Arif Aiman Hanapi

Arif Aiman bin Mohd Hanapi (born 4 May 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohd Hanapi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Arif Aiman. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Arif Aiman Hanapi
Arif playing for Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2023
Personal information
Full name Arif Aiman bin Mohd Hanapi
Date of birth (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002
Place of birth Pahang, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Club information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number 42
Youth career
2015–2017 Mokhtar Dahari Academy
2018–2020 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Johor Darul Ta'zim 44 (5)
International career‡
2021– Malaysia 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

Aiman began his senior club with Johor Darul Takzim after playing for the youth club few years back. In 2021, he won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 2021 National Football Awards ceremony and create the nation's history after become the youngest player (19 years old) ever chosen as MVP, surpassing teammate Safawi Rasid, who was 21 when he was selected as MVP in 2018. He was also named Best Striker and Most Promising Player in that year’s awards.[2]

Club career

Youth career

Arif Aiman's talent was discovered during the Mykids programme in 2011/12, and he later joined the squad that won IberCup Costa Del Sol in 2015. He then decided to leave AMD at the end of 2018 to join JDT Academy in order to increase his playing opportunities. After playing for JDT in the Youth and President's Cups, he caught the attention of Malaysia U18 squad coach, Bojan Hodak, in early 2019.[3]

Arif Aiman is a product of the National Football Development Programme of Malaysia (NFDP) from 2015 to 2017 and then Johor Darul Ta'zim Academy. He played in all levels of the academy including JDT IV, JDT III, JDT II until he became a regular for the first team.

2020 season

Arif Aiman made his debut against Felda United on 14 March 2022 in the Malaysia Super League. He scored his first goal for the club against Kuching City F.C. in a 1-0 win in the Malaysia Cup.

2021 season

Arif made his first appearances in the 2021 season against UiTM after his fellow teammate Safawi Rasid was subbed off because of a knee injury. He also scored in that match. Arif was named in the 25 best ASEAN wonderkids in football.[4] On 22 June 2021, he made his debut in AFC Champions League in a 0-1 loss against Japanese club Nagoya Grampus.

International career

Arif made his first appearance for Malaysia in an unofficial friendly match against Kuwait on 23 May 2021 at the age of 19 years 19 days.[5] His official debut is against Bahrain on 29 May 2021. His first competitive match with Malaysia is against Vietnam in a 2022 World Cup Qualifier as a substitution in the 61st minute and end up losing 1-2.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 29 November 2022[7]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2020 Malaysia Super League 20—11——31
2021 Malaysia Super League 212—1015[lower-alpha 3]0—363
2022 Malaysia Super League 21344517[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0388
Career total 44544163120107712
Notes
  1. Malaysia FA Cup
  2. Malaysia Cup
  3. Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  4. Appearances in the 2022 Piala Sumbangsih

International
As of matches played 26 September 2022.[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 202180
202270
Total150

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim

Individual

References
  1. "Arif Aiman Mohd Hanapi FM 2021 Profile, Reviews". FM 2021 | Team, Player, League Review. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. "JDT winger Arif Aiman wins 2021 MVP award". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. "Youth Football Malaysia at Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. "NXGN 2021: The 25 best ASEAN wonderkids in football". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. HarimauMYstats
  6. "Malaysia vs. Vietnam - Football Match Summary - June 11, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. Arif Aiman Hanapi at Soccerway
  8. Arif Aiman Hanapi at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. "Johor Darul Ta'zim win 8th consecutive Malaysia Super League title". ESPN. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. "Keputusan pemenang ABK 2021 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan". Mysumber (in Malay). 22 December 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.