Zhafri Yahya

Zhafri bin Yahya (born 25 September 1994) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Kuala Lumpur City.

Early life
He began playing futsal when he was 10 years old, and he spent a lot of time in the amateur leagues at Under-12 and Under-17 levels with Remaja Semangat Pejuang. Later, he was chosen to play for Selangor Under-15 and Under-17 football sides in at the national schools MSSM football tournament.

PKNS
After finishing school, he joined PKNS for the Under-21 Piala Presiden.

UiTM
He then continued his studies at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Seri Iskandar, Perak, where he majored in Diploma in Quantity Surveyor. He was given the opportunity to represent UiTM FC in the Malaysia Premier League while studying at UiTM.

Selangor
He played for the Selangor's Piala Presiden team after completing three years of diploma before being loaned to Kuala Lumpur FA (currently known as Kuala Lumpur City).

Kuala Lumpur City
Zhafri joined current club Kuala Lumpur City (formerly Kuala Lumpur FA) in December 2015. He was part of the team that won the 2021 Malaysia Cup.

International career
Zhafri was called up for national team for the first time by new head coach Kim Pan Gon replacing Darren Lok for the international friendly matches with Philippines and Singapore. He did not play in either match.

Honours

 * Malaysia
 * King's Cup runner-up: 2022


 * Kuala Lumpur City
 * Malaysia Premier League: 2017
 * Malaysia Cup: 2021
 * AFC Cup runner-up: 2022
 * Piala Sumbangsih runner-up: 2022