Shahrel Fikri

Muhammad Shahrel Fikri bin Mohd Fauzi (born 17 October 1994) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an forward for PDRM and the Malaysia national team.^[3][4]

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

Shahrel Fikri

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Shahrel Fikri bin Mohd Fauzi
Date of birth	(1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	Tawau, Malaysia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	PDRM
Number	10
Youth career
2013–2015	Perak U-21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	PKNP	53	(29)
2018	→ Nakhon Ratchasima (loan)	10	(1)
2019	→ Perak (loan)	18	(1)
2019–2020	Perak	11	(10)
2021–2022	Selangor	25	(2)
2023	Negeri Sembilan	16	(6)
2024–	PDRM	0	(0)
International career‡
2017–	Malaysia	20	(5)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Malaysia AFF Championship Runner-up 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 20, 2023

Club career

Beginnings

Shahrel was born in Tawau, Sabah, but was raised in Sitiawan in Manjung, a district that is approximately 80 km southwest of Ipoh, Perak. Shahrel began his football career at Perak U-21 in 2013 as the team played in Malaysia President Cup and King's Gold Cup.^[5] He managed to score 10 goals during his debut season and has scored 30 goals over 3 seasons with the team. Shahrel also represented Perak state team in 2014 Sukma Games hosted by Perlis. He scored 2 goals as Perak beat Johor 3–1 in the final.^[6]

Shahrel has been offered a contract to play with Harimau Muda B in early 2014 but failed the medical test due to a heart problem.^[6]

PKNP FC

Shahrel joined Malaysia FAM League club PKNP FC in 2016 from Perak U-21 team.^[7] He made his league debut in 0–0 draw in away match against KDMM coming from bench on 28 February 2016.^[8] His first and second goals for PKNP FC came from 0–5 win over PBMM on 9 March 2017.^[9] Shahrel made 20 appearances and 13 goals in his debut season with PKNP FC.

After the end of the 2017 domestic season, Shahrel rumoured to be on his way out of the club, in a surprising turn of events, the club has just announced that Shahrel have instead extended his contract with the team until 2020. A whole host of clubs have been linked with the signature of Shahrel including Perak, Terengganu and Johor Darul Ta'zim.^[10][11]

Nakhon Ratchasima

Shahrel became the third Malaysian to play in the Thai League 1 in 2018, after he joined Nakhon Ratchasima on loan, on 25 June 2018.^[12] He made his debut for Nakhon Ratchasima in a 1–1 draw against Sukhothai on 30 June 2018. Shahrel scored his first goal in a League Cup tie against Ranong United, scoring the equaliser in 73rd minute of the match, the match finished 3–2.

Negeri Sembilan FC

He was officially announced as a new Negeri Sembilan FC player on 8 January 2023. He scored his first goal for the club against TRW Kelantan as his side won 4-2 on 2 April 2023.

International career

On 4 August 2017, Shahrel was called up for the Malaysia national team central training from 14 August to prepare for three international friendly matches and second Group B match of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Hong Kong on 5 September 2017.^[13]

Shahrel made his debut for Malaysia national team in a 1–2 friendly loss against Syria, replacing Syazwan Zainon for the final 23 minutes in Malacca, Malaysia.^[14] On 10 September 2018, Shahrel scored his first international goal in the match against Cambodia. Shahrel scored his first international hat-trick in the joint World Cup 2022 and Asia Cup 2023 qualifier match against Timor Leste on June 11, 2019.

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2023^[15][16]

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup[lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
PKNP
	2016	Malaysia FAM League	20	13	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	13
	2017	Malaysia Premier League	21	11	4	3	7	6	–	–	32	20
	2018	Malaysia Super League	12	5	5	4	0	0	–	–	17	9
	Total		53	29	9	7	7	6	–	–	69	42
Nakhon Ratchasima (loan)
	2018	Thai League 1	10	1	0	0	2	1	–	–	12	2
	Total		10	1	0	0	2	1	–	–	12	2
Perak (loan)	2019	Malaysia Super League	18	1	6	1	8	2	–	–	32	4
Perak	2020	Malaysia Super League	11	10	0	0	1	0	–	–	12	10
	Total		29	11	6	1	9	2	–	–	44	14
Selangor	2021	Malaysia Super League	12	1	–	–	6	1	–	–	18	2
	2022	Malaysia Super League	13	1	3	0	3	0	–	–	19	1
	Total		25	2	3	0	9	1	–	–	37	3
Negeri Sembilan	2023	Malaysia Super League	16	6	2	1	0	0	–	–	18	7
	Total		16	6	2	1	0	0	–	–	18	7
Career total			134	49	20	9	27	10	0	0	181	68

1. Includes Malaysia FA Cup and Thai FA Cup
2. Includes Malaysia Cup and Thai League Cup

International

As of 20 June 2023^[17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2017	1	0
	2018	11	1
	2019	3	4
	2021	4	0
	2023	1	0
Total		20	5

International goals

As of match played 11 June 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shahrel Fikri goal.

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

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 September 2018	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	5	Cambodia	3–1	3–1	Friendly
2	7 June 2019	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia	13	East Timor	2–0	7–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	11 June 2019		14		1–0	5–1
4					2–0
5					5–0

Honours

Youth

Perak U21

• Sukma Games

Gold Medal: 2014

Club

PKNP FC

• Malaysia FAM League runner-up: 2016

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2022

Perak

• Malaysia FA Cup runner-up:2019
• Malaysia Charity Shield Runner-up: 2019

Individual
FAM Football Awards

• Best Striker Award: 2017

References

1. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Players - Shahrel Fikri Fauzi". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
2. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Players - Shahrel Fikri Fauzi". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
3. "Skuad Liga Perdana". www.pknpfc.com.my. PKNP FC. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
4. "Mesin gol, Shahrel Fikri -- impiannya hampir musnah kerana masalah jantung". www.stadiumastro.com. Stadium Astro. 6 July 2017.
5. Kin Fai, Ooi (18 September 2017). "Sepak takraw, valve regurgitation and the coach that keeps Shahrel burning". www.goal.com. Goal.com.
6. "Thank you coach, says Perak hero Shahrel". www.thestar.com.my. The Star Malaysia. 4 June 2014.
7. Syamim, Meor Abdullah (6 August 2017). "Bimbingan Dan Latihan Abu Bakar Fadzim Bantu Saya Kekal Konsisten - Shahrel Fikri". semuanyabola.com. Semuanya BOLA.
8. "KDMM FC vs PKNP FC". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Sistem Pengurusan Bolasepak FAM. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
9. "PB Melayu Malaysia vs PKNP FC". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Sistem Pengurusan Bolasepak FAM. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
10. "Shahrel Fikri extends contract with PKNP FC until 2020". Goal.com. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
11. Rufino, Shahrel Fikri watak penting (in Malay) Harian Metro. 9 June 2018.
12. article
13. "Senarai 24 pemain ke kem latihan pusat skuad Kebangsaan, Harimau Malaya (14 Ogos hingga 6 September 2017)". www.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 4 August 2017.
14. "Persahabatan: Malaysia 1-2 Syria". www.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 23 August 2017.
15. "Shahrel Fikri". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
16. "Muhammad Shahrel Fikri Md Fauzi". www.malaysianfootballleague.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
17. "Fauzi, Shahrel Fikri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

External links

• Shahrel Fikri at Soccerway
• Shahrel Fikri at National-Football-Teams.com