Jafri Firdaus Chew
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| Full name | Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bagan Luar, Penang, Malaysia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger, right back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Sabah | |||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Harimau Muda B | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Penang U-19 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Penang | 24 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | PKNS | 24 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Penang | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Sabah | 27 | (6) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Malaysia U19 | 18 | (13) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Malaysia U23 | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 24, 2019 | ||||||||||||||
Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew (born 11 June 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Malaysia U23 national team. Jafri Firdaus Chew came up through Blue football academy (now known as the Assumption- Bintang Biru Football Academy). He started his footballing career with Harimau Muda B in 2013. On 25 November 2015, it was confirmed that the Harimau Muda has disbanded by Football Association of Malaysia which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C will be returned to their own state. He also has been called by Frank Bernhardt, the Malaysian Under-19 national coach, for preparation for the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 11 to 24 September 2016.
This makes him joined Penang FA to play for Penang U-19 and impressed from an early stage. His performances earned him a start in first team. He made his first team debut for Penang FA in 2016, while Chew represented his country in a Malaysia U22 international, having previously represented his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.