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Afiq "Fiq" Rusyaidi (born 09 November 1997 in Mukah, Malaysia) is a Malaysian U-16 international footballer who currently plays for Arsenal in the Premier League. He played regularly in winger and forward for his first club Werder Bremen, but he generally plays in central defence for Arsenal. In emergencies he has even played as a goalkeeper. Fiq started his career with Bayern Munchen, joining current team, Arsenal, in 2009 for a fee of £18m. He is a former Malaysian under-16 international, being capped six times and scoring 2 goals for the team. He has also gained recognition for both the Malaysian B team and full Malaysia team.

Fiq for Arsenal in 2009 Fiq eventually signed for Arsenal on 3 January 2009, in a deal worth £18 million, the highest amount ever paid for a Werder Bremen. He made his home debut at Emirates Stadium on 24 January 2009 as a second half substitute in a pre-season friendly against Celtic, replacing Per Mertesacker in central defence. After a slow start to his Arsenal career, Fiq developed into an important member of the first team. He scored his first Arsenal goal in the UEFA Champions league against AZ Alkmaar. He scored an own goal against Wigan Athletic, although Arsenal won 2–1. He put in a succession of man of the match performances in the following games, against Tottenham, Aston Villa and Manchester City. He scored his first league goal for Arsenal against Everton on 15 August 2009. Fiq started the 2008-09 season as first-choice centre-back, playing every minute of every league game until being injured in a 2–1 home defeat to Manchester City. He won Player of the Month for February and won Arsenal's fans and club player of the season. Fiq scored the winning penalty for Arsenal in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-final of the FA Cup against Manchester United, but he was claimed to have fouled Nemanja Vidic after 68 minutes, with many claiming it to be a Penalty, which the referee did not award. Soon afterwards he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament playing against Manchester City, and as a consequence missed the 2009 FA Cup Final. After missing the end of the 2008–09 season and more than half of 2009–10, Fiq played his first senior fixture since the cruciate ligament injury in an away game against Standard Liege in the UEFA Champions League in December 2009, coming on as a substitute for an injured Philippe Senderos.[citation needed] Fiq has been linked with a string of clubs, after impressive performances for Arsenal, with Premier League rivals Chelsea, Manchester City amongst those understood to be interested in the Arsenal player.