Irfan Zakaria

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Irfan Zakaria

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|6|4}}

| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia{{cite news

|url=http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/kuala-lumpur-sea-games-2017-improving-irfan-zakaria-key/lsc58u8usodq1r1xu98muggpr

|title=Fast-improving Irfan a key component of Malaysia's defence

|publisher= FourFourTwo

|date=19 August 2017

|accessdate=24 August 2017

}}

| height = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}}

| currentclub = Melaka

| clubnumber =

| position = Defensive midfielder, centre-back

| youthyears1 = 2013

| youthclubs1 = Selangor U-19

| years1 = 2014–2015

| clubs1 = Harimau Muda B

| goals1 = 0

| caps1 = 15

| years2 = 2015

| clubs2 = Harimau Muda

| goals2 = 0

| caps2 = 20

| years3 = 2016–2019

| clubs3 = Kuala Lumpur City

| goals3 = 0

| caps3 = 65

| years4 = 2020

| clubs4 = Kedah Darul Aman

| goals4 = 0

| caps4 = 9

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs5 = Kuala Lumpur City

| goals5 = 0

| caps5 = 39

| years6 = 2023

| clubs6 = Sabah

| goals6 = 0

| caps6 = 14

| years7 = 2024–2025

| clubs7 = Kedah Darul Aman

| goals7 = 0

| caps7 = 19

| years8 = 2025–

| clubs8 = Melaka

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 =2017–2018

| nationalteam1 = Malaysia U23

| nationalcaps1 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 =2018–

| nationalteam2 = Malaysia

| nationalcaps2 = 13

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAS}}}}

| club-update = 15 July 2025

| nationalteam-update = 11 June 2021

}}

Muhammad Irfan bin Zakaria (born 4 June 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Melaka and the Malaysia national team. His primarily position as a defensive midfielder but can also play as a centre-back.{{cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DMFWAO-R3Vx/?igsh=MTB6ZnR3eWwwamhzNw==|title=New Signing Muhammad Irfan Zakaria

|publisher= Melaka FC

|date=15 July 2025}}

Club career

=Return to Kuala Lumpur City=

On 17 January 2021, it was announced Irfan has joined newly promoted club, Kuala Lumpur City for a second stint.{{cite web|url=https://www.vocketfc.com/rasmi-irfan-zakaria-kembali-semula-sertai-skuad-warga-kota|title=RASMI: Irfan Zakaria Kembali Semula Sertai Skuad Warga Kota|date=18 January 2021|website=Vocket FC}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/football/2021/01/30/a-man-with-a-plan|title=A man with a plan|date=30 January 2021|website=The Star}} On 16 March, Irfan made his second debut for the club in a 1–0 league defeat to Penang.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/03/06/malaysia/super-league/pulau-pinang/kuala-lumpur/3462024|title=Penang vs Kuala Lumpur City|website=Soccerway|access-date=19 September 2021}}

=Sabah=

On 2 December 2022, Irfan signed a contract with Sabah.{{cite web|url=https://www.stadiumastro.com/bola-sepak/mahu-pengalaman-baru-irfan-pilih-sertai-sabah-fc-225456 |title=Mahu pengalaman baru, Irfan pilih sertai Sabah FC |date=2 December 2022 |publisher=Stadium Astro}}

=Kedah Darul Aman=

On 5 March 2024, Irfan officially signed a contract with Kedah Darul Aman.

International career

Irfan represented Malaysian at under-23 and senior level.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Harimau Muda B \|2014 \|12	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	12	0
2015 \|3	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	3	0
Total !15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Harimau Muda \|2015 \|20	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	20	0
Total !20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
rowspan="5" valign="center"\|Kuala Lumpur City \|2016 \|10	0	0	0	5	0	–	–	15	0
2017 \|15	0	1	0	5	0	–	–	21	0
2018 \|19	0	4	0	2	0	–	–	25	0
2019 \|21	0	4	2	5	0	–	–	30	2
Total !65	0	9	2	17	0	0	0	91	2
rowspan="2" valign="center"\|Kedah Darul Aman \|2020 \|9	0	0	0	1	0	2{{efn\|Appearances in AFC Champions League}}	0	12	0
Total !9	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	12	0
rowspan="3" valign="center"\|Kuala Lumpur City \|2021 \|21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0
2022 \|18	0	1	0	3	0	7	0	29	0
Total !39	0	1	0	3	0	7	0	50	0
rowspan="1" valign="center"\|Sabah \|2023 \|10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
colspan="2"\|Career total !158\|\|0\|\|10\|\|2\|\|21\|\|0\|\|9\|\|0\|\|198\|\|2

=International=

{{updated|match played 28 May 2021}}{{NFT player|id=70960|name=Zakaria, Irfan|accessdate=17 June 2015}}

Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 \| Malaysia
2018	10	1
2019	2	0
2021	1	0
Total\|\|13\|\|1

==International goals==

:Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/70960/Irfan_Zakaria.html|title=Zakaria, Irfan|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=3 April 2018}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"

! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1 April 2018

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

align=center | 3–0

align=center | 7–0

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