Ifwat Akmal
{{short description|Malaysian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Malay name|Mohd Ifwat Akmal|Chek Kassim|note=off}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ifwat Akmal
| image = Ifwat Akmal.jpg
| caption = Ifwat warming up for Malaysia in 2017 against Hong Kong
| fullname = Mohd Ifwat Akmal bin Chek Kassim{{cite news
|url=http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/RS2017/Athlete/ProfilePage/6849
|title=Profile at KL SEA Games
|website=www.kl2017.com.my
|date=22 August 2017
|access-date=22 August 2017
|archive-date=23 December 2017
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223165721/http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/RS2017/Athlete/ProfilePage/6849
|url-status=dead
}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|8|10}}
| birth_place = Kedah, Malaysia
| height = {{height|meter=1.78}}
| currentclub = Kedah Darul Aman
| clubnumber = 1
| position = Goal keeper
| youthyears1 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs1 = Kedah Darul Aman U21
| years1 = 2016–
| clubs1 = Kedah Darul Aman
| caps1 = 75
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam1 = Malaysia U-23
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–
| nationalteam2 = Malaysia
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{medalTeam|Malaysia under-23}}
{{MedalCompetition|Sea Games}}
{{MedalSilver|Sea Games 2017|Football}}
| club-update = 2 September 2022
| nationalteam-update = 11 June 2019
}}
Mohd Ifwat Akmal bin Chek Kassim (born 10 August 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman and the Malaysia national team.{{cite news
|url=http://www.mstar.com.my/sukan/bola-sepak/2016/10/28/ifwat-akmal/
|title=Piala Malaysia: Berkat Usaha Dan Kesabaran Ifwat Akmal
|work= The Star
|date=28 October 2016
|access-date=22 July 2017
}}
Club career
=Kedah Darul Aman=
Ifwat began his career with Kedah Darul Aman U21 team which has competed in the President Cup.
Ifwat amazing performances in the 2017 Malaysia Super League earn him to win the 2017 league 'Best Goalkeeper Award'.
On 21 January 2020, he played in the 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs against Hong Kong side, Tai Po in which Kedah Darul Aman won 5–1.
International career
On 6 August 2016, Ifwat make his Malaysia national team debut at the age of 19 in a friendly match against rivals, Indonesia where he played the entire 90th minute.
In June 2019, Ifwat was called up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Timor-Leste where he played the entire match in the second leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round in a 5–1 win.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|1 November 2022}}{{cite news
|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mohd-ifwat-akmal-che-kassim/437584/
|title=Ifwat Akmal
|website= Soccerway.com
|access-date=15 September 2017
}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="9"|Kedah Darul Aman
|2016 |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2017
|Malaysia Super League |15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2018
|Malaysia Super League |13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2019
|Malaysia Super League |18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2020
|Malaysia Super League |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 1{{refn|Appearances in AFC Champions League}} | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021
|Malaysia Super League |7 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|Malaysia Super League |10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3{{refn|Appearances in AFC Cup}} | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2023
|Malaysia Super League |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Malaysia Super League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3 |Total
!80 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 31 | 0||4||0||131||0 | |||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!80||0||16||0||31||0||4||0||131||0 |
Honours
=Club=
Kedah Darul Aman
- Malaysia FA Cup: 2017, 2019
- Malaysia Cup: 2016
- Malaysia Charity Shield: 2017
- Malaysia Super League runner-up: 2020, 2021
- Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2017, 2019
=International=
Malaysia U-23
:{{SilverMedal}} Silver Medal: 2017{{cite news
|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/08/29/sea-games-malaysia-loses-to-thailand-1-0-in-football-final
|title=SEA Games: Malaysia loses to Thailand 1-0 in football final
|website= thestar.com.my
|date=29 August 2017
|access-date=30 August 2017
}}
=Individual=
- Man Of The Match Malaysia FA Cup Final: 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.thesukan.com/tv/final-piala-fa-2019-perak-0-1-kedah|title=Final Piala FA 2019 : Perak 0-1 Kedah|publisher=The Sukan|date=28 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2019/07/590063/kisah-dongeng-danel-malam-istimewa-ifwat|title=Kisah dongeng Danel, malam istimewa Ifwat|publisher=Berita Harian|date=28 July 2019}}
- FAM Football Awards – Best Goalkeeper: 2017{{cite web|url=https://inikanbola.my/2017/12/23/keputusan-abk-2017/|title=Keputusan abk 2017|publisher=Inikan Bola|date=23 December 2017}}
- Malaysia Super League Team of the Season: 2019
- Kedah Sports Awards 2016 – Promising Athlete{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/node/276246|title=Dua beradik dipilih Olahragawan, Olahragawati Kedah 2016|publisher=Berita Harian|date=26 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.utusan.com.my/sukan/adik-beradik-olahragawan-olahragawati-kedah-2016-1.474385|title=Adik beradik olahragawan, olahragawati Kedah 2016|publisher=Utusan Online|date=26 April 2017}}
- PFAM Player of the Month: March 2019
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|mohd-ifwat-akmal-che-kassim/437584}}
{{Kedah Darul Aman F.C. squad}}
Category:Malaysian men's footballers
Category:Kedah Darul Aman F.C. players
Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent
Category:Footballers from Kedah
Category:Malaysia Super League players
Category:SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
Category:SEA Games medalists in football
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
Category:Asian Games footballers for Malaysia
Category:21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
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