# 2024–25 Kedah Darul Aman F.C. season

The 2024-25 season is Kedah Darul Aman's 16th season in the Malaysia Super League since the league's inception in 2004.

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| Technical Director | Nelson San Martin |
| Team coordinator | Ahmad Fauzi Saari |
| Head coach (Interim) | Victor Andrag |
| Goalkeeper coach | Mohd Yazid Mohd Yassin |
| Assistant goalkeeper coach | Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid |
| Assistant goalkeeper coach | Helmi Eliza Elias |
| Fitness coach | Muhammad Afeeq Aqmal |
| Team doctor | Jasminder Singh |
| Team doctor | Mohd Syahrizal Mohd Nadzir |
| Physiotherapist | Muhammad Nur'illya Samsudin |
| Physiotherapist | Shukri Che Zakaria |
| Team admin | Shahrul Samsudin |
| Team security | Zaiyadur Rashad |
| Team media | Tajul Arifin |
| Team analyst | Hazwan Nizam Fazil |
| Masseur | Hazwan Zikri |
| Kitman | Taufiq Mahar |
| Kitman | Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz |
| Kitman | Fahmi Irfan |

## Squad

    As of 5 January 2025
| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Last club | Contract since | Contract ends |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Ifwat Akmal | (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28) | Youth team | 2016 | 2024 |
| 25 | Wan Mohamad Syazmin | (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 (age 25) | Sri Pahang | 2024 | 2024 |
| 42 | Muhammad Hafizy Hajazy | (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 (age 21) | Youth team | 2024 | 2024 |
| 43 | Aqil Syahmi Azizan | (2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 19) | Youth team | 2022 | 2024 |
| 44 | Norfahmi Muhamad Zaki | (2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 19) | Youth team | 2024 | 2024 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Akmal Zahir | (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30) | Melaka United | 2022 | 2024 |
| 13 | Loqman Hakim | (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) | Youth team | 2020 | 2024 |
| 15 | Rizal Ghazali | (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32) | Sabah | 2024 | 2024 |
| 17 | Irfan Zakaria | (1995-06-04) 4 June 1995 (age 29) | Sabah | 2024 | 2024 |
| 18 | Wan Amirul Afiq | (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 32) | Melaka United | 2023 | 2024 |
| 27 | Ariff Farhan | (1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 (age 28) | FELDA United | 2021 | 2024 |
| 30 | Zamri Pin Ramli | (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33) | Negeri Sembilan | 2024 | 2024 |
| 31 | Aiman Farhan Fauzi | (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 (age 22) | Youth team | 2024 | 2024 |
| 40 | Safwan Shuhaimi | (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 (age 19) | Youth team | 2024 | 2024 |
| 41 | Haziq Najmi Mohd Zaki | (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 18) | Youth team | 2024 | 2024 |
| 51 | Heshamudin Ahmad | (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25) | Youth team | 2022 | 2024 |
| 66 | Kamil Akmal Halim | (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25) | Youth team | 2020 | 2024 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 19 | Aiman Afif | (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 23) | Youth team | 2021 | 2024 |
| 20 | Fadzrul Danel | (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) | Youth team | 2019 | 2024 |
| 21 | Fayadh Zulkifli | (1998-09-13) 13 September 1998 (age 26) | Youth team | 2019 | 2024 |
| 35 | Hasbullah Abu Bakar | (1994-10-26) 26 October 1994 (age 30) | Negeri Sembilan | 2024 | 2024 |
| 77 | Amirul Hisyam | (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29) | Harimau Muda B | 2015 | 2024 |
| 81 | Abdul Halim Saari | (1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 (age 30) | Selangor | 2023 | 2024 |
| Strikers |||||||
| 14 | Milos Gordic | (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 32) | Wuxi Wugo | 2024 | 2024 |
| 28 | Syafiq Ahmad | (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 29) | Johor Darul Takzim FC | 2024 | 2025 |
| 29 | Afeeq Iqmal | (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 25) | Manjung City | 2024 | 2024 |
| 70 | Ebenezer Assifuah | (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 31) | Pau | 2024 | 2024 |

## Transfers and contracts
### Transfers in

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| DF | Rizal Ghazali | Sabah | Free |
| DF | Irfan Zakaria | Sabah | Free |
| DF | Zamri Pin Ramli | Negeri Sembilan | Free |
| MF | Sukhrob Nurullaev | Nasaf Qarshi | Free |
| MF | Habib Haroon | Terengganu | Free |
| FW | Afeeq Iqmal | Manjung City | Free |
| FW | Sony Norde | Terengganu | Free |
| FW | Milos Gordic | Wuxi Wugo | Free |
| MF | Hasbullah Abu Bakar | Negeri Sembilan | Free |
| GK | Wan Syazmin Wan Rozaimi | Sri Pahang | Free |
| DF | Cleylton | Ipatinga FC | Free |

### Loan in

Pre-season
| Position | Player | Transferred From | Ref |
| FW | Syafiq Ahmad | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Season Loan |
| MF | Faiz Nasir | Terengganu | Season Loan |

### Transfers out

| Position | Player | Transferred To | Ref |
| DF | Bojan Ciger | Neftchi Fergana | Free |
| DF | Alan Robertson | | Released |
| DF | Rodney Akwensivie | Kuching City | Free |
| DF | Azrin Afiq | Selangor | End Of Loan |
| MF | Mior Dani | Kelantan | End Of Loan |
| MF | Manny Ott | Terengganu | Free |
| MF | Zharmein Ashraf | Kuching City | Free |
| MF | Faizal Talib | Kelantan Darul Naim | Free |
| MF | Al-Hafiz Harun | Penang | Free |
| MF | Hidhir Idris | PDRM | Free |
| MF | Amirbek Juraboev | Istiklol | Released |
| MF | Moses Atede | Sitra Club | Free |
| FW | Manuel Hidalgo | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Free |
| FW | Jonathan Balotelli | FK Makedonija G.P. | Free |
| FW | Ifedayo Olusegun | PDRM | Free |
| MF | Habib Haroon | Sitra Club | Free |
| GK | Kalamullah Al-Hafiz | Selangor | Free |
| GK | Fikri Che Soh | Kelantan Darul Naim | Free |
| FW | Sony Norde | Malut United | Free |
| DF | Cleylton | Free Agent | Released |
| MF | Sukhrob Nurullaev | Free Agent | Released |
| MF | Faiz Nasir | Terengganu | End Of Loan |

### Retained / Promoted

| Pos | Player | Source |
| GK | Ifwat Akmal | 1 year contract signed till 2024 |
| GK | Fikri Che Soh | 1 year contract signed till 2024 |
| DF | Akmal Zahir | 1 year contract signed till 2024 |
| DF | Loqman Hakim | 1 year contract signed till 2024 |
| MF | Ariff Farhan | 1 year contract signed till 2024 |
| MF | Fadzrul Danel | 1 year contract signed till 2024 |
| MF | Amirul Hisyam | 1 year contract signed till 2024 |
| MF | Abdul Halim Saari | 1 year contract signed till 2024 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super League | 1 May 2024 | | LS1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 031.25 |
| FA Cup | 14 June 2024 | | Round 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 040.00 |
| Malaysia Cup | 20 November 2024 | | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Challenge Cup | 13 December 2024 | | Quarter final | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 040.00 |
Last updated: 13 December 2024 Source: FAM-CMS

### Malaysia Super League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Perak | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 18 |
| 8 | Kuala Lumpur City | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 17 |
| 9 | Kedah Darul Aman | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 17 |
| 10 | Sri Pahang | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 15 |
| 11 | Penang | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 14 |
* ↑ On 5 Aug 2024, Kuala Lumpur City were deducted six points for inaccurate or false declarations in their club licensing application.
* ↑ On 5 April 2024, Kedah Darul Aman were deducted three points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous MFL rules breaches in the 2023 season.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: FAM-CMS

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | | |
| Position | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | | |

#### Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### MFL Challenge Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
    As of match played 22 December 2024
| No. | Pos. | Name | Super League | Super League | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Ifwat Akmal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Akmal Zahir | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Habib Haroon | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Sony Norde | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Sukhrob Nurullaev | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Loqman Hakim | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Milos Gordic | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Rizal Ghazali | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Irfan Zakaria | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Wan Amirul Afiq | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Aiman Afif | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Fadzrul Danel | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Fayadh Zulkifli | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Kalamullah Al-Hafiz | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Cleylton | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Wan Mohamad Syazmin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Ariff Farhan | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Syafiq Ahmad | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Afeeq Iqmal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Zamri Pin Ramli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Muhammad Aiman Farhan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Hasbullah Abu Bakar | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Muhammad Safwan Shuhaimi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | Muhammad Haziq Najmi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | Muhammad Hafizy Hajazy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | Norfahmi Zaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | Hafiz Haiqal Hafizatulakmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | Muhammad Ammar Shukri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | Hazrie Balqief Zulhadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | Heshamudin Ahmad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | Muhammad Danial Tarmizi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | Faiz Nasir | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | MF | Akmal Hakim Rosli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | Muhammad Adam Mukriz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | FW | Sharul Aiman Zuraidi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | MF | Nazriul Aziem Zamzuri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Kamil Akmal Halim | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | Muhammad Azim Anuar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | MF | Kadim As Syahid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | MF | Muhammad Hafiz Izzudin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | Ebenezer Assifuah | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Amirul Hisyam | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | MF | Abdul Halim Saari | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 15 | 27 | 0 | | 7 | 5 | 1 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | 35 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 22 December 2024
| Rank | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
| 1 | Kalamullah Al-Hafiz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Ifwat Akmal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Wan Mohamad Syazmin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 22 December 2024
| Rank | Player | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
| 1 | Cleylton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | Ebenezer Assifuah | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Sony Norde | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Milos Gordic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Amirul Hisyam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Hasbullah Abu Bakar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Syafiq Ahmad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Sukhrob Nurullaev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Aiman Afif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Rizal Ghazali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Abdul Halim Saari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Habib Haroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 32 |