Muhammad Aliff Izwan bin Yuslan (born 10 February 2004) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Malaysia Super League club Selangor.
Club career Early career Born in Klang, Aliff just recently started his football career with Genpro at the age of 8, and then he joined Mokhtar Dahari Academy youth system in 2015. In November 2020, he joined the Selangor reserve team.
Selangor Aliff settled quickly into Selangor's youth teams, progressing to the under-23 squad despite still being 17. On 11 March 2022, Aliff made his first-team debut for Selangor as a 61st-minute substitute for Mukhairi Ajmal in a 6–0 home FA Cup win over Harini. After being named as an unused substitute for several Super League matches, Aliff made his first-league debut on 10 April, replacing Caion in the 92nd minute of a 4–1 win against Kedah Darul Aman. On 7 June 2023, Aliff scored his first goal for the first team in a 7–1 away win to Kelantan United in the league matches.
International career Born in Klang, Malaysia to an Indonesian father and Saudi Arabian mother. Aliff can play either Malaysia, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia but he choose his native Malaysia instead.
Youth Aliff has represented Malaysia at the under-16 and under-19 levels.
Senior On 6 December 2022, Aliff was called up to the Malaysia senior team as part of an initial 41-man squad for their 2022 AFF Championship that month, replacing Faiz Nasir, who was dropped due to health issues. However, he did not make it to the final 23-man squad for the tournament. On 9 December, he made his international debut in a friendly against Cambodia replacing Lee Tuck in the 80th minute.
Career statistics
Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSelangor2022Malaysia Super League302000—502023Malaysia Super League920010—1022024–25Malaysia Super League82201030501922025–26Malaysia Super League9260304150273 Total2961005071100617 Career total2961005071100617
Honours
Selangor Malaysia Super League runner-up: 2023 MFL Challenge Cup: 2024-25
Malaysia U16 AFF U-16 Championship: 2019 Malaysia U19 AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2022 International Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup runner-up: 2022
Malaysia U23 ASEAN U-23 Championship 4th Place: 2023
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