# 2022 Melaka United F.C. season

The 2022 season was Melaka United Football Club's 98th season in club history and 6th season in the Malaysia Super League.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 28 December 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MAS | Bryan See |
| 2 | DF | MAS | Haziq Puad |
| 5 | DF | MAS | Fauzan Fauzi |
| 6 | DF | PHI | Justin Baas |
| 8 | MF | MAS | Wan Zaharulnizam |
| 9 | FW | MAS | Norshahrul Idlan |
| 10 | MF | HAI | Sony Nordé |
| 11 | FW | GHA | Emmanuel Oti |
| 12 | FW | NGA | Ifedayo Olusegun |
| 13 | MF | MAS | Hamran Peter (on loan from Penang) |
| 14 | MF | MAS | Fakhrullah Rosli |
| 15 | MF | MAS | Khairul Anwar |
| 16 | MF | MAS | Fadhil Idris |
| 18 | DF | MAS | Wan Amirul Afiq |
| 19 | MF | MAS | Syahrul Azwari |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | MAS | Harith Naem |
| 22 | GK | MAS | Norazlan Razali |
| 23 | MF | MAS | Syazwan Andik (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim II) |
| 24 | MF | MAS | Syukri Baharun |
| 25 | MF | MAS | Faris Shah |
| 27 | FW | BRA | Adriano |
| 30 | GK | MAS | Asyraaf Omar |
| 31 | DF | MAS | Iman Hakimi |
| 32 | FW | MAS | Syahmi Shamsudin |
| 33 | MF | MAS | Norazizi Khalid |
| 34 | DF | MAS | Zarif Syamil |
| 35 | DF | MAS | Hasbullah Abu Bakar (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim) |
| 36 | FW | MAS | Zaim Hakim |
| 51 | GK | MAS | Asyraf Danial |
| 72 | DF | MAS | Fadhli Shas (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim II) |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of 1 February 2023
| No. | Pos | Player | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Bryan See | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Haziq Puad | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Akmal Zahir | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Fauzan Fauzi | 6+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Justin Baas | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Wan Zaharulnizam | 11+6 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Norshahrul Idlan | 5+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Sony Nordé | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
| 12 | FW | Ifedayo Olusegun | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| 14 | MF | Fakhrullah Rosli | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Khairul Anwar Shahrudin | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Fadhil Idris | 17+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Hazim Abu Zaid | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Wan Amirul Afiq | 18+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Syahrul Azwari | 5+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Faizal Talib | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Harith Naem | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Norazlan Razali | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Syazwan Andik | 14+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | Syukri Baharun | 7+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Faris Shah Rosli | 8+12 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | Adriano | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 29 | FW | Emmanuel Oti | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 30 | GK | Asyraaf Omar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Iman Hakimi | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Syahmi Samsudin | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 33 | MF | Norazizi Khalid | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Hasbullah Abu Bakar | 14+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 36 | FW | Zaim Hakim | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | DF | Fadhli Shas | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season |||||||||

## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Kedah Darul Aman | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 27 | |
| 9 | Petaling Jaya City (D, R) | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 26 | Withdrawn from Liga Super and dissolved. |
| 10 | Melaka United (D, R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 18 | Ejected from Malaysian Super League and dissolved. |
| 11 | Sarawak United (D, R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 50 | −31 | 17 | Ejected from Malaysian Super League and relegated to 2023 Malaysia M3 League |
| 12 | Penang | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 11 | |
* ↑ Petaling Jaya City withdrew from Liga Super before the start of 2023 season.
* 1 2 MFL officially snubs Melaka United and Sarawak United club licensing approval, as both clubs have problem with overdue payments of staffs or players. This decision prevented both from playing in 2023 Malaysian Super League. As of November 2nd, there are still no appeal from both clubs to continue the league structure by playing in M5 League.