafuan.
On 29 March 2017, Safiq announced to come back from retirement after club owner Johor Darul Ta'zim FC became the new president of FAM and also to contribute his experience and skill he gathered from his club for his lovely national team. Once he made a come back, his National team became more spirit with a short pass (tiki taka) playing style.
Personal life
Safiq is married to Malaysian professional ten pin bowler, Zandra Aziela.