# 2024–25 Penang F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is Penang's 98th competitive season, 4th season in the first tier of Malaysian football since promoted in 2020, 103rd year in existence as a football club, and the 4th year since rebranded as Penang Football Club. The season covers the period from 10 May 2024 to 27 April 2025.

## Coaching Staffs

| Position | Name |
| Technical director | Merzagua Abderrazak |
| Head Coach | Wan Rohaimi |
| Assistant Head Coach | Mat Saiful Mohd |
| Assistant Coach | Rafiz Abu Bakar |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Mohd Hisham Jainudin |
| Fitness Coach | Rozy Abdul Majid |
| Team Doctor | Hardeep Singh Jaginder Singh Parmjit Singh Kuldip Singh |
| Physiotherapist | Ridhwan Noor Akmal |
| Team Analyst | Anwar Azahari |
| Masseur | Megat Loutifie |
| Kit Man | Sufie Noorazizan |
| U-23 Team Manager | Razif Radali |
| U-23 Head Coach | Manzoor Azwira |
| U-23 Assistant Head Coach | Farkhis Fisol |
| U-23 Goalkeeping Coach | Azmirulkifli Haji Mohd Isa |
| U-23 Fitness Coach | Rozy Abdul Majid |
| U-23 Team Doctor | Azry Azmi |
| U-23 Physiotherapist | Amirul Ehsan Mahrim |
| U-23 Security Officer | Esa Alwi |
| U-23 Media Officer | Zachki Suri |
| U-23 Kit Man | Hafiz Ismail |
| U-21 Team Head Coach | Rahim Hassan |
| U-19 Team Head Coach | Zabidi Hassan |

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 12 February 2025
| No. | Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Haziq Mukriz | GK | (2003-04-19) 19 April 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 19 February 2024 | Free |
| 23 | Sikh Izhan | GK | (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21) | Selangor | 22 February 2024 | Loan |
| 25 | Shafiq Afifi | GK | (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25) | Perak II | 19 December 2020 | Free |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | Aikmal Roslan | DF | (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 24) | Academy | 19 February 2024 | Free |
| 4 | Richmond Ankrah | DF | (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 24) | Selangor | 27 March 2024 | Loan |
| 6 | Khairul Akmal | DF | (1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 26) | Academy | 1 January 2017 | Free |
| 15 | Fairuz Zakaria | DF | (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 (age 27) | Kedah | 19 December 2021 | Free |
| 17 | Rafael Vitor | DF | (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 32) | Nacional | 11 January 2020 | Free |
| 26 | Namathevan Arunasalam | DF | (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 28) | Negeri Sembilan | 29 December 2022 | Free |
| 32 | Aqil Irfanuddin | DF | (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997 (age 27) | Terengganu II | 22 February 2024 | Loan |
| 37 | Azmeer Aris | DF | (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25) | Kedah | 14 December 2022 | Free |
| 46 | Adib Raop | DF | (1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 25) | Perak | 17 December 2021 | Free |
| 50 | Zarif Syamil Zamani | DF | (2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 1 November 2024 | Free |
| 72 | Nabil Nizam | DF | (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 1 November 2024 | Free |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 8 | Khairu Azrin | MF | (1991-07-13) 13 July 1991 (age 33) | Kelantan United | 22 February 2024 | Free |
| 10 | Neto Olivera | MF | (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 26) | Trem | 27 April 2024 | Free |
| 11 | Amer Azahar | MF | (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 29) | Kedah | 17 December 2022 | Free |
| 12 | Al-Hafiz Harun | MF | (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 30) | Kedah | 20 February 2024 | Free |
| 14 | Syamer Kutty Abba | MF | (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27) | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 12 April 2024 | Loan |
| 20 | Rahmat Makasuf | MF | (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 27) | Terengganu | 22 February 2024 | Free |
| 21 | Shafi Azswad | MF | (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 20 February 2024 | Free |
| 28 | Azrie Reza | MF | (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 27) | PDRM | 7 February 2023 | Free |
| 33 | Nik Akif | MF | (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25) | Terengganu | 16 December 2022 | Free |
| 71 | Haziq Kutty Abba | MF | (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 12 January 2025 | Free |
| 80 | Izzat Zikri | MF | (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 24) | Academy | 20 February 2024 | Free |
| 88 | Daniel Irfan | MF | (2001-09-30) 30 September 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 19 February 2024 | Free |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | FW | (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 27) | Central Coast Mariners | 2 September 2024 | Free |
| 9 | Rodrigo Dias | FW | (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 31) | Khaitan | 5 March 2024 | Free |
| 30 | Nabil Latpi | FW | (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992 (age 32) | PDRM | 22 February 2024 | Free |
| 55 | Aidil Danial Izhar | FW | (2001-09-23) 23 September 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 12 September 2024 | Free |
| 97 | Idrzuwan Daud | FW | (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 18 December 2024 | Free |
| 98 | Akid Zamri | FW | (2005-02-13) 13 February 2005 (age 20) | Academy | 25 January 2025 | Free |
| 99 | Alif Ikmalrizal | FW | (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 19 February 2024 | Free |
| Out on loan ||||||||
| 18 | Iman Rafaei | DF | (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 19 February 2024 | Free |
| 83 | Khairil Anuar | MF | (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29) | Kelantan | 22 February 2024 | Free |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Promoted from U23

## Transfers and contracts
### In
#### 1st Transfer Window

| No. | Pos. | Name | Moving from | Type | Transfer Date | Transfer fee |
| 19 | MF | Al-Hafiz Harun | Kedah | Transfer | 20 February 2024 | Free |
| 20 | MF | Rahmat Makasuf | Terengganu | Transfer | 22 February 2024 | Free |
| 83 | MF | Khairil Anuar | Kelantan | Transfer | 22 February 2024 | Free |
| 30 | FW | Nabil Latpi | PDRM | Transfer | 22 February 2024 | Free |
| 8 | MF | Khairu Azrin | Kelantan United | Transfer | 22 February 2024 | Free |
| 32 | DF | Aqil Irfanuddin | Terengganu II | Loan | 22 February 2024 | Free |
| 13 | MF | Muhaimin Izuddin | Kelantan | Transfer | 22 February 2024 | Free |
| 23 | GK | Sikh Izhan | Selangor | Loan | 22 February 2024 | Free |
| 9 | FW | Rodrigo Dias | Khaitan | Transfer | 5 March 2024 | Free |
| 4 | DF | Richmond Ankrah | Selangor | Loan | 27 March 2024 | Free |
| 14 | MF | Syamer Kutty Abba | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Loan | 12 April 2024 | Free |
| 10 | MF | Neto Olivera | Trem | Transfer | 27 April 2024 | Free | - |

#### 2nd Transfer Window

| No. | Pos. | Name | Moving from | Type | Transfer Date | Transfer fee |
| 7 | FW | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | Central Coast Mariners | Transfer | 2 September 2024 | Free |

### Released

| No. | Pos. | Name | To | Type | Transfer Date | Transfer fee |
| 8 | MF | Asnan Ahmad | Sri Pahang FC | Transfer | 21 February 2024 | Free |
| 13 | MF | Muhaimin Izuddin | Free agent | Mutual consent | 4 September 2024 | Free |

### Loan Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | To | Type | Transfer Date | Transfer fee |
| 83 | MF | Khairil Anuar | Gombak | Loan | 4 September 2024 | Free |
| 18 | DF | Iman Rafaei | Bukit Tambun | Loan | 9 September 2024 | Free |

## Competitions
### Malaysia Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | PDRM | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 21 |
| 9 | Kedah Darul Aman | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 20 |
| 10 | Penang | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 19 |
| 11 | Sri Pahang | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 16 |
| 12 | Negeri Sembilan | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 9 |
* ↑ 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.

#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 February 2025. Source: MFL

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | W |
| Position | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

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

| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | | |
| 1 | GK | Haziq Mukriz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Aikmal Roslan | 2(5) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Richmond Ankrah | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Khairul Akmal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Khairu Azrin | 11(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Rodrigo Dias | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24(1) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Neto Olivera | 15(3) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 21(4) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Amer Azahar | 3(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 8(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Al-Hafiz Harun | 6(7) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 9(10) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Syamer Kutty Abba | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Fairuz Zakaria | 14(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17(3) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Rafael Vitor | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Iman Rafaei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Rahmat Makasuf | 1(6) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(8) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Shafi Azswad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Sikh Izhan | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Shafiq Afifi | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Namathevan Arunasalam | 5(3) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 11(5) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Azrie Reza | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Nabil Latpi | 6(10) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 1 | 12(12) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Aqil Irfanuddin | 4(4) | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Nik Akif | 11(4) | 3 | 2(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17(5) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Azmeer Aris | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 3(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | Adib Raop | 16(1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24(1) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | DF | Zarif Syamil Zamani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | Aidil Danial Izhar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | Haziq Kutty Abba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | DF | Nabil Nizam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Izzat Zikri | 7(10) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 9(16) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | MF | Khairil Anuar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Daniel Irfan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | Idrzuwan Daud | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | Akid Zamri | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Alif Ikmalrizal | 0(13) | 1 | 0(3) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 1(20) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Left club during season ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | MF | Muhaimin Izuddin | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 13 February 2025. Source: Soccerway

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
Last updated: 19 February 2024. Source: Soccerway

### Top assists

An assist is credited to a player for passing or crossing the ball to the scorer, a player whose shot rebounds (off a defender, goalkeeper or goalpost) to a teammate who scores, and a player who wins a penalty kick or a free kick for another player to convert.
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Challenge Cup | Total |
Last updated: 19 February 2024. Source: Soccerway

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
| 1 | 23 | Sikh Izhan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Summary

| Games played | 1 (1 Malaysia Super League), (0 Malaysia FA Cup), (0 Malaysia Cup), (0 MFL Challenge Cup) |
| Games won | 0 (0 Malaysia Super League), (0 Malaysia FA Cup), (0 Malaysia Cup), (0 MFL Challenge Cup) |
| Games drawn | 1 (1 Malaysia Super League), (0 Malaysia FA Cup), (0 Malaysia Cup), (0 MFL Challenge Cup) |
| Games lost | 0 (0 Malaysia Super League), (0 Malaysia FA Cup), (0 Malaysia Cup), (0 MFL Challenge Cup) |
| Goals scored | 0 (0 Malaysia Super League), (0 Malaysia FA Cup), (0 Malaysia Cup), (0 MFL Challenge Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 0 (0 Malaysia Super League), (0 Malaysia FA Cup), (0 Malaysia Cup), (0 MFL Challenge Cup) |
| Goal difference | 0 (0 Malaysia Super League), (0 Malaysia FA Cup), (0 Malaysia Cup), (0 MFL Challenge Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 1 (1 Malaysia Super League), (0 Malaysia FA Cup), (0 Malaysia Cup), (0 MFL Challenge Cup) |
| Yellow cards | 1 (1 Malaysia Super League) (0 Malaysia FA Cup), (0 Malaysia Cup), (0 MFL Challenge Cup) |
| Red cards | 0 (0 Malaysia Super League) |
| Most appearances | |
| Top scorer | |
| Winning Percentage | Overall: |
Last updated: 19 May 2024. Source: Soccerway