Danial Asri

Danial Asri
Personal information
Full name Ahmad Danial bin Ahmad Asri
Date of birth (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000
Place of birth Rawang, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 DPMM FC
Number 9
Youth career
2015–2017 SMK Dato' Harun
2017–2019 Selangor III & IV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Selangor II 11 (7)
2020–2025 Selangor 46 (5)
2025–2026 Kuching City 20 (5)
2026– DPMM 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 Malaysia U23 8 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2026

Ahmad Danial bin Ahmad Asri (born 1 April 2000) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Bruneian club DPMM FC of the Malaysia Super League.

Club career

Early years

Danial was in the Selangor youth team at the age of 18–19, having arrived from local side SMK Dato' Harun which he represented at the SuperMokh Cup in 2017.[1] He was a key player and captain of Selangor III and made a total of 42 appearances from 2018 to 2019.[1]

Selangor

Danial began his professional career when he was called up by Selangor II team head coach Michael Feichtenbeiner after scoring two goals during a friendly match against Geylang International.[1] He played in all of the matches for the 2020 season and was the local top scorer in the Premier League with seven goals.[2] He made his debut with the senior team in the 2020 Malaysia Cup against Melaka United.[3]

In December 2020, Selangor confirmed that Danial would be definitely promoted to senior's first team for the 2021 season.[4]

Kuching City

Danial transferred to fellow MSL side Kuching City in June 2025 under Aidil Sharin Sahak.[5] The team from Sarawak had a successful 2025–26 campaign, finishing in second place in the league as well as a Malaysia Cup final appearance,[6] whereby Danial contributed immensely with eight goals in 32 outings.[7]

DPMM

In June 2026, DPMM FC who are an invited team in the Malaysia Super League announced the signing of Danial for the 2026–27 season.[8]

International career

After impressive displays for Selangor in the league, Danial was called up by Malaysia under-23 coach Brad Maloney in preparation for the 2021 SEA Games football tournament to commence in May 2022,[9] where he subsequently made the final 20-man squad after debuting for the team in a 2–0 friendly win over the Philippines.[10][11] He was ever-present in the group stage of the competition, scoring against Thailand in the first game.[12] He was unable to exert his influence in the knockout stage, as Malaysia were denied a podium finish after losing the bronze medal match to Indonesia, after a semi-final defeat to eventual gold medalists Vietnam.[13]

The same team was retained for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup hosted by Uzbekistan in the following June.[14] Danial was a late substitute in a 4–1 loss to South Korea in the first match.[15] He only lasted the first half in the following 0–3 defeat to Thailand, which ended their progression in the tournament.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 August 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Selangor II 2020 Malaysia Premier League 11700—117
Selangor 2020 Malaysia Super League 000010—10
2021 Malaysia Super League 2130000—213
2022 Malaysia Super League 1011060—171
2023 Malaysia Super League 1010010—111
2024–25 Malaysia Super League 5000201[c]04[d]1111
Total 465101001041626
Kuching City 2025–26 Malaysia Super League 2055370—328
DPMM 2026–27 Malaysia Super League 100000—10
Career total 781763170104110621
  1. ↑ Includes Malaysia FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Malaysia Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in MFL Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Selangor
Kuching City

Individual

  • Malaysia Premier League Local Top Scorer : 2020

References

  1. 1 2 3 "KNOW ME BETTER: Ahmad Danial Asri". selangorfc. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Kin Fai, Ooi (30 December 2020). "ABK20: JDT dominates 2020 National Football Awards". Goal. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Selangor vs. Melaka United". stadiumastro. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Hashim, Firdaus (2 December 2020). "'Ubi muda' Selangor II naik pangkat". MyMetro. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Aidil still roaring strong with Kuching – not Lion City". The Star. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kuching City FC advances to Malaysia Cup final for first time after beating Selangor FC 1-0". The Borneo Post. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kuching's Danial looks to go one up against ex-club Selangor". The Star. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "DPMM FC signs midfielder Danial Asri from Kuching City". DPMM FC. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "SENARAI 31 PEMAIN KE KEM LATIHAN PUSAT SKUAD B-23 KEBANGSAAN MENJELANG SUKAN SEA 2021 DI VIETNAM". Football Association of Malaysia. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Only five players selected by Maloney have prior SEA Games experience". Bernama. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "Sukan SEA 2021: Danial tekad rebut peluang". Kosmo!. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Malaysia strike at the death to down record champions Thailand in Southeast Asian Games opener". ESPN. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Indonesia claim Southeast Asian Games bronze after making Malaysia pay the penalty". ESPN. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "SENARAI AKHIR 23 PEMAIN SKUAD B-23 KEBANGSAAN KE PIALA ASIA B-23 2022 DI UZBEKISTAN". Football Association of Malaysia. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "No shame for Malaysia in heavy opening loss to champions South Korea at AFC U-23 Asian Cup". ESPN. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "National U-23 squad end challenge in Tashkent with 0-3 loss to Thailand". Bernama. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Danial Asri at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
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