Faizal Zainal

{{short description|Malaysian footballer}}

{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2010}}

{{Malay name|Faizal|Zainal|note=on}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Faizal Zainal

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| fullname = Faizal Zainal

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|2|12}}

| birth_place = Kampung Batu, Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

| height = 1.78 m

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 1992–1999

| years2 = 2000

| years3 = 2001–2003

| years4 = 2003

| years5 = 2004–2006

| clubs1 = Negeri Sembilan

| clubs2 = Penang

| clubs3 = Perak

| clubs4 = Selangor

| clubs5 = MPPJ FC

| nationalyears1 = 1994–2004

| nationalteam1 = Malaysia

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Faizal Zainal (born 12 February 1974) is a retired Malaysian international footballer.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.faizal.zainal.9247.en.html |title=Faizal Zainal|publisher=footballdatabase.eu |access-date=21 August 2010}}

His twin brother, Khairil Zainal was also a footballer.{{Cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2003%2F9%2F24%2Fsports%2F6343658&sec=sports |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 June 2022 |archive-date=6 September 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906104738/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2003%2F9%2F24%2Fsports%2F6343658&sec=sports |url-status=dead }} Their younger brother, Abdul Halim Zainal is currently a footballer with Negeri Sembilan FA, where the twins formerly played for.{{cite web|title =Halim tekad bantu Negeri Sembilan |url=http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/HalimtekadbantuNegeriSembilan/Article/index_html|publisher=Berita Harian |access-date=9 February 2012}}