Aliff Izwan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aliff Izwan

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Muhammad Aliff Izwan bin Yuslan{{cite news|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/aliff-izwan/345596/ |title=Aliff Izwan - Player Info |publisher=GSA |date=26 February 2023 |access-date=26 February 2023}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|02|10}}

| birth_place = Klang, Selangor, Malaysia

| height = 1.70 m

| currentclub = Selangor

| clubnumber = 76

| position = Attacking midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2019–2020

| youthclubs1 = Mokhtar Dahari Academy

| youthyears2 = 2021–

| youthclubs2 = Selangor III & IV

| youthyears3 = 2022–

| youthclubs3 = Selangor II

| years1 = 2022–

| clubs1 = Selangor

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam1 = Malaysia U16

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2020–2022

| nationalteam2 = Malaysia U19

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2022–

| nationalteam3 = Malaysia U23

| nationalcaps3 = 13

| nationalgoals3 = 3

| nationalyears4 = 2022–

| nationalteam4 = Malaysia

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = June 7, 2023

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Muhammad Aliff Izwan bin Yuslan (born 10 February 2004) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Malaysia Super League club Selangor.

Club career

=Early career=

Born in Klang, Aliff just recently started his football career with Genpro at the age of 8, and then he joined Mokhtar Dahari Academy youth system in 2015. In November 2020, he joined the Selangor reserve team.

=Selangor=

Aliff settled quickly into Selangor's youth teams, progressing to the under-23 squad despite still being 17. On 11 March 2022, Aliff made his first-team debut for Selangor as a 61st-minute substitute for Mukhairi Ajmal in a 6–0 home FA Cup win over Harini.{{Cite web|url=https://cms.fam.org.my/v1/resultdetail/czo0OiIzMDQzIjs%3D/PIALA%20FA%20MALAYSIA%202022|title=Selangor vs. Harini |website=cms.fam |publisher=FAM|date=11 March 2022|access-date=11 March 2022}} After being named as an unused substitute for several Super League matches, Aliff made his first-league debut on 10 April, replacing Caion in the 92nd minute of a 4–1 win against Kedah Darul Aman.{{Cite web|url=https://my.soccerway.com/matches/2022/04/10/malaysia/super-league/selangor-fc/kedah/3757057/|title=Selangor vs. Kedah |website=soccerway.com |publisher=Soccerway|date=10 April 2022|access-date=10 April 2022}} On 7 June 2023, Aliff scored his first goal for the first team in a 7–1 away win to Kelantan United in the league matches.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2023/06/917661/selangor-demolish-kelantan-united-7-1 |title=Selangor demolish Kelantan United 7-1 |website=nst.com.my |publisher=New Straits Times |date=7 June 2023|access-date=8 June 2023 |author=K. Rajan}}

International career

=Youth=

Aliff has represented Malaysia at under-16 and under-19 levels.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/senarai-akhir-23-pemain-skuad-b-15-kebangsaan-ke-chonburi-thailand-bagi-kejuaraan-b-15-aff-2019|title=SENARAI AKHIR 23 PEMAIN SKUAD B-15 KEBANGSAAN KE CHONBURI, THAILAND BAGI KEJUARAAN B-15 AFF 2019 |website=fam.org.my |publisher=FAM|date=23 July 2019|access-date=23 July 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/senarai-akhir-25-pemain-ke-kejuaraan-b-19-aff-2022-di-jakarta-indonesia-2-hingga-15-julai-2022|title=SENARAI AKHIR 25 PEMAIN KE KEJUARAAN B-19 AFF 2022 DI JAKARTA, INDONESIA (2 HINGGA 15 JULAI 2022) |website=fam.org.my |publisher=FAM|date=30 June 2022|access-date=30 June 2022}}

=Senior=

On 6 December 2022, Aliff was called up to the Malaysia senior team as part of an initial 41-man squad for their 2022 AFF Championship that month, with replacing Faiz Nasir, who was dropped due to health issues.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thevibes.com/articles/sports/79382/aff-cup-u-23-aliff-izwan-to-replace-tganu-fc-winger-in-eleventh-hour|title=AFF Cup: U-23 Aliff Izwan to replace T’ganu FC winger in eleventh hour |website=thevibes.com |publisher=The Vibes|date=6 December 2022|access-date=6 December 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.stadiumastro.com/bola-sepak/piala-aff-aliff-izwan-dipanggil-sertai-harimau-malaya-225730|title=Piala AFF: Aliff Izwan dipanggil sertai Harimau Malaya |website=stadiumastro.com |publisher=Stadium Astro|date=6 December 2022|access-date=6 December 2022 |first=Muzaffar |last=Musa}} However, he did not made it to the final 23-man squad for the tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://fam.org.my/news/siaran-media-senarai-akhir-23-pemain-skuad-harimau-malaya-ke-piala-mitsubishi-electric-aff-2022|title=SIARAN MEDIA: SENARAI AKHIR 23 PEMAIN SKUAD HARIMAU MALAYA KE PIALA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AFF 2022 |website=fam.org.my |publisher=FAM|date=16 December 2022|access-date=16 December 2022}} On 9 December, he made his international debut in a friendly matches against Cambodia replacing Lee Tuck in the 80th minute.{{cite news|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2022-12-09/malaysia-vs-cambodia/2857811/ |title=Malaysia vs Cambodia |publisher=GSA |date=9 December 2022 |access-date=10 December 2022}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|19 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://my.soccerway.com/players/muhammad-aliff-izwan-bin-yuslan/820673/|title=Aliff Izwan Yuslan|website=Soccerway|access-date=26 February 2023}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup{{Efn\|Includes Malaysia FA Cup}} !colspan="2"\|League Cup{{Efn\|Includes Malaysia Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4" valign="center"\|Selangor \|2022 \|Malaysia Super League \|3	0	2	0	0	0	colspan=4\|—	5	0
2023 \|Malaysia Super League \|9	2	0	0	1	0	colspan=4\|—	10	2
2024–25 \|Malaysia Super League \|8	2	2	0	1	0	3{{efn\|name=ACL Two\|Appearances in AFC Champions League Two}}	0	5{{efn\|name=MFL\|Appearance(s) in MFL Challenge Cup}}	0	19	2
colspan="2" \| Total !20\|\|4\|\|4\|\|0\|\|2\|\|0\|\|3\|\|0\|\|5\|\|0\|\|34\|\|4
colspan="3" \| Career total !20	4	4	0	2	0	3	0	5	0	34	4

Honours

Selangor

Malaysia Super League runner-up: 2023
MFL Challenge Cup: 2024-25{{Cite web |last=BERNAMA |date=2025-02-23 |title=Selangor End 10-Year Wait By Lifting Challenge Cup After Gunning Down PDRM FC 7-0 |url=https://www.bernama.com/en/sports/news.php?id=2395404 |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=BERNAMA |language=en}}

Malaysia U16