Aliff Haiqal

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Lokman Hakim Lau is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Aliff Haiqal.
Aliff Haiqal
Personal information
Full name Aliff Haiqal bin Lokman Hakim Lau
Date of birth (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)

Midfielder

Forward
Team information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 77
Youth career
2017–2018 PKNS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 PKNS 2 (0)
2019–2020 Selangor II 2 (2)
2020– Selangor 56 (2)
International career‡
2014–2016 Malaysia U16 16 (2)
2022– Malaysia 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Third place 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 21, 2022

Aliff Haiqal bin Lokman Hakim Lau (born 11 July 2000) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team.[2]

Club career

PKNS

Born in Kajang, Selangor to a Chinese descent father and Malay mother, Aliff started his career at PKNS youth team and made his professional debut in a Super League match against Melaka United on 16 July 2019.[3] He only played two matches with the club on that season.[4]

Selangor

With the departure of PKNS FC from a part in professional football and has been changed sides to become 'Reserve Team' (now as Selangor II) for Selangor Football Club,[5][6][7] Aliff switch sides to join the club and been choose to stay under with reserve team. He made his debut and scored his first goal for Selangor II on 28 August 2020 against Kuching in a 2020 Malaysia Premier League matches.[8]

He broke into the senior team for the first time as an unused substitute in a Super League match against UiTM on 26 September 2020.[9] Later, he was promoted to the first team on 2 December 2020 ahead of the 2021 season.[10]

International career

Aliff has played for several Malaysia youth sides. He played for the U-16 team and U-19 team from 2014 to 2019, and gradually made into the older classes.[11] He currently plays for the U-23 team. On 14 December 2022, Aliff made his debut with senior team in a friendly match against Maldives after coming on as a substitute at 70th minute in place of Mukhairi Ajmal.

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 December 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PKNS 2019 Malaysia Super League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Selangor II 2020 Malaysia Premier League 4 1 0 0 — — 4 1
Selangor 2020 Malaysia Super League 3 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 0
2021 Malaysia Super League 18 0 0 0 6 0 — 24 0
2022 Malaysia Super League 14 1 3 1 7 1 — 24 3
2023 Malaysia Super League 22 1 2 0 3 0 — 27 1
2024–25 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 57 2 5 1 17 1 0 0 79 4
Career total 63 3 5 1 17 1 0 0 85 5
  1. ^ Includes Malaysia FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Malaysia Cup
  3. ^ Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Champions League Two

Honours

Selangor

References

  1. ^ "Aliff Haiqal Lokman Hakim Lau FM 2020 Profile, Reviews". fmdataba. 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Aliff Haiqal Hakim Lau". Goal. 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Melaka United vs. PKNS". Soccerway. 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ "KNOW ME BETTER: Aliff Haiqal". selangorfc. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. ^ Zainal, Zulhilmi (13 November 2019). "Selangor, Perak reserve team applications approved, UiTM promoted". Goal. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. ^ Mansor, Zulfaizan (13 November 2019). "PKNS, PKNP sah jadi 'feeder club' Selangor, Perak". BH Online. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. ^ Sulaiman, Mr. (13 November 2019). "PKNP FC Dan PKNS FC Sah Ditukar Kepada 'Reserve Team' Mulai Tahun 2020". Vocket FC. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Kuching vs. Selangor II". Stadium Astro. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Selangor vs. UiTM". Soccerway. 26 September 2020.
  10. ^ Hashim, Firdaus (2 December 2020). "'Ubi muda' Selangor II naik pangkat". MyMetro. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Aliff Haiqal International Career". Global Sports Archieve. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  12. ^ Aliff Haiqal at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2021.