Personal information | |||
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Full name | Khairul Fahmi bin Che Mat | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Kota Bharu, Kelantan | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Kelantan | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2009 | Kelantan President's Cup | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Harimau Muda | 24 | (0) |
2009– | Kelantan | 161 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2012 | Malaysia U-23 | 28 | (0) |
2010– | Malaysia | 44 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Malaysia XI | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 26, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 28, 2016 |
Khairul Fahmi Che Mat (born 7 January 1989 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Super club Kelantan and the Malaysia national team. He is also a former member of Malaysia U-23 and Malaysia U-20 squad.
Khairul Fahmi started playing for the Kelantan President's Cup Team in 2006. He was the team's main goalkeeper and helped Kelantan reach the finals in the 2006–07 President Cup Malaysia. However, Kelantan later lost by penalties.
Khairul Fahmi was later chosen to be in the Harimau Muda team for the 2008 Premier League season, alongside Ahmad Fakri Saarani.
He had also impressed the Dutch club, PSV Eindhoven and went for a-week trials with the club's Under-19 and Under-23 teams. He went there with his teammate, Mohd Asraruddin Putra Omar after they showed excellent performances in the 2007 Champions Youth Cup.
In season 2009, Khairul Fahmi returned to Kelantan and registered for senior squad at the age of 20. He was the youngest goalkeeper ever to play for the Kelantan senior team. He made his appearances for senior squad after silly mistake from Syed Adney during their match against Kedah in Malaysia Super League.
In 2010, he was part of the Kelantan's 2010 Malaysia Cup winning team. He also won The Best Young Player and Best Goalkeeper awards at the 2010 Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 100Plus-FAM.