Farhan Abu Bakar

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abu Bakar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Farhan.

Mohd Farhan Bin Abu Bakar (born 14 February 1993) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan.^[3]

Farhan Abu Bakar

Personal information
Full name	Mohd Farhan Bin Abu Bakar^[1]
Date of birth	(1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 30)^[1]
Place of birth	Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Kelantan
Number	1
Youth career
2008	Bukit Jalil Sports School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Harimau Muda B	14	(0)
2012–2015	Harimau Muda A	24	(0)
2016–2021	Kedah Darul Aman	21	(0)
2018	→ Petaling Jaya Rangers (loan)	9	(0)
2019	→ Selangor II (loan)	0	(0)
2022	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	1	(0)
2023–	Kelantan	0	(0)
International career^‡
2015–	Malaysia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of Disember 17, 2017

International career

Farhan has represented Malaysia national team in 2013 Summer Universiade as a second choice goalkeeper after Izham Tarmizi. In an opening game against Italy, Farhan coming off the bench in the 72nd minute and gave a tremendous performance when he saved two penalty kicks in the 73rd and 78th minute. Malaysia won the game by 2–0.^[4]

Farhan played for Harimau Muda B in 2015 under head coach Razip Ismail.^[5]

Farhan earned his first senior national cap in a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 17 June 2016, which Malaysia lost 0–2.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 August 2018^[7]

Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Malaysia			League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Asia		Total
2011	Harimau Muda B	Malaysia Premier League	14	0	0	0	–				14	0
Total			14	0	0	0	–				14	0
Singapore			League		Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2012	Harimau Muda	S.League	5	0	–						5	0
2015			10	0	–						21	0
Total			15	0	–						15	0
Malaysia			League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Asia		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2016	Kedah	Malaysia Super League	14	0	6	0	1	0	–		21	0
2017			7	0	0	0	3	0	–		10	0
Total			21	0	6	0	4	0	0	0	31	0
2018	Petaling Jaya Rangers	Malaysia FAM League	9	0	2	0	0	0	–		11	0
2019	PKNS	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			59	0	7	0	5	0	0	0	71	0

Note

For 2013 season Farhan undergoes Centralized Training Camp in Slovakia and for 2014 he played at National Premier Leagues Queensland representing Harimau Muda A

International

As of 17 June 2016^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2016	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Club

Kedah FA

• Malaysia FA Cup: 2017
• Malaysia Cup: 2016
• Charity Shield: 2017

References

1. "Athlete Information - ABU BAKAR, Mohd Farhan Bin". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Universiade 2013. 6 July 2013.
2. "Farhan Abu Bakar - Player Profile". www.eurosport.co.uk. Eurosport. 9 September 2017.
3. "Sembilan Tahun Menanti, Impian Farhan Akhirnya Tercapai". www.mstar.com.my. mStar. 5 January 2016.
4. "Match Report ITA - MAS" (PDF). universiade2013.sportresult.com. Universiade 2013. 5 July 2013.
5. "Harimau Muda reveals 26-man squad for 2015 season". www.sleague.com. S.League. 23 February 2015.
6. "Embarrassing: Malaysian football team humbled by Papua New Guinea". www.nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 17 June 2016.
7. "Farhan Abu Bakar". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
8. "Abu Bakar, Farhan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

External links

• Farhan Abu Bakar at Soccerway
• Farhan Abu Bakar at National-Football-Teams.com