Ismail Faruqi Ashari

Not to be confused with Ismail al-Faruqi.
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Asha'ri is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ismail Faruqi.

Ismail Faruqi
Personal information
Full name Ismail Faruqi bin Asha'ri
Date of birth (1986-10-15) 15 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Terengganu II
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2007 Terengganu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Terengganu 16 (3)
2009–2010 T–Team FC 24 (2)
2011–2018 Terengganu 66 (13)
2018–2020 Terengganu II 2 (0)
International career‡
2011–2015 Malaysia 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2016

Ismail Faruqi bin Asha'ri (born 15 October 1986 in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu) is a former Malaysian footballer in the Malaysia Super League. He played as a central midfielder and sometimes attacking midfielder for the squad.

He made his debut for Malaysia national football team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Singapore on 23 July 2011. On 2015, Malaysian former coach Ong Kim Swee called him up for a friendly against Laos which they won 3-1 and for the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers against Timor Leste which they won 1-0.

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