Syihan Hazmi

Ahmad Syihan Hazmi bin Mohamed (, IPA: ; born 22 February 1996), better known as Syihan Hazmi, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysian national team.

Syihan has won the Best Goalkeeper Award presented by the FAM Football Awards three times

Club career

Youth Syihan started his career with Bukit Jalil Sports School in 2012. The following year, he joined Harimau Muda C which was competing in the 2013 Malaysia FAM League.

Kelantan After being released by Harimau Muda C, Syihan signed with Kelantan in January 2016 but his playing time was limited to the Malaysia President's Cup. His only official appearances for Kelantan were in the final group stage match of 2016 Malaysia Cup against Pahang on 20 August 2016 where Kelantan lost 2–0. He also saved a penalty taken by Kogileswaran Raj in that match.

Negeri Sembilan In December 2017, Syihan joined Negeri Sembilan for the upcoming 2018 season but was banned for 20 months by Asian Football Confederation for failing a doping test while participating in the AFC U-23 Championship in China.

Petaling Jaya City In January 2020, Syihan returned from suspension and signed for Petaling Jaya City due to a lack playing time because of the in-form current goalkeeper, Amsyar Harmizi, he left the club for another stint at Negeri Sembilan.

Return to Negeri Sembilan In February 2022, Syihan played as starting goalkeeper for Negeri Sembilan in a pre-season cup match against Kuala Lumpur City and won the Federal Territory Minister Cup. He made his official second debut for Negeri Sembilan against Sabah in 2022 Malaysia Super League on 4 March 2022 in which Negeri Sembilan won 1–0 which also saw him saving a penalty taken by Neto Pessoa.

Johor Darul Ta'zim In December 2022, Syihan signed for Johor Darul Ta'zim for the 2023 Malaysia Super League season which saw him playing 24 league matches and keeping a total of 19 clean sheets. He also remarkably conceded 7 goals in the entire league season.

Syihan changed his jersey number from the number 33 to the number 16 ahead of the 2024–25 season.

International career Syihan made an unofficial appearance for Malaysia at the age of 17 years 1 month 4 days in a charity match (non FIFA 'A' international) against Palestine after replacing Norazlan Razali. In that match, he saved a penalty.

He received his first call-up for the Malaysia U22 team and made his first start against Bahrain U22, with the match ending in a 0–0 draw. In 2017, he was the first-choice goalkeeper in the Dubai Cup Football Tournament. In 2018, he was the third goalkeeper for the national under 23 team in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.

Syihan made his official senior team debut on 16 April 2022 during the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification final fixture against Bangladesh. He was also a member of the nation's squads at the 2022 AFF Championship and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.

Career statistics

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Honours

Club Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia Super League: 2023, 2024–25 Malaysia FA Cup: 2023, 2024 Malaysia Cup: 2023, 2024–25 Malaysia Charity Shield: 2023, 2024, 2025

International Malaysia King's Cup runner-up: 2022 Merdeka Tournament: 2024

Individual FAM Football Awards – Best Goalkeeper: 2022, 2023, 2024–25 Malaysia Super League Team of the Season: 2022, 2023, 2024–25