Syahmi Safari

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Safari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Syahmi. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Muhammad Syahmi bin Safari (born 5 February 1998) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team. He plays mainly as a right-back but also can deploy as a right winger.

Syahmi Safari

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Syahmi bin Safari^[1]^[2]
Date of birth	(1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kuala Selangor, Malaysia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)^[3]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Number	91
Youth career
2012–2013	Bukit Jalil Sports School
2013–2014	Harimau Muda C
2015–2016	Selangor U19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Selangor	80	(11)
2022–	Johor Darul Ta'zim	15	(2)
International career^‡
2013–2017	Malaysia U19	15	(4)
2016–2019	Malaysia U23	20	(2)
2018–	Malaysia	24	(1)
Honours Men's football Representing  Malaysia Sea Games 2017 AFF Championship Runner-up 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2022

Club career

Early life

Born and raised in Kuala Selangor, Syahmi was in the Selangor's youth team at the age of 17, having arrived from local side Bukit Jalil Sport School and Harimau Muda C.^{[citation needed]}

Selangor

Syahmi was a key player for Selangor President Cup and Academy, making 46 appearances and scoring two goals. In December 2016, Selangor head coach, P. Maniam confirmed that Syahmi would be definitely promoted to Selangor's first team.^[4] Syahmi marked his debut and play 90 minutes of a 2–0 win against Penang in Super League match. On 4 February 2017, Syahmi scored his first Super League goal (and his first goal with Selangor's first team) against PKNS FC, which Selangor lost 5–3.^[5]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

On 13 January 2022, it was announced that Syahmi had agreed to sign with champions Johor Darul Ta'zim.^[6] He was assigned the number 91.

International career

On 25 August 2016, Syahmi was called up to the Malaysia U-21 for AFF Championship Under-21 in 2016. Syahmi also made appearances during 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 March 2023^[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		League Cup^[b]		Continental^[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Selangor	2017	Malaysia Super League	19	3	1	0	6	1	—		26	4
	2018	Malaysia Super League	13	5	5	1	3	0	—		21	6
	2019	Malaysia Super League	17	2	1	1	10	0	—		28	3
	2020	Malaysia Super League	10	0	0	0	1	0	—		11	0
	2021	Malaysia Super League	21	1	0	0	6	0	—		27	1
	Total		80	11	7	2	26	1	—		113	14
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2022	Malaysia Super League	11	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	12	2
	2023	Malaysia Super League	4	1	0	0	0	0	—		4	1
Career total			95	13	8	3	26	1	0	0	128	16

1. Includes Malaysia FA Cup
2. Includes Malaysia Cup
3. Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup

International

As of match played 27 May 2022^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2018	12	1
	2019	6	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	1	0
Total		24	1

International goals

As of match played 5 December 2018. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Syahmi Safari goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 December 2018	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	11	Thailand	1–1	2–2	2018 AFF Championship

Honours

Club

Selangor

• President Cup: 2017

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2022
• Malaysia Charity Shield: 2022,2023
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2022
• Malaysia Cup: 2022

International

Malaysia U23

• Southeast Asian Games

  Silver Medal: 2017^[9]

Malaysia

• AFF Championship runner-up: 2018

Individual

• 2018 AFF Championship: Best Goal ^[10]
• 2018 AFF Championship: Best Eleven ^[11]
• AFF Best XI: 2019 ^[12]

References

1. "Syahmi Safari Profile". Football Association of Malaysia. 20 January 2017.
2. "Terima Kasih Dan Selamat Maju Jaya, Wak Mi!". 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
3. "Syahmi Safari FA Selangor". faselangor.my. 20 January 2017.
4. "Syahmi 'new asset' on Selangor for 2017 season". kosmo. 20 January 2017.
5. "PKNS 5–3 Selangor". faselangor.my. 4 February 2017.
6. "Syahmi Safari sah milik JDT" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 13 January 2022.
7. "Syahmi Safari: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
8. "Syahmi Safari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
9. "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
10. "AFF AWARDS: Quang Hai, Pitsamai claim top honours". 8 November 2019.
11. "2018 AFF Suzuki Cup Best XI".
12. "AFF AWARDS: Quang Hai, Pitsamai claim top honours". 8 November 2019.

External links

• Syahmi Safari at Soccerway
• Profile at faselangor.my