| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmad Zikri bin Mohd Khalili | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Bandar Tun Razak, Pahang, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Selangor | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015 | Malaysia Pahang Sports School | ||
| 2016 | Bukit Jalil Sport School | ||
| 2017–2019 | Mokhtar Dahari Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Selangor II | 10 | (0) |
| 2020– | Selangor | 39 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Malaysia U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Malaysia U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2021– | Malaysia U23 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 28, 2021 | |||
Ahmad Zikri bin Mohd Khalili (Jawi: أحمد زكري بن محمد خليلي, IPA: [ahmad zɪkrɪ bɪn mohd khaɪlɪlɪ]; born 25 June 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Malaysia Super League club Selangor.
Club career
Early year
Zikri was born in Bandar Tun Razak, Pahang. Alongside with his current teammates Sikh Izhan Nazrel, he also a part of the Malaysia Pahang Sports School and Bukit Jalil Sports School until together make a transfer to AMD (Mokhtar Dahari Academy).
Selangor
Alongside with current teammates Izhan, Zikri moved to Selangor after graduated from AMD. He choose Selangor as the reason for the next destination to develop his talents. He represent academy club Selangor II and involved ten (10) matches for 2020 Malaysia Premier League season.
On 10 October 2020, Zikri make his senior debut and playing 90-minutes against FELDA United at Super League matches. He also involved the match against Melaka United at Malaysia Cup tournament, help the team going through the quarter-finals with a win by 2–1. On 2 December 2020, Selangor confirmed that Zikri would be definitely promoted to senior's first team for the 2021 season.
International career
Youth
Zikri has represented Malaysia at all youth level from the under 16-side to the under-19 sides. He represent the national team under-16 for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship that took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He played all matches on that tournament, but the squad failed to reach the knockout stage after their being eliminated at the group stage.
Then, he later moved up to represent the under 19s squad for 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in the Vietnam. Zikri almost played all matches at the tournament, including semi-finals and final matches. However, the squad suddenly lost by the hand of Australia in the final by 1–0. After that, he also be a part of the squad under 19s for 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, which he involved three matches at the group stage and help the team to through the final tournament.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Selangor II | 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Selangor | 2020 | Malaysia Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Malaysia Super League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
- Includes Malaysia FA Cup
- Includes Malaysia Cup
- Includes AFC Champions League, AFC Champions League 2 and AFC Cup
Honours
Club
Selangor
- Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2022
International
Malaysia U19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship runners up : 2019
Malaysia U23
- Merlion Cup Winner : 2023
References
- ^ Zainal, Zulhilmi (8 June 2020). "Meet Zikri Khalili: The Selangor FA youngster using sports science in effort to reach Europe". Goal. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- "Ahmad Zikri Khalili Profile". GSA. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- Msar, Syazwan (4 November 2019). "Dua tonggak B-18 pilih Selangor". MyMetro. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Selangor vs. FELDA United". Stadiumastro. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "Selangor vs. Melaka United". Stadiumastro. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- Hashim, Firdaus (2 December 2020). "'Ubi muda' Selangor II naik pangkat". MyMetro. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- "Senarai 23 Pemain ke Kejuaraan B16 AFC 2018". Football Association of Malaysia.
- "Malaysia tersingkir dari Piala Asia B16 2018". CNN Indonesia.
- "Malaysia in final after thrilling 4-3 win over Indonesia". The Star (Malaysia).
- "Maloney proud of second place finish despite final heartbreak". Goal.
- Zikri Khalili at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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- Malaysian men's footballers
- Selangor F.C. players
- Malaysia Premier League players
- 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
- Malaysia Super League players
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Footballers from Selangor
- Men's association football forwards
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
- SEA Games competitors for Malaysia