Danial Ashraf

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Danial Ashraf.
Danial Ashraf
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Danial Ashraf bin Abdullah
Date of birth (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kelantan, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kelantan
Number 21
Youth career
2014 Kelantan U19
2015 → Harimau Muda C (loan)
2016 Kelantan U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Kelantan 46 (6)
2021–2022 Penang 31 (5)
2023– Kelantan 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Malaysia U19 8 (3)
2017–2019 Malaysia U23 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2017

Muhammad Danial Ashraf bin Abdullah (born 8 January 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan.[1]

Club career

Early career

Danial began his career with the Kelantan U19 in 2014. He was included in the team that won the 2014 Malaysia Youth League, he making a goal in the final against PDRM U19.[2] In 2015, he was loaned to Harimau Muda C before the program was cancelled later he returned to Kelantan.[3] He was promoted to Kelantan FA U21 in 2016 that won the 2016 Malaysia President's Cup, he scoring a goal in the final against T-Team U21 -- the top goalscorer (19) in the competition.[4]

Kelantan FA

After showing good performances with the youth team, he was selected into the Malaysia national football team for the 2016 Malaysia Cup, selected in the team for the 2017 Malaysia Super League. On 18 February 2017, he made his league debut appearance against Kedah coming on as a substitute for Alessandro Celin in the 12th minute, in a 0–1 loss.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 September 2021[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kelantan 2016 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 2 0 – 2 0
2017 Malaysia Super League 12 2 0 0 3 0 – 15 2
2018 Malaysia Super League 13 3 0 0 6 1 – 19 4
2019 Malaysia Premier League 12 0 0 0 0 0 – 12 0
2020 Malaysia Premier League 9 1 – 1 2 – 10 3
Total 46 6 0 0 12 3 – 58 9
Penang 2021 Malaysia Super League 19 4 – 6 0 – 25 4
2022 Malaysia Super League 12 1 1 0 1 0 – 14 1
Total 31 5 1 0 7 0 – 39 5
Career Total 77 11 1 0 19 0 0 0 97 11

Honours

Club

Kelantan U19

Kelantan U21

References

  1. ^ "Danial Ashraf Profile". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Kelantan Juara Piala Belia". kelate.net. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Ex-internationals applaud FAM for dissolving Harimau Muda". FourthOfficial.com. 26 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Kelantan pertahan kejuaraan Piala Presiden". bharian.com. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Danial Ashraf". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2016.