Ifwat Akmal

Mohd Ifwat Akmal bin Chek Kassim (born 10 August 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club PDRM and the Malaysia national team.

Club career Kedah Darul Aman Ifwat began his career with Kedah Darul Aman U21 team which has competed in the President Cup.

Ifwat amazing performances in the 2017 Malaysia Super League earn him to win the 2017 league 'Best Goalkeeper Award'.

On 21 January 2020, he played in the 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs against Hong Kong side, Tai Po in which Kedah Darul Aman won 5–1.

International career On 6 August 2016, Ifwat make his Malaysia national team debut at the age of 19 in a friendly match against rivals, Indonesia where he played the entire 90th minute.

In June 2019, Ifwat was called up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Timor-Leste where he played the entire match in the second leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round in a 5–1 win.

Career statistics Club

Honours Club Kedah Darul Aman Malaysia FA Cup: 2017, 2019 Malaysia Cup: 2016 Malaysia Charity Shield: 2017 Malaysia Super League runner-up: 2020, 2021 Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2017, 2019

International Malaysia U-23 Southeast Asian Games Silver Medal: 2017

Individual Man Of The Match Malaysia FA Cup Final: 2019 FAM Football Awards – Best Goalkeeper: 2017 Malaysia Super League Team of the Season: 2019 Kedah Sports Awards 2016 – Promising Athlete PFAM Player of the Month: March 2019