Aliff Haiqal

Aliff Haiqal bin Lokman Hakim Lau (born 11 July 2000) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Penang, on loan from Selangor and the Malaysia national team.

Club career PKNS Aliff started his career at PKNS youth team and made his professional debut in a Super League match against Melaka United on 16 July 2019. He only played two matches with the club on that season.

Selangor With the departure of PKNS FC from a part in professional football and has been changed sides to become 'Reserve Team' (now as Selangor II) for Selangor Football Club, Aliff switch sides to join the club and been choose to stay under with reserve team. He made his debut and scored his first goal for Selangor II on 28 August 2020 against Kuching in a 2020 Malaysia Premier League matches.

He broke into the senior team for the first time as an unused substitute in a Super League match against UiTM on 26 September 2020. Later, he was promoted to the first team on 2 December 2020 ahead of the 2021 season.

International career Aliff has played for several Malaysian youth sides. He played for the U-16 team and U-19 team from 2014 to 2019, and gradually made his way into the older classes. On 14 December 2022, Aliff made his debut with senior team in a friendly match against Maldives after coming on as a substitute at 70th minute in place of Mukhairi Ajmal.

On 11 July 2026, Aliff was named in the 26-man team in preparation for the 2026 ASEAN Championship. This was his first call-up to the national team since the 2022 AFF Championship, when he made two appearances off the bench against Myanmar and Laos.

Personal Life Aliff was born in Kajang, Selangor to a Malaysian Chinese father and Malay mother.

Honours Selangor Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2022 Malaysia Super League runner-up: 2023 MFL Challenge Cup: 2024-25