Ahmad Danial bin Ahmad Asri (born 1 April 2000) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Bruneian club DPMM FC of the Malaysia Super League.
Club career
Early years Danial was in the Selangor youth team at the age of 18–19, having arrived from local side SMK Dato' Harun which he represented at the SuperMokh Cup in 2017. He was a key player and captain of Selangor III and made a total of 42 appearances from 2018 to 2019.
Selangor
Danial began his professional career when he was called up by Selangor II team head coach Michael Feichtenbeiner after scoring two goals during a friendly match against Geylang International. He played in all of the matches for the 2020 season and was the local top scorer in the Premier League with seven goals. He made his debut with the senior team in the 2020 Malaysia Cup against Melaka United.
In December 2020, Selangor confirmed that Danial would be definitely promoted to senior's first team for the 2021 season.
Kuching City Danial transferred to fellow MSL side Kuching City in June 2025 under Aidil Sharin Sahak. The team from Sarawak had a successful 2025–26 campaign, finishing in second place in the league as well as a Malaysia Cup final appearance, whereby Danial contributed immensely with eight goals in 32 outings.
DPMM In June 2026, DPMM FC who are an invited team in the Malaysia Super League announced the signing of Danial for the 2026–27 season.
International career After impressive displays for Selangor in the league, Danial was called up by Malaysia under-23 coach Brad Maloney in preparation for the 2021 SEA Games football tournament to commence in May 2022, where he subsequently made the final 20-man squad after debuting for the team in a 2–0 friendly win over the Philippines. He was ever-present in the group stage of the competition, scoring against Thailand in the first game. He was unable to exert his influence in the knockout stage, as Malaysia were denied a podium finish after losing the bronze medal match to Indonesia, after a semi-final defeat to eventual gold medalists Vietnam.
The same team was retained for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup hosted by Uzbekistan in the following June. Danial was a late substitute in a 4–1 loss to South Korea in the first match. He only lasted the first half in the following 0–3 defeat to Thailand, which ended their progression in the tournament.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSelangor II2020Malaysia Premier League11700—117Selangor2020Malaysia Super League000010—102021Malaysia Super League2130000—2132022Malaysia Super League1011060—1712023Malaysia Super League1010010—1112024–25Malaysia Super League5000201041111 Total465101001041626Kuching City2025–26Malaysia Super League2055370—328DPMM2026–27Malaysia Super League403100—71 Career total811794170104111222
Honours Club Selangor Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2022
Kuching City Malaysia Super League runner-up: 2025–26 Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2025–26
Individual Malaysia Premier League Local Top Scorer : 2020
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