Rizal Ghazali

Rizal Ghazali
Personal information
Full name Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992[2]
Place of birth Baling, Kedah, Malaysia[3]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
Immigration
Number 15
Youth career
2010 Perlis U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Perlis 20 (8)
2014–2021 Kedah Darul Aman 118 (1)
2022–2023 Sabah 40 (2)
2024–2025 Kedah Darul Aman 11 (1)
2025– Immigration
International career‡
2016–2021 Malaysia 19 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 June 2021

Mohd Rizal bin Mohd Ghazali (born 1 October 1992), simply known as Rizal, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for the Malaysia Super League club Immigration and the Malaysia national team as a right-back.[4]

Club career

Perlis

Rizal began his career with Perlis youth team in the President Cup. He was promoted to the senior team in 2011.[5] Rizal spent three seasons with Perlis senior team before signed with Kedah for the 2014 season.[6]

Kedah Darul Aman

On 17 October 2013, Rizal signed a contract with Kedah Darul Aman.[7] At the beginning, Rizal played as a winger.[8]

Rizal scored a goal in the 2016 Malaysia Cup final which ended 1–1 after extra time. Kedah won 6–5 in the shootout and clinched the Malaysia Cup.[9]

International career

Rizal made his first international appearance for Malaysia national team in a 0–0 draw friendly against Singapore on 7 October 2016.[10]

Rizal was called up to the Malaysia squad for the 2020 AFF Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 December 2024[11]
FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2011PerlisMalaysia Super League1550000–155
2012Malaysia Premier League530000–53
2013000000–00
Total 2080000–208
2014Kedah Darul AmanMalaysia Premier League000000–00
20151700000–170
2016Malaysia Super League18040111–331
20171506080–290
20182002010–230
201918170100–351
2020100001020130
2021200005000250
Total 1181190361201752
2022SabahMalaysia Super League1801050–240
20232322021–273
Total 412307100513
2024Kedah Darul AmanMalaysia Super League912000-111
Total 912000--111
Career total 188122404322025714

International

As of match played 15 June 2021[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 201650
201750
201810
201910
202110
Total130

Honours

Club

Kedah Darul Aman

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Senarai 25 pemain skuad Harimau Malaysia bertemu Singapura pada 7 Oktober 2016". www.fam.org.my. Football Association of Malaysia. 4 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rizal Ghazali Player Profile". www.espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mohd Rizal Ghazali dari 'budak' Baling ke Pemain Terbaik Piala Malaysia". www.malaysianreview.com. Malaysian Review. 7 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Rizal Ghazali Mahu Buka Lembaran Baharu Bersama Kedah". www.mstar.com.my. mStar. 24 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liga Perdana 2012 : Review Ringkas Pasukan Perlis FA". bolasepakm.blogspot.my. Bolasepak Malaysia. 31 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Siapa Rizal Ghazali, Hero Piala Malaysia Kedah". www.tv14.my. TV 14. 2 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rizal Ghazali to Kedah FA". www.hijaukuning.com. Hijaukuning.com. 17 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Biodata Rizal Ghazali". bloggerbolamalaysia.blogspot.my. Blogger Bola Malaysia. 17 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Rizal the hero as Kedah beat Selangor on pens in Malaysia Cup final". www.espnfc.com. ESPN FC. 30 October 2016.
  10. ↑ ""I was nervous during the first 10 minutes"". www.goal.com. Goal.com. 9 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Rizal Ghazali". Soccerway.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Mohd Ghazali, Mohd Rizal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 September 2017.