Muhammad Faisal bin Abdul Halim as known as 'Mickey' (born 7 January 1998) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Malaysian League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team.

Club career

Penang

Faisal started his professional career with Penang FA squad. He made his debut and scored one goal in the Malaysia Cup tournament against PDRM FA on 17 October 2015 where Penang lost 2–3.

He was one of the young players who were called up to play with Penang's senior team squad in preparation for the 2015 Malaysia Cup. His performance in the Malaysia President Cup competition brought him to the attention of Penang's management. He left Penang after the end of the season after making 3 appearances and scoring 1 goal.

Pahang
In November 2015, Faisal signed a contract with Pahang. He help Pahang FA won Malaysia FA Cup 2018

Terengganu
On the 6th of December 2020, Faisal Halim signed a contract with Terengganu and will be using the number 7 for the 2021 season. He scored his first goal against Perak in a 2–0 win at Ipoh Stadium.

Selangor
On 22 December 2022, it was announced that Faisal had joined Selangor on a free transfer. He made his debut for the club on 26 February 2023 in a opened Super League match against Kelantan United, which ended in a 1–0 victory. Faisal scored his first goal for the club on 31 March against Kuala Lumpur City through a penalty as Selangor won the game 3–1.

International career
Faisal made his Malaysia national football team debut against Nepal in 2019. Faisal is also part of the Malaysian team that qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and scored 1 goal against Turkmenistan to win 3–1 in 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round.

Controversies
On 26 July 2023, Faisal has been suspended for four months by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), due to the media comment made by the player after the Super League match against Sabah on 27 April 2023. Faisal was brought before the Disciplinary Committee after being found to have violated Article 61 of the FAM Disciplinary Code (press statements) and Article 82 of the FAM Statute (contributions to the media) through the statement he issued on 27 April 2023. According to the decision, Faisal was actually suspended for four months from 25 July 2023 to 21 November 2023. However, Faisal was only suspended for one month, from 25 July to 23 August 2023, of which the next three-month suspension will be suspended subject to good behavior for 12 months starting on 24 August 2023.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Senior

Honours
Penang
Malaysia President Cup runner-up: 2015

Pahang
Malaysia FA Cup: 2018

Malaysia
King's Cup runner-up: 2022

Individual
AFF Championship Best XI: 2022
''' Malaysia National Football Awards – FAN XI: 2022

References

1998 births
Living people
Malaysian men's footballers
Footballers from Penang
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Penang F.C. players
Sri Pahang FC players
Terengganu FC players
Malaysia Super League players
Men's association football forwards
Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Malaysia men's international footballers
Malaysia men's youth international footballers
SEA Games competitors for Malaysia