Umar Hakeem
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| Full name | Muhammad Umar Hakeem bin Suhar Redzuan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 August 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Batu Pahat, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Positions | |||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Negeri Sembilan | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | NFDP | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Mokhtar Dahari Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → Melaka (loan) | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Negeri Sembilan (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Malaysia U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Malaysia U19 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Malaysia U23 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Umar Hakeem bin Suhar Redzuan (born 26 August 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger or left-back for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.
Club career
Early career
Umar Hakeem began his football development at the Mokhtar Dahari Academy, where he trained under the National Football Development Programme (NFDP) from 2015 to 2019. At the age of 18, he was signed by Johor Darul Ta'zim and joined JDT III to continue his development with the club.[1]
Johor Darul Ta'zim II
Umar made his debut for JDT II on 20 September 2020 against Selangor II, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute. During the 2020 season, he made three appearances for JDT II while spending most of the campaign with JDT III in the President's Cup. In 2021, he established himself as a regular in the squad and continued to feature in the Malaysia Premier League through the 2022 season.[2][3]
During the 2023 and 2024–25 seasons, Umar represented JDT II in the MFL Cup. He helped the team win the 2024–25 MFL Cup, securing the club's first title in the competition.[4][5][6]
Melaka
On 16 July 2025, Umar joined Melaka FC on loan from JDT II ahead of the 2025–26 season.[7]
Negeri Sembilan
On 7 July 2026, Negeri Sembilan announced the signing of Umar ahead of the 2026–27 season.
International career
Youth
Umar was part of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship squad. Umar also became the runner-up 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship. He was later selected for the national under-23 team for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification helping the squad to reach the 2022 final tournament and 2024 final tournament.[8][9][10]
Honours
International
Malaysia U-19
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 July 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021[12] | Malaysia Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022[13] | Malaysia Premier League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2023[14] | MFL Cup | — | ||||||||
| 2024–25[15] | MFL Cup | — | ||||||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Melaka FC (loan) | 2025–26[16] | Malaysia Super League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Negeri Sembilan | 2026–27 | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
References
- ↑ Msar, Syazwan (2019-10-18). "Produk AMD makin hangat". Harian Metro. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ "Umar Hakeem Suhar Redzuan mengakui banyak menimba pengalaman sepanjang berada di JDTII" (in Malay). Football Tribe. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ CMS, FAM. "FAM - Competition Management System". FAM CMS. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ Noor, Rizar Mohd (2025-04-14). "JDT II juara Piala MFL". Berita Harian. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ CMS, FAM. "FAM - Competition Management System". FAM CMS. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ CMS, FAM. "FAM - Competition Management System". FAM CMS. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ "New signing Muhammad Umar Hakeem". Melaka Football Club. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ Aznan, Syafiq (31 October 2021). "Malaysia ke pusingan akhir Piala Asia B-23". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ↑ "Senarai 23 Pemain Skuad Malaysia Ke Kejuaraan B-16 AFC 2018". Football Association of Malaysia (in Malay). 14 September 2018.
- ↑ "Malaysia announced final squad for AFC U23 2024". SNE Sports. 12 April 2024.
- ↑ "Australia crowned champion at AFF U18 Championship 2019". Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus). 20 August 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ↑ "2021 Umar Hakeem stats".
- ↑ "2022 Umar Hakeem stats".
- ↑ "2023 Umar Hakeem stats".
- ↑ "2024–25 Umar Hakeem stats".
- ↑ "2025–26 Umar Hakeem stats".
External links
- Umar Hakeem at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Malaysian men's footballers
- Footballers from Johor
- Men's association football wingers
- Johor Darul Ta'zim II F.C. players
- Melaka F.C. players
- Negeri Sembilan FC players
- Malaysia Super League players
- Malaysia Premier League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
- People from Batu Pahat
- People from Johor
- 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup players
- Malaysian football midfielder stubs