Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali (born 1 October 1992), simply known as Rizal, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for the Malaysia Super League club Sabah and Malaysia national team as a right-back but can also play as a wing-back.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Baling, Kedah, Malaysia[3] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back / Wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kedah Darul Aman | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | Perlis U21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Perlis | 20 | (8) |
| 2014–2021 | Kedah Darul Aman | 118 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Sabah | 40 | (2) |
| 2024 | Kedah Darul Aman | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Malaysia | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021 | |||
Club career
editPerlis
editRizal began his career with the Perlis youth team, Perlis President Cup. Later, he was promoted to the Perlis senior team in 2011 wearing number 15 jersey.[5] Rizal spent three seasons with Perlis senior team before signed with Kedah for the 2014 season.[6]
Kedah Darul Aman
editOn 17 October 2013, Rizal signed a contract with Kedah Darul Aman to play in 2014 season. He was registered with the number 34 jersey, before switching to jersey number 15 afterwards.[7] At the beginning of his appearances with Kedah Darul Aman, Rizal played as a winger. Somewhere in 2015, club's temporary coach, Ramon Marcote, has placed him as a right-back as Ramon feels that Rizal is better at that position. Therefore, he continues to serve as club's main right-back since then.[8]
Rizal scored a goal in the 2016 Malaysia Cup final which both team ended tied 1–1 after extra time. Kedah won 6–5 in the shootout and clinched the Malaysia Cup for the 2016.[9]
International career
editRizal made his first international appearance for Malaysia national team in a 0–0 draw friendly against Singapore on 7 October 2016.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 18 November 2022[11]
| Malaysia | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | Perlis | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 5 | |
| 2012 | Malaysia Premier League | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 8 | |||
| 2014 | Kedah Darul Aman | Malaysia Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 118 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Sabah | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 27 | 3 | |||
| Total | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 179 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 246 | 13 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 15 June 2021[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Honours
editClub
editKedah Darul Aman
- Malaysia Premier League: 2015
- Malaysian FA Cup: 2017, 2019
- Malaysia Cup: 2016
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2017
Individual
edit- Man of the Match Malaysia Cup final: 2016
- Best Defender Award: 2016
References
edit- ^ "Senarai 25 pemain skuad Harimau Malaysia bertemu Singapura pada 7 Oktober 2016". www.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Rizal Ghazali Player Profile". www.espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Mohd Rizal Ghazali dari 'budak' Baling ke Pemain Terbaik Piala Malaysia". www.malaysianreview.com. Malaysian Review. 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Rizal Ghazali Mahu Buka Lembaran Baharu Bersama Kedah". www.mstar.com.my. mStar. 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Liga Perdana 2012 : Review Ringkas Pasukan Perlis FA". bolasepakm.blogspot.my. Bolasepak Malaysia. 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Siapa Rizal Ghazali, Hero Piala Malaysia Kedah". www.tv14.my. TV 14. 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Rizal Ghazali to Kedah FA". www.hijaukuning.com. Hijaukuning.com. 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Biodata Rizal Ghazali". bloggerbolamalaysia.blogspot.my. Blogger Bola Malaysia. 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Rizal the hero as Kedah beat Selangor on pens in Malaysia Cup final". www.espnfc.com. ESPN FC. 30 October 2016.
- ^ ""I was nervous during the first 10 minutes"". www.goal.com. Goal.com. 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Rizal Ghazali". Soccerway.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Mohd Ghazali, Mohd Rizal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
External links
edit- Rizal Ghazali at Soccerway
- Rizal Ghazali at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rizal Ghazali on Instagram