Arif Aiman Hanapi

Arif Aiman bin Mohd Hanapi (born 4 May 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Johor Darul Ta'zim and the Malaysia national team.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohd Hanapi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Arif Aiman. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Arif Aiman Hanapi
Personal information
Full name Arif Aiman bin Mohd Hanapi
Date of birth (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002
Place of birth Pahang, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.
Number 42
Youth career
2015–2017 Mokhtar Dahari Academy
2018–2020 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Johor Darul Ta'zim 23 (4)
National team‡
2021– Malaysia 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:14, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:14, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Youth career

Arif Aiman's talent was discovered during the Mykids programme in 2011/12, and he later joined the squad that won IberCup Costa Del Sol in 2015. He then decided to leave AMD at the end of 2018 to join JDT Academy in order to increase his playing opportunities. After playing for JDT in the Youth and President's Cups, he caught the attention of Malaysia U18 squad coach, Bojan Hodak, in early 2019.[2]

Arif Aiman is a product of the National Football Development Programme of Malaysia (NFDP) from 2015 to 2017 and then Johor Darul Ta'zim Academy. He played in all levels of the academy including JDT IV,JDT III, JDT II until he became a regular for the first team.

2020 season

Arif Aiman scored his first goal for the club against Kuching City F.C. in a 1-0 win in the Malaysia Cup.

2021 season

Arif made his debut in the 2021 Malaysia Super League against UiTM after his fellow teammate Safawi Rasid was subbed off because of a knee injury and also scored in that match. Arif was named in the 25 best ASEAN wonderkids in football.[3] On 22 June 2021, he made his debut in AFC Champions League in a 0-1 loss against Japanese club Nagoya Grampus.

Career statistics
As of match played 4 September 2021[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2020 Malaysia Super League 2000—1131
2021 212005[lower-alpha 2]000262
Career total 232005011293
Notes
  1. Malaysia Cup
  2. Appearances in the AFC Champions League

International
As of matches played 17 June 2021.[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malaysia 202160
202210
Total70

Honours

Johor Darul Ta'zim

References
  1. "Arif Aiman Mohd Hanapi FM 2021 Profile, Reviews". FM 2021 | Team, Player, League Review. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  2. "Youth Football Malaysia at Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  3. "NXGN 2021: The 25 best ASEAN wonderkids in football". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. Arif Aiman Hanapi at Soccerway
  5. Arif Aiman Hanapi at National-Football-Teams.com


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