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Safiq Rahim

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Rahim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Safiq.

Safiq Rahim
Safiq in training with Malaysia in 2011
Personal information
Full name Safiq bin Rahim[1][2]
Date of birth (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 37)[3]
Place of birth Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia[4][5]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[6]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2004 Bukit Jalil Sports School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Selangor 20 (0)
2009 KL PLUS 10 (2)
2010–2012 Selangor 76 (19)
2013–2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim 108 (24)
2019–2020 Melaka United 31 (4)
2021– Johor Darul Ta'zim 36 (1)
International career‡
2004–2006 Malaysia U20 5 (0)
2007–2010 Malaysia U23 26 (5)
2007–2022 Malaysia 81[7] (16)
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Gold medal – first place Sea Games 2009 Football
Malaysia
Asean Football Championship
Winner AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 2010
Runner-up AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 2014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2022

Safiq bin Rahim (Jawi: صفيق بن رحيم; born 5 July 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysian Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. He is also a former member of the Malaysia national team. Safiq is widely regarded as one of the best Malaysian midfielders of all time.

Safiq has played for Selangor, KL PLUS, Melaka United and Johor Darul Ta'zim. He was the part of Johor Darul Ta'zim squad which won the AFC Cup in 2015 and also the part of Selangor squad which won the 2010 Malaysia Super League.

Safiq has been named in the Malaysia national squad for three major tournaments: the 2007 AFF Championship, 2010 AFF Championship and 2014 AFF Championship. In the 2010 AFF Championship, he was a part of Malaysia's under-23 squad which won the AFF Championship title. He was also a part of Malaysia's senior squad which won the 2010 AFF Championship title.

Safiq has been honoured with the Football Association of Malaysia National Football Awards for the Best Midfielder Award for 2011 and 2012 as voted by the public. He also was voted as the best Malaysian footballer in 2015 by Goal.com. He was voted as the best Malaysian footballer in 2016 and 2017 by FOX Sports Asia. He also was awarded as 2015 AFC Cup Most Valuable Player.

Safiq was named in the Malaysian Squad of the Year 10 times from 2006 to 2016. He was named in the AFF Squad of the Year 3 times from 2012 to 2014.

Early life

Safiq bin Rahim was born in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan and grew up in Selangor.[4][5] His passion towards football began when he was a kid. At first, his parents did not approve of him being a professional footballer as they wanted him to focus on academics. As a result, he entered SMK Seksyen 11 (Sekolah Sukan Selangor) and Bukit Jalil Sports School from 2003 to 2004 to further his studies.[8][9]

Club career

Selangor

Safiq was promoted to the Selangor first team in the 2006/2007 season. Under Dollah Salleh, he made his debut on 27 December 2006 in a 3-1 defeat against Negeri Sembilan which he came in as a substitute.[10] In his first season with Selangor, he was nominated as the Most Promising Player for the 2007 FAM National Football Award.[11][12] In the 2007/2008 season, Safiq secured his place in the starting eleven of Selangor's first team, helping Selangor finished 4th in the Malaysia Super League and runners-up in both Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup. In the 2008 Malaysia President Cup final, Safiq's only goal gave Selangor U-21 a 1-0 win over Perak U-21.[13]

KL PLUS

On 19 September 2008, Safiq signed a contract with newly promoted club KL PLUS after he turned down the Football Association of Selangor's offer to extend his contract.[14][15] Safiq contribute 2 league goals against Pahang[16] and Kuala Muda Naza.[17] At the end of 2009 season, Safiq left KL PLUS and returned to Selangor.

Return to Selangor

On 1 December 2009, it was announced that Safiq signed with Selangor for a second stint from KL PLUS. He was handed the number 8 jersey ahead of the 2010 season.[18] Safiq made his season debut for Selangor in a 1–2 win over Negeri Sembilan in the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium. On 19 January 2010, he scored his first goal for Selangor in a 4–0 win over Pahang. On 23 February 2010, Safiq made his AFC Cup debut in a 0–0 draw against Vietnamese Becamex Bình Dương at Shah Alam Stadium. He scored his first AFC Cup goal in a 5–0 win over Maldivian Victory SC on 6 April 2010.[19] Safiq has scored 9 goals in all competitions during his season debut.[20][21][22] He was part of the Selangor team that won the 2010 Super League Malaysia and the 2010 Malaysia Charity Shield.[23][24]

In the 2011 season, Safiq his season first appearance in a 0–2 defeat to Kelantan in a Malaysia Charity Shield match on 29 January 2011. Safiq played as a starter before being substituted with Fitri Shazwan in the 46th minute of the match.[25] Safiq scored his first goal of the season on 12 March 2011, in an away match against Negeri Sembilan. The match ended in a 2–1 victory for Selangor.[26] He added his second goal of the season on 16 April 2011 against Perak in a 1–0 home win.[27] Overall Safiq has scored 11 goals in all 2011 season competitions and made 26 league appearances with 23 times as a starter.

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.[28][29]

In August 2011 after the 2011 Malaysia Cup campaign ended, Safiq was given a three-week trial from the Welsh club, Cardiff City with the help of the Cardiff owner, Chan Tien Ghee who is also a Malaysian,[30][31] along with fellow Malaysian Safee Sali.[32] Safiq officially underwent his three-week trial began on 24 November 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011.[33][34]

On 24 October 2011, Safiq refused to undergo a trial with the Indonesian, Arema-Pelita club.[35]

On 30 November 2011, Safiq was honoured with the FAM National Football Awards for the Best Midfielder Award, as voted by the public.[36]

For the 2012 season, Safiq scored his first goal of the season in his season debut match in a 2–2 draw against Negeri Sembilan on 10 January 2012 at Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi.[37] He continued his good form with the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Perak the following week.[38] On 18 February 2012, Safiq scored twice in a 0–4 win over Shahzan Muda for the FA Cup match in Temerloh Mini Stadium. On 25 August 2012, Safiq scored the first goal in a 2–2 draw against Pahang for the Malaysia Cup group stage match. Three days later, in the Malaysia Cup campaign, Safiq scored a winning goal through a penalty kick in the 80th minute of the match. As Selangor advanced to the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Cup, Safiq's other goal came in a 1–3 win over Johor FC on 25 September 2012 in the first leg. Safiq concluded his 2012 season with 10 goals in all competitions.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

After his contract with Selangor expired on 30 November 2012, Safiq was set to join Johor Darul Ta'zim for the 2013 season. On 1 December 2013, he signed a one-year contract with an option for another year with the club.[39][40] It was reported that Safiq was among the highest-paid local players with a monthly salary of RM 70,000 (around US$17,000).[41] Safiq made his debut and scored in the opening match of the 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. On 31 November 2015, 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. Safiq was named as the 2015 AFC Cup's Most Valuable Player and lauded his Johor Darul Ta’zim teammates after the club became the first from Malaysia to claim a continental title.[42]

On 14 December 2015, Safiq signed a new four-year contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim until 2019.[43]

On 2 November 2018, Safiq leaves Johor Darul Ta'zim after six seasons. According to club owner, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim described Safiq, who signed from Selangor back in 2013, as one of his best players as he helped the Southern Tigers achieve success in both domestic and international competitions. He added in his latest Facebook post, “In my sincere opinion, he (Safiq) has been the most successful player at Johor Darul Ta’zim and has helped the Southern Tigers achieve our goals. The most successful player, the best captain in the history of JDT and a great player who has not only contributed to JDT, but also to Selangor and the national team”. Then, Tunku Ismail said the door would always be open for Safiq to return in the future. Safiq won multiple trophies with JDT, including five straight Super League titles since 2014, the 2015 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup, the 2016 FA Cup and the 2017 Malaysia Cup. He also won the 2010 ASEAN Football Federation title with the national senior squad as well as the gold medal with the under-23 squad in the 2009 Laos SEA Games.[44]

Melaka United

On 10 December 2018, Safiq joined Melaka United for the 2019 Malaysian league season. He signed a one-year contract for a Malacca-city-based club, alongside his national teammate, Razman Roslan and also Felda United's former captain Shukor Adan.[45][46]

Return to Johor Darul Ta'zim

Safiq returned to Johor Darul Ta'zim in February 2021 after playing for two seasons with Melaka United.[3] On 3 July 2023, Safiq came off the bench and scored his 50th Malaysia Super League goal in a 6-1 win over Kuala Lumpur City.

International career

Youth

Safiq started his international career with Malaysia U-20 team at aged 17 under K. Rajagobal. He has participated in 2004 AFC Youth Championship which Malaysia has lost 0–3 to China PR in the quarterfinal. Safiq also was part of the team which qualified for the 2006 AFC Youth Championship in India which they were finished at the bottom place of the group stage.[47]

Malaysia U-23

Safiq was called up by Malaysia U-23 national coach K.Rajagobal for 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos. In that tournament, he captained the team throughout the campaign and scoring 3 goals to assist the national U-23 sides to win the gold medal for the first time after 20 years since the team won it in 1989.

Senior

Safiq has represented Malaysia since 2005. He earned his first full international cap against Myanmar in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship in January 2007 at age 20.[48] 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.

Safiq scored twice from a free kick in a friendly against Singapore on 8 and 12 June 2012 consecutively.[49][50] On 16 October 2012, he scored another goal, again from a free kick in a 3–0 win over Hong Kong.[51]

On 27 January 2015, FIFA.com has published an article about his expertise in taking a free kick after skippering his side to a runners-up finish in 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup. Safiq who also the top-scorer during the tournament has scored 5 goals from set pieces.[52]

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 comeback, the national team became more spirit with a short pass, (tiki-taka) playing style.

On 10 October 2017, Safiq was shown a straight red card 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match away to Hong Kong for stamping on Daniel Cancela. Malaysia lost the match 0-2.[53]

Safiq is also part of the Malaysian team that qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. He played 2 matches against Turkmenistan and Bahrain in Third Round Group E Qualification.[54][55]

2010 AFF Championship

Safiq was selected by Malaysia to captain the Malaysian team in the 2010 AFF Championship co-hosted by Indonesia and Vietnam. Safiq made all 7 appearances throughout the tournament. It was the first time in history that Malaysia won the AFF Championship title.[56]

2012 AFF Championship

Safiq made his first 2012 AFF Championship in a 0–3 defeat to Singapore in their group stage first match on 25 November 2012.[57] On 28 November 2012, Safiq scored the opening goal with a free kick in 1–4 win over Laos.[58]

2014 AFF Championship

On 19 November 2014, Safiq was named in the Malaysia squad for the 2014 AFF Championship.[59] On 26 November 2014, Safiq scored one goal in a 2–3 defeat to Thailand. He scored the match first goal in the 28th minute before Adisak Kraisorn made an equaliser 2 minutes before the half time.[60]

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.

Malaysia XI

On 13 and 16 July 2011, Safiq captained the Malaysia XI in their matches against Arsenal and Liverpool. 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 to Liverpool.

Personal life

Safiq is the oldest child of Rahim bin Muhd. Yatim and Aidah binti Majid.[61] He has a sister, Safiqa.

Safiq is married to Malaysian professional ten-pin bowler, Zandra Aziela.[62]

On 7 May 2024, Safiq was accosted by two individuals on a motorcycle who threatened him with a hammer and smashed his car's window. Two people were arrested, one of whom was later released.[63]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 December 2023[64][65][66]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League[a] Cup League Cup Continental[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Selangor 2006–07 Malaysia Super League 3 0 2 0 2 0 — 7 0
2007–08 Malaysia Super League 17 0 5 0 4 0 — 26 0
Total 20 0 7 0 6 0 — 33 0
PLUS 2009 Malaysia Super League 10 2 1 0 4 0 — 15 2
Total 10 2 1 0 4 0 — 15 2
Selangor 2010 Malaysia Super League 26 7 6 0 7 1 6 1 45 9
2011 Malaysia Super League 26 7 4 0 10 4 — 40 11
2012 Malaysia Super League 24 5 1 2 9 3 — 34 10
Total 76 19 11 2 26 8 6 1 119 30
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2013 Malaysia Super League 18 1 4 0 7 2 — 29 3
2014 Malaysia Super League 20 1 3 0 9 4 — 32 5
2015 Malaysia Super League 19 7 1 0 7 4 13 4 40 15
2016 Malaysia Super League 17 4 7 2 5 1 9 8 38 15
2017 Malaysia Super League 21 9 4 0 7 2 9 4 41 15
2018 Malaysia Super League 13 2 4 0 1 0 7 1 25 3
Total 108 24 23 2 36 13 38 17 205 56
Melaka United 2019 Malaysia Super League 21 3 1 0 8 1 — 30 4
2020 Malaysia Super League 10 1 0 0 1 0 — 11 1
Total 31 4 1 0 9 1 – 41 5
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2021 Malaysia Super League 13 0 – 9 0 6 0 28 0
2022 Malaysia Super League 14 0 4 1 4 0 3 0 25 1
2023 Malaysia Super League 9 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 15 1
Total 36 1 4 1 17 0 11 0 68 2
Career Total 281 50 47 5 98 22 55 18 481 95
  1. ^ Including Malaysia Charity Shield
  2. ^ Including AFC Cup and AFC Champions League

International

As of 11 June 2022[67][68]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals Ratio
Malaysia 2007 1 0 0.00
2009 7 0 0.00
2010 9 0 0.00
2011 8 4 0.50
2012 15 4 0.27
2013 5 0 0.00
2014 13 6 0.46
2015 9 1 0.11
2016 1 0 0.00
2017 6 0 0.00
2018 1 0 0.00
2022 6 1 0.16
Total 81 16 0.20

International goals

As of match played 8 June 2022. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Safiq goal.[67][68]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 July 2009 KLFA Stadium, Cheras, Malaysia  Zimbabwe 1–0 4–0 Friendly
30 December 2009 KLFA Stadium, Cheras, Malaysia  Syria 1–0 4–1 Friendly
2–1
1. 9 February 2011 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Hong Kong 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 29 June 2011 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Malaysia  Chinese Taipei 1–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 3 July 2011 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 2–1 2–3 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 13 November 2011 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India  India 1–0 1–1 Friendly
5. 8 June 2012 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 2–0 2–2 Friendly
6. 12 June 2012 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Singapore 2–0 2–0 Friendly
7. 16 October 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 2–0 3–0 Friendly
8. 28 November 2012 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Malaysia  Laos 1–0 4–1 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup
17 March 2013 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Saudi Arabia 1–2 1–4 Friendly
9 October 2013 Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, China  United Arab Emirates 1–3 1–3 Friendly
9. 26 November 2014 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Thailand 2–1 2–3 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
10. 29 November 2014 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 2–1 3–1 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
11. 7 December 2014 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Vietnam 1–0 1–2 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
12. 11 December 2014 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 2–1 4–2 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
13. 20 December 2014 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Malaysia  Thailand 1–0 3–2 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
14. 3–0
15. 3 September 2015 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
16. 1 June 2022 National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia  Hong Kong 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Note:
  Non-FIFA matches

Honours

Club

Selangor

Johor Darul Ta'zim

International

Malaysia U-18
Malaysia U-23
Malaysia

Individual

Awards

Performances

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Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safiq_Rahim