Abdul Ghani Malik

Abdul Ghani Malik

Personal information
Full name	Abdul Ghani bin Malik
Date of birth	(1972-05-25) 25 May 1972
Place of birth	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1989-1992	Kuala Lumpur FA President Cup
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993-1996	Kuala Lumpur
1996-1997	Perak
1997-1998	Maju United FC
1998	Kuala Lumpur
1999-2003	Terengganu
2004	Pahang
2005	MPPJ FC
2006-2007	TNB Kelantan FC
International career‡
1995-2001	Malaysia	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 August 2008

Abdul Ghani Malik (born 25 May 1972) is a former Malaysian footballer. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team. Currently he works as assistant coach in the Sime Darby F.C. football team.

Career

Starting his career in the Kuala Lumpur youth team, he was promoted to the senior squad in 1993. He also played for Perak, Terengganu and Pahang state teams in Malaysian league, as well as club teams such as Maju United, MPPJ FC and TNB Kelantan, the club where he concludes his playing career.

His accolades during his playing careers including winning the 2001 Malaysia Cup with Terengganu, 2004 Super League championship with Pahang, 2000 Malaysia FA Cup with Terengganu and Malaysia Charity Shield with Kuala Lumpur(1994) and Terengganu(2001). He also received Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (PJK) award from the government of Terengganu after winning the Malaysia Cup for Terengganu.

National team

Ghani represented the Malaysia national football team from 1995 to 2001. He was in the squad for the SEA Games in 1995 and 1997, and also in the Tiger Cup squad in 1998 and 2000. He helped Malaysia gained third place in the 2000 Tiger Cup, beating Vietnam 3-0 in the third place play-off. He was also featured in the Malaysian team that faces Arsenal F.C. in a 1999 friendly match. Malaysia lost 2-0 in that match.

He made 8 appearances for the national team, scoring 1 goal against Bahrain in the 2001 Merdeka Tournament.

International Senior Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 June 2001	Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia	Bahrain	2-4	Lost	2001 Merdeka Tournament

References

• Most informations are taken from the article "Tuah tidak datang bergolek" by Nazri Abu Bakar, published in Berita Harian, pullout Bola, page 10-11, 16 July 2011.

External links

• Abdul Ghani Malik at National-Football-Teams.com