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Adib Zainudin
Personal information
Full name	Muhamad Adib bin Zainudin
Date of birth	15 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Mersing, Johor, Malaysia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	PT Athletic
Number	4
Youth career
2013	Johor U-21
2014	Harimau Muda C
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	UiTM FC
2017	→ Felcra FC (loan)
2018–2021	Johor Darul Ta'zim II
2022–2023	Terengganu
2024–	PT Athletic
International career‡
2016–2018	Malaysia U23
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 August 2018

Muhammad Adib bin Zainudin (born 15 February 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who currently plays for Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League club PT Athletic. Adib plays mainly as a centre-back.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] Adib was promoted as the captain of the Malaysia U-23 national team in 2016 after the former captain Faris Shah Rosli got a long-term injury. He was part of the national team that qualified for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship in China.

Born and raised in Mersing,^[9] Johor, Adib started his football career when he went to Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail in Johor. In 2013, he played for Johor U-21 team before moved to Harimau Muda C on the following year.^[10]^[11]

In December 2014, Adib signed a contract with Shah Alam based club, UiTM FC.^[12] It was a good move as UiTM allowed him to pursue his degree in Sports science, although with a below-market salary offer.^[13] He spent two seasons with the club before he was loaned out to Felcra FC at the start of 2017 season.^[14] He wanted the loan move as the club offered him a better salary.^[15]

Adib made 6 appearances and 1 goal during 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur. The goal made during 4th match of the group stage against Laos which ended Malaysia won by 3–1.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2017.^[17]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2015	UiTM FC	Malaysia Premier League	21	0	1	0	–		–		22	0
2016	UiTM FC	Malaysia Premier League	18	0	1	0	–		–		19	0
Total			39	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	41	0
2017	Felcra FC (loan)	FAM League	15	2	2	0	–		–		17	2
2018	Johor Darul Ta'zim II	Malaysia Premier League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
2019			14	0	0	0	–		–		14	0
2020			8	0	–		–		–		8	0
2021			13	0	–		–		–		13	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Terengganu	Malaysia Super League	5	0	1	0	2	0	–		8	0
2023	Terengganu	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			54	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	58	2

Honours

Terengganu FC

Malaysia FA Cup runner-up: 2022
Malaysia Charity Shield runner-up: 2023^[18]
Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2023^[19]

International

Malaysia U-23

Southeast Asian Games

Silver Medal: 2017^[20]

References

^ "Athlete profile". www.kualalumpur2017.com.my. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^ Adib Zainudin Archived 17 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ "Felcra 2017". www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
^ Aziman Rosdi (10 August 2017). "Kami tak besar kepala - Adib Zainuddin" [We are not big heads - Adib Zainuddin] (in Malay). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ "Semangat juang bantu kami layak ke China - Adib" [Our fighting spirit is worthy of China - Adib] (in Malay). Stadium Astro. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ "Frank wants more matches to prepare for SEA Games". 29 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ "Kim Swee Buru Kemenangan" (in Malay). 13 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ "19 pemain baharu sandaran UiTM FC" [19 new UiTM FC backup players] (in Malay). 30 December 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ "Adib bermula dari bawah" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ "Adib buktikan pelajar IPT mampu bersaing" [Adib proves IPT students can compete] (in Malay). Stadium Astro. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ "Bekas Kapten Harimau Muda C Antara 31 Pemain Disenarai Bernhardt - Bola Sepak" (in Malay). mStar. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ Firdaus Hashim (26 February 2016). "UiTM terus momentum" [UiTM continues its momentum] (in Malay). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ Vijhay Vick (27 July 2017). "SEA Games captain Adib Zainuddin: A student angling for a big move". Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ "Watch this space – Eight lower-league Malaysians destined for stardom". FourFourTwo. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
^ "19 pemain baharu sandaran UiTM FC". Utusan Malaysia. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ "Daring to dream: Malaysia enters football semis with 3-1 win over Laos". New Straits Times. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ "Adib Zainudin". Soccerway.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Keputusan Terkini Juara Piala Sumbangsih 2023 JDT vs Terengganu FC". Mysumber.com (in Malay). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ "JDT retain Malaysia Cup, beats Terengganu 3-1". The Star. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ "SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final". thestar.com.my. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.