Syahmi Safari

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Safari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Syahmi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Muhammad Syahmi bin Safari (born 5 February 1998) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

Syahmi Safari

Syahmi with Johor Darul Ta'zim in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Syahmi bin Safari[1][2]
Date of birth	(1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kuala Selangor, Malaysia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number	91
Youth career
2012–2013	Bukit Jalil Sports School
2013–2014	Harimau Muda C
2015–2016	Selangor U19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Selangor	80	(11)
2022–	Johor Darul Ta'zim	26	(3)
International career‡
2013–2017	Malaysia U19	15	(4)
2016–2019	Malaysia U23	20	(2)
2018–	Malaysia	26	(1)
Medal record Representing  Malaysia Men's football AFF Championship Runner-up 2018 Malaysia under-23 Sea Games 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2023

Club career

Early life

Born and raised in Kuala Selangor, Syahmi was in the Selangor's youth team at the age of 17, having arrived from local side Bukit Jalil Sport School and Harimau Muda C.^{[citation needed]}

Selangor

Syahmi was a key player for Selangor President Cup and Academy, making 46 appearances and scoring two goals. In December 2016, Selangor head coach, P. Maniam confirmed that Syahmi would be definitely promoted to Selangor's first team.^[4] Syahmi marked his debut and play 90 minutes of a 2–0 win against Penang in Super League match. On 4 February 2017, Syahmi scored his first Super League goal (and his first goal with Selangor's first team) against PKNS FC, which Selangor lost 5–3.^[5]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 13 January 2022, it was announced that Syahmi had agreed to sign with champions Johor Darul Ta'zim.^[6] He was assigned the number 91.

International career

On 25 August 2016, Syahmi was called up to the Malaysia U-21 for the Under-21 AFF Championship in 2016. Syahmi also made appearances during the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur.

On 5 December 2018, he scored his first senior international goal against Thailand in the 2018 AFF Championship at the Rajamangala Stadium.

On 6 December 2021, Syahmi was called up to the Malaysia national football team for the 2020 AFF Championship, where he played at left back. He represented the nation at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023^[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Selangor	2017	Malaysia Super League	19	3	1	0	6	1	—		26	4
	2018	Malaysia Super League	13	5	5	1	3	0	—		21	6
	2019	Malaysia Super League	17	2	1	1	10	0	—		28	3
	2020	Malaysia Super League	10	0	0	0	1	0	—		11	0
	2021	Malaysia Super League	21	1	0	0	6	0	—		27	1
	Total		80	11	7	2	26	1	—		113	14
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2022	Malaysia Super League	11	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	12	2
	2023	Malaysia Super League	12	1	0	0	0	0	—		12	1
Career total			103	13	8	3	26	1	0	0	136	16

1. Includes Malaysia FA Cup
2. Includes Malaysia Cup
3. Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup

International

As of match played 14 June 2023^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2018	12	1
	2019	6	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	1	0
Total		25	1

International goals

As of match played 5 December 2018. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Syahmi Safari goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 December 2018	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	11	Thailand	1–1	2–2	2018 AFF Championship

Honours

Club

Selangor

• President Cup: 2017

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2022, 2023
• Malaysia Charity Shield: 2022, 2023
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023, 2024
• Malaysia Cup: 2022, 2023

International

Malaysia U23

• Southeast Asian Games

Silver Medal: 2017^[9]

Malaysia

• AFF Championship runner-up: 2018

Individual

• 2018 AFF Championship: Best Goal ^[10]
• 2018 AFF Championship: Best Eleven ^[11]
• AFF Best XI: 2019 ^[12]