Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli

Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli
Personal information
Full name	Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli
Date of birth	December 12 1981 (1981--) (age 25)
Place of birth	Jitra, Malaysia
Height	170cm
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Selangor FA
Number	14
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2002 2001-2002 2002-2006 2006-	RC Strasbourg FCSR Haguenau (loan) Kedah FA Selangor FA	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) ? (10)
National team
?	Malaysia	15 (7)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 27, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli (born on December 12, 1981) is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Selangor FA. He is a member of the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Malaysian Pre-Olympic squad. He is well known for his finishing ability. Apart from that, he is one of the first batch of Malaysians to train overseas.

The public started to notice him when he played in the U-14 Malaysia football team. Since then, he went a step further and trained at RC Strasbourg, often loaned to their sister club FCSR Haguenau. After unable to tie a contract with RC Strasbourg, he returned home to play for his hometown club, Kedah FA. He became an instant hit with the local fans and also the envy of other clubs in the M-League. But, towards the end of his career with Kedah FA, he had been plagued with knee injuries. In December 2006, he signed for Selangor FA and made a couple of appearances as a substitute since recovering from his injury. He scored his first goal for Selangor FA in the 1-2 Malaysia Cup match loss against Melaka TMFC on 17 March 2007.

He represented Malaysia for the 2003 SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Asia English Premier League Cup and also in the 2002 Tiger Cup in Thailand, helping Malaysia to a fourth place finish.

External links

• Biodata at selangorfc.com (Malay)

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