Farhan Abu Bakar

Malaysian footballer

Farhan Abu Bakar
Personal information
Full name	Mohd Farhan Bin Abu Bakar^[1]
Date of birth	(1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31)^[1]
Place of birth	Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)^[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Kelantan
Number	1
Youth career
2008	Bukit Jalil Sports School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Harimau Muda B	14	(0)
2012–2015	Harimau Muda A	24	(0)
2016–2021	Kedah Darul Aman	21	(0)
2018	→ Petaling Jaya Rangers (loan)	9	(0)
2019	→ Selangor II (loan)	0	(0)
2022	Kuala Lumpur Rovers	1	(0)
2023–	Kelantan	0	(0)
International career^‡
2015–	Malaysia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of Disember 17, 2017

Mohd Farhan Bin Abu Bakar (born 14 February 1993) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan.^[3] His wife, Memey Azhar, is a well known scammer in Malaysia and has yet to refund money to the victims. The couple will block the victims who try to contact them, hence, making Farhan bin Abu Bakar an enabler to his wife’s scamming activities. Multiple police reports have been made, but she is still living scot-free. ^[4]

International career

Farhan has represented Malaysia national team in 2013 Summer Universiade as a second choice goalkeeper after Izham Tarmizi. In an opening game against Italy, Farhan coming off the bench in the 72nd minute and gave a tremendous performance when he saved two penalty kicks in the 73rd and 78th minute. Malaysia won the game by 2–0.^[5]

Farhan played for Harimau Muda B in 2015 under head coach Razip Ismail.^[6]

Farhan earned his first senior national cap in a friendly match against Papua New Guinea on 17 June 2016, which Malaysia lost 0–2.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 August 2018^[8]

Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Malaysia			League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Asia		Total
2011	Harimau Muda B	Malaysia Premier League	14	0	0	0	–				14	0
Total			14	0	0	0	–				14	0
Singapore			League		Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2012	Harimau Muda	S.League	5	0	–						5	0
2015	Harimau Muda	S.League	10	0	–						21	0
Total			15	0	–						15	0
Malaysia			League		FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		Asia		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2016	Kedah	Malaysia Super League	14	0	6	0	1	0	–		21	0
2017	Kedah	Malaysia Super League	7	0	0	0	3	0	–		10	0
Total			21	0	6	0	4	0	0	0	31	0
2018	Petaling Jaya Rangers	Malaysia FAM League	9	0	2	0	0	0	–		11	0
2019	PKNS	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			59	0	7	0	5	0	0	0	71	0

Note

For 2013 season Farhan undergoes Centralized Training Camp in Slovakia and for 2014 he played at National Premier Leagues Queensland representing Harimau Muda A

International

As of 17 June 2016^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Malaysia	2016	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Club

Kedah FA

References

^ ^a ^b "Athlete Information - ABU BAKAR, Mohd Farhan Bin". universiade2013.sportresult.com. Universiade 2013. 6 July 2013.
^ "Farhan Abu Bakar - Player Profile". www.eurosport.co.uk. Eurosport. 9 September 2017.
^ "Sembilan Tahun Menanti, Impian Farhan Akhirnya Tercapai". www.mstar.com.my. mStar. 5 January 2016.
^ Hashim, Nini (2023-07-31). "Isteri Pemain Bola Sepak Tempatan Tak Serik 'Scam' Orang Ramai Jual Cermin | Oh! Media". ohmedia.my. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
^ "Match Report ITA - MAS" (PDF). universiade2013.sportresult.com. Universiade 2013. 5 July 2013.
^ "Harimau Muda reveals 26-man squad for 2015 season". www.sleague.com. S.League. 23 February 2015.
^ "Embarrassing: Malaysian football team humbled by Papua New Guinea". www.nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 17 June 2016.
^ "Farhan Abu Bakar". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ "Abu Bakar, Farhan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 September 2017.