Syafiq Ahmad

Muhammad Syafiq bin Ahmad (born 28 June 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman, on loan from club Johor Darul Ta'zim, and the Malaysia national team.

Early life
Syafiq was born and raised in Sungai Ara in the state of Penang, Malaysia. As a child Syafiq represented his school, Sekolah Menengah Tunku Anum Tunku Abdul Rahman for tournaments under the age of 15 and 18.

Kedah Darul Aman
Syafiq made his debut in 2013 with Kedah on 20 August 2013 against LionsXII in a 2013 Malaysia Cup match. He came in from the bench on the 81st minute. His first Malaysia Premier League start is against Perlis on 24 January 2014 where Kedah won 4–1. On 16 May 2014, he scored his first league goal against Felda United which also was the winning goal.

Johor Darul Ta'zim
On 19 December 2017, Syafiq was signed by Malaysian giants Johor Darul Ta'zim in December. He made his debut in the 2018 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs against Thailand club, Muangthong United on 23 January 2018.

On 8 May 2019, Syafiq scored the only goal in the home match during the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage match against J1 League club, Kashima Antlers which give JDT the 3 points and also their first time that they have beaten a Japanese side.

Loan to Kedah Darul Aman
On 26 December 2021, Syafiq was loaned out to his former club ahead of the 2022 Malaysia Super League season. He went on to have a solid form throughout the season where on 15 June 2022, JDT cut short of his loan due to his impressive workrate.

On 5 March 2024, Syafiq once against returned to Kedah Darul Aman on loan ahead of the 2024–25 Malaysia Super League season.

Youth
Syafiq participated in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games with Malaysia U-23. He also participated in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games where Malaysia U-23 finished as silver medalist. He also played in the 2018 Asian Games.

Senior
Syafiq made his debut with Malaysia senior team in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification against North Korea on 13 November 2017. On 27 March 2018 during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification away match against Lebanon, he scored his first senior international goal.

On 5 October 2019, Syafiq scored his first career hat-trick in a 6–0 win during a friendly match against Sri Lanka.

Personal life
On 6 December 2020, Syafiq was driving when he got into an accident that killed 3 people. His 22 day old son, mother-in-law, and maid all died in the accident. Syafiq, his wife, and their 2-year-old daughter survived the crash.

Senior team

 * Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.

Malaysia U-23

Club
Kedah
 * Malaysia Premier League: 2015
 * Malaysian FA Cup: 2017
 * Malaysia Cup: 2016
 * Malaysia Charity Shield: 2017

Johor Darul Ta'zim
 * Malaysia Super League: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
 * Malaysia Cup: 2019, 2022
 * Malaysia Charity Shield: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
 * Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023

International
Malaysia U-23
 * Southeast Asian Games silver medal: 2017

Malaysia
 * AFF Championship runner-up: 2018
 * King's Cup runner-up: 2022