Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak

Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak (born 3 August 1987) is a Malaysian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Personal life He is the younger of a set of twins; his brother Aidil Zafuan is also a footballer.

Club career

Negeri Sembilan FA Zaquan started representing the Negeri Sembilan FA football team in the 2004 SUKMA Games. He with his twin brother won the gold medal in the 2004 SUKMA Games football competition. In the 2005–06 season, he and his brother were promoted into the senior team, and Negeri Sembilan also won their first Malaysia Super League title.

His contract with Negeri Sembilan was scheduled to end at the end of the 2008 season. Zaquan and his brother had been attracting interest from several Slovak top league clubs. He had confirmed that he and his brother would sign a contract with an unnamed Slovak Corgoň Liga team after the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. However, he and Aidil remained with Negeri Sembilan.

Malaysian Armed Forces In December 2011, it was announced that Zaquan signed a contract with the Malaysia Premier League team, Malaysian Armed Forces FA. He has helped the club win the 2012 Malaysia Premier League title and reach the 2012 Malaysia Cup final before losing to Kelantan 3–2.

Johor Darul Ta'zim For the 2013 season, Zaquan joined the rebranded club Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. along with his twin brother. He suffered an ACL injury on April and left out for the rest of the season.

On 9 November 2013, it was announced that Zaquan was demoted to Johor Darul Ta'zim II in the Malaysia Premier League after one season playing for Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Perak TBG On 21 December 2016, Zaquan signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Perak. He scored his first goal for his new club in a 2–2 draw against Felda United. He then converted a penalty against Selangor FA in a 1–0 victory against the Red Giants.

Kuala Lumpur On 5 December 2017, Zaquan signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a dramatic 4–3 victory against Kedah FA. He scored his second goal for the club in a dramatic Klang Valley Derby during the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup quarter finals. Despite KL winning 3–0, they eventually lost on penalties (8–7).

Negeri Sembilan It was reported by the Malaysian news site Utusan Malaysia that Zaquan has signed for Negeri Sembilan in December 2020. Negeri Sembilan is a rebrand club of Negeri Sembilan FA football team, the team which he played his first professional football for. He played a major part in 2021 season with 7 league goals in 16 appearances as Negeri Sembilan were promoted to the Malaysia Super League at the end of the season as champions.

On 14 March 2024, Zaquan announced his retirement from football.

International career

Youth Zaquan has been representing Malaysia since he was 14 years old, with his twin brother Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak. He was part of the Malaysia youth squad for 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He was then called up by coach K. Rajagopal in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualifier against Myanmar. He scored 2 goals in the qualifier to take Malaysia into their second appearance in a row to the 2006 AFC Youth Championship held in India. However, he didn't make it into the tournament because of an injury.

Malaysia U23 Zaquan was called up by Malaysia U23 national coach B. Sathianathan during the 2008 Olympic games qualifier fourth group match against Hong Kong, after he recovered from an injury. During the 2007 Merdeka Tournament, Zaquan scored 3 goals, one of them in the final against Myanmar. Malaysia beat Myanmar 3–1 and took the trophy for the first time since last winning it in 1993. He was then chosen for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. Malaysia however failed to advanced after a draw against rivals Singapore. Zaquan was called up again by national coach K.Rajagobal for 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos. The national U-23 side won gold medal for the first time after 20 years since the team won it in 1989.

Senior Zaquan made his senior debut against Bahrain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 2007. Malaysia lost their first match of the qualifier 4–1 before drawing 0–0 at Shah Alam. He was a regular with the national team from 2008 until 2010 and have played in 2008 AFF Cup and 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers in 2009. He missed the 2010 and 2012 AFF Cup due to an injury. He return to the national team in 2016 under Ong Kim Swee and listed for the 2016 AFF Cup.

On 24 March 2018, he was called up by Tan Cheng Hoe and selected as the captain for the match against Lebanon in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, where Malaysia lost 2–1. In the friendly match against Bhutan, he scored 4 goals in the 7–0 victory, ending Malaysia's 2 years and 12 games winless run. He was chosen as captain for the Malaysian team in their AFF Cup 2018 campaign where Malaysia finish as the runners up.

Zaquan also represented the Malaysia XI against European league team who did a tour to Asia such as Chelsea in 2008 and Manchester United in 2009.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 October 2008 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2–0 4–1 Friendly 2. 20 October 2008 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 2–0 6–0 2008 Pestabola Merdeka 3. 11 September 2009 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–0 5–0 Friendly 4. 14 November 2009 Buxoro Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1–3 1–3 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 30 December 2009 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3–1 4–1 Friendly1 5. 1 April 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2–0 7–0 Friendly 6. 4–0 7. 5–0 8. 6–0 9. 3 November 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–0 3–0 Friendly 10. 12 November 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–1 3–1 2018 AFF Championship11.24 November 2018Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2–0 3–0 2018 AFF Championship12. 3–0

1 Not FIFA 'A' International match.

Honours Club Negeri Sembilan Sukma Games: 2004 Malaysia Super League: 2005-06 Malaysia Premier League: 2021 Malaysia Cup: 2009, 2011 Malaysia FA Cup: 2010

ATM Malaysia Premier League: 2012

Kedah Malaysia FA Cup: 2019

International Malaysia U-18 Lion City Cup: 2005

Malaysia U-23 Merdeka Cup: 2007 Southeast Asian Games: 2009

Malaysia AFF Championship runner-up: 2018

Individual FAM Football Awards Best Young Players: 2006-07