 Xavier with Timor-Leste national team in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olagar Fernando Malik Xavier | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Ainaro, Timor-Leste | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Thimphu City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Ponta Leste | ||
| 2023–2024 | Siem Reap | 11 | (5) |
| 2024– | Thimphu City | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Timor-Leste | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024 | |||
Olagar Fernando Malik Xavier (born 18 May 2003) is a Timorese professional footballer currently playing for Bhutan Premier League club Thimphu City and the Timor-Leste national team.
Club career
Ponta Leste
As a youth, Xavier played for Ponta Leste of the Liga Futebol Timor-Leste.
Siem Reap
On 15 September 2023, it was announced that Xavier had joined second tier Cambodian club Siem Reap which plays in the Cambodian League 2.
Thimphu City
On 25 April 2024, Xavier moved to Bhutan Premier League club Thimphu City making him the first Timorese footballer to play in the league. On 14 May, he scored a goal in a 3–1 league win against Tensung.
International career
Xavier made his senior international debut on 27 January 2022 in a friendly with Indonesia. Later that year, he was part of the Timor-Leste squad that competed in 2022 AFF Championship qualification. In August 2023, he competed for his nation in the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship. He scored the team's only goal in the competition in a 1–3 defeat to Malaysia in the final match of the group stage.
Xavier scored his first senior international goal on 11 December 2024 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium against Malaysia during the 2024 ASEAN Championship.
International career statistics
- As of match played 11 December 2024
| Timor-Leste national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 December 2024 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Malaysia |
1–1 | 2–3 | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
References
- "Done Deal". ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- Nai, Ngay. "MoIFA, Visakha lead CL2 rankings after week three". The Khmer Times. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- "Announcement". Siem Reap FC. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- Rajan, K. "Malaysia outclass Timor Leste to reach Asean Under-23 semi-finals". New Strait Times. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
External links
- Olagar Xavier at Soccerway
- Olagar Xavier at National-Football-Teams.com
- Olagar Xavier at Global Sports Archive
- 2003 births
- Living people
- East Timorese men's footballers
- Timor-Leste men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football forwards
- East Timorese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia
- East Timorese expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia
- Cambodian League 2 players