Mohd Faiz Subri

Early life Faiz was born and raised in Ayer Hitam, Kedah. He is the third of five siblings. He received his primary and secondary education in Kedah, at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Laksamana and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Permatang Bonglai respectively, before transferring to Sekolah Menengah Teknik Arau in Perlis.

Club career

Kedah, Tambun Tulang, Perlis, T-Team Faiz began his football career playing for the Kedah youth team in 2006. In 2009, Faiz signed with FAM League club Tambun Tulang. He made 14 league appearances and 6 league goals during his season with the club. Tambun Tulang also Perlis in Piala Emas Raja-Raja 2009. He helped Penang FA earn second place in the 2015 Malaysia Premier League, and the team was consequently promoted to the 2016 Malaysia Super League.

Kuala Kangsar In March 2021, Faiz joined Kuala Kangsar FC.

Second spell with Penang In 2022, he returned to play for Penang for the second time.

International career Faiz was first called up to the Malaysia national team in 2012 and 2013 under K. Rajagopal, but he never made any appearance in either call-ups. After strong performance in 2015 with his team Penang, he was recalled to the national team in August 2015 under coach Dollah Salleh.

Style of play Faiz is an attacking midfielder who also plays as a winger and a striker. His playing style is characterized by his pace, long-range shooting, and passing range. Additionally, he frequently serves as a free-kick specialist for his teams.

FIFA Puskás Award 2016 On 16 February 2016, Faiz scored a free kick in a 4–1 win over Pahang FA at the City Stadium in George Town. Videos of his free kick soon went viral on social media, and he was nominated by the Football Association of Malaysia for the FIFA Puskás Award later that year.

In 2017, Faiz was awarded the FIFA Puskás Award for the free kick goal, becoming the first-ever Asian to have won the international award for the best goal of the year.

Career statistics Club

Honours Kelantan Malaysia FA Cup: 2013 Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2013

Penang Malaysia Premier League promotion: 2015 Individual FIFA Puskás Award: 2016 PFAM Player of the Month February: 2016 FAM Football Awards – FAM Special Award: 2016 – Penang

Awards and recognition

Companion of the Ahli Cemerlang Semangat Jerai Kedah (ASK) (2017)

Community Service Medal (PJM) (2025)