Akhyar Rashid

Akhyar Rashid
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Akhyar bin Abdul Rashid
Date of birth (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 19
Youth career
2015–2017 Kedah U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Kedah 20 (3)
2019– Johor Darul Ta'zim 48 (6)
International career
2015 Malaysia U17
2017–2018 Malaysia U19 14 (6)
2017–2019 Malaysia U23 24 (6)
2018– Malaysia 43 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023

Muhammad Akhyar bin Abdul Rashid (born 1 May 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a Winger for Malaysia Super League side Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

Early life

Born in Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia, Akhyar grew up playing football from a young age, stating previously his brothers participation in the sport encouraged him to play. He is also known as Mat Yat by Kedah fans.

Club career

Kedah

Akhyar first played and joined the Kedah youth academy when he was 15 years old. He was given another change at Kedah first youth eleven. He spent time in Youth Cup played for Kedah Under-19. On 16 October 2017, he helped Kedah U-19 to win the first ever cup. In January 2015, he even had a month-long training stint with Cardiff City Academy in the United Kingdom.

On 4 March 2017, Akhyar made his first-team debut for 2017 season coming on as a substitute for Syazwan Zainon in the 80th minute of 4–0 win at Darul Aman. He scored his senior goals on 27 July 2017 in a Malaysia Cup match against Melaka United in victory win 6–2.

On 11 February 2018, Akhyar has scored his first goals on his 7th appearance for Kedah FA in the Malaysia Super League match against PKNP in a 0–1 win at Penang State Stadium.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 29 December 2018, Akhyar signed a contract with Johor Darul Ta'zim.

International career

Youth

Akhyar has represented Malaysia at all youth level from the under 16-side to the under-23 sides. He was a member of the Malaysia U17 in ASIAN Inter School Championship 2015 that took place in China in August 2015.

Akhyar was part of the national team for the 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship that took place in Yangon, Myanmar. He scored 3 goals in 5 appearances during the matches. He has played in the final against Thailand which Malaysia lost 2–0. On 26 October 2017, Akhyar was selected to play in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in Paju, South Korea. Akhyar played a large role in the Malaysia under-19s during the qualification campaign. He scored 1 goals in 4 matches which confirmed Malaysia under-19s qualification to the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship for the first time in 11 years after finishing as one of the five best group runners-up. Akhyar was named in the Malaysia under 19 squad for 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in the Indonesia. He has not played in the final against Myanmar which Malaysia win 4–3.

On 15 October 2018, he was named in the under-19 side for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.

Akhyar made 6 appearances in 2017 Southeast Asian Games for Malaysia U23. He has played in the final against Thailand which Malaysia lost 0–1 due to an own goal scored by Malaysian keeper Haziq Nadzli. On 23 November 2017, Akhyar has been enlisted in Malaysia U22's 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship and on 29 December 2017 he was selected to play at the tournament.

Akhyar was named in the 20-man Malaysia Squad for the 2018 Asian Games. On 15 August, Akhyar scored a goal in a 3–1 win over Kyrgyzstan.

Senior

In March 2018, Akhyar was called up to the Malaysian national team for the matches against Mongolia. On 22 March 2018, he earned his first international cap for Malaysia in the friendly match against Mongolia, coming on as a substitute for Mahali Jasuli in the 45th minute. In just his first appearance for Malaysia, Akhyar scored his first international goal.

On 4 November 2018, he was named in the Malaysia national team for the 2018 AFF Championship.

In June 2019, Akhyar was named in the 23-man for the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Timor-Leste which Malaysia won 7–1 in the first leg and 5–1 in the second leg. Akhyar scored a goal in each match.

On 23 March 2022, in what was Malaysia's first match under the new head coach Kim Pan-gon, Akhyar scored a brace against the Philippines, resulting in a 2–0 victory.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 May 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kedah 2017 Malaysia Super League 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 6 1
2018 Malaysia Super League 17 3 1 0 2 1 20 4
Total 20 3 2 0 4 2 0 0 26 5
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2019 Malaysia Super League 19 3 1 0 7 0 4 0 30 3
2020 Malaysia Super League 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1
2021 Malaysia Super League 9 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 1
2022 Malaysia Super League 7 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 12 3
2023 Malaysia Super League 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 48 6 2 0 10 2 10 0 68 8
Career total 68 9 3 0 11 2 10 0 94 13
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in Malaysia FA Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in Malaysia Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

As of 6 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2018 13 1
2019 10 3
2021 5 1
2022 4 2
2023 5 3
Total 41 10

International goals

As of match played 6 September 2023. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Akhyar Rashid goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 March 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia 1  Mongolia 2–1 2–2 Friendly
2 7 June 2019 15  Timor-Leste 7–1 7–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 11 June 2019 16 4–0 5–1
4 5 October 2019 19  Sri Lanka 4–0 6–0 Friendly
5 6 December 2021 Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore 23  Cambodia 2–0 3–1 2020 AFF Championship
6 23 March 2022 Kallang Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 27  Philippines 1–0 2–0 2022 FAS Tri-Nations Series
7 2–0
8 23 March 2023 Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor, Malaysia 37  Turkmenistan 1–0 1–0 Friendly
9 28 March 2023 38  Hong Kong 1–0 2–0
10 6 September 2023 East Town Sports Park Stadium, Chengdu, China 41  Syria 1–2 2–2

Malaysia Under-23

Akhyar Rashid – goals for Malaysia U23
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 August 2018 Changzhou, China  China 0–1 2–1 Friendly
2. 10 August 2018 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  United Arab Emirates 2–0 2–0 Friendly
3. 15 August 2018 Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung, Indonesia  Kyrgyzstan 1–2 1–3 2018 Asian Games
4. 22 March 2019 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Philippines 1–0 3–0 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
5. 22 March 2019 Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Philippines 2–0 3–0 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
6. 2 December 2019 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines  Timor-Leste 4–0 4–0 Football at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games – Men's tournament

Malaysia Under-19

Akhyar Rashid – goals for Malaysia U19
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 September 2017 Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Laos 2–1 4–1 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
2. 4 September 2017 Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Laos 3–1 4–1 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
3. 8 September 2017 Thuwunna Stadium, Myanmar  Timor-Leste 0–1 0-3 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
4. 8 November 2017 Paju Public Stadium, South Korea  Indonesia 0–2 1-4 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
5. 4 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia  Cambodia 0–2 0–2 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
6. 8 July 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, Indonesia  Timor-Leste 1–1 1–1 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Honours

Kedah

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Malaysia U-19

Malaysia U-23

Malaysia

Individual

Personal life

Akhyar's elder brother Rafdi Rashid was a former striker for Kedah. His older sister Nurrashidah Rashid currently a Malaysian national Sepak takraw player.


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