Akmal Rizal

Akmal Rizal
Personal information
Full name Akmal Rizal Bin Ahmad Rakhli
Date of birth (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981
Place of birth Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1998 Kedah FA President
1999 RC Strasbourg Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Kedah FA 0 (0)
1999–2001 RC Strasbourg 0 (0)
1999–2001FCSR Haguenau (loan) 36 (10)
2002–2006 Kedah FA 53 (38)
2006–2008 Selangor FA 39 (23)
2009 Kuala Muda NAZA FC 16 (3)
2010 Kelantan FA 18 (10)
2011–2012 Perak FA 45 (14)
2013 Kedah FA 16 (3)
2014 Sarawak FA 5 (1)
2015 Kedah United F.C. 0 (0)
Total 242 (107)
International career
1998–2004 Malaysia U-23 24 (20)
2001–2008 Malaysia 22 (9)
Managerial career
2019 PB Melayu Kedah
2020–2021 Penang (assistant)
2022–2023 Penang U21
2023 Penang (caretaker)
2024 Penang
Medal record
Malaysia under-23
Sea Games
Sea Games 2001Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2013

Akmal Rizal Bin Ahmad Rakhli (born 12 December 1981) is a former Malaysian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is well known for his finishing ability and good technique. Apart from that, he is one of the batch of Malaysians to play overseas.