Faizal Abu Bakar


Mohd Faizal bin Abu Bakar is a former Malaysian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is known as Sepet among teammates and fans.

Club career

Born in Kuala Nerang, Kedah, Faizal is a product from Kedah President Cup squad, a youth team of Kedah FA. He has been promoted to the first team by Azraai Khor. Faizal made his debut in a Malaysia Cup group stage on 15 July 2008 where Kedah beat Sabah 5–1. He played more than 120 matches and scored 25 goals in all competition for Kedah.
In 2015, Faizal left Kedah and signed with PDRM. He made 13 league appearances and scored 1 goal. In 2016, Faizal signed with Kelantan. He only made 4 league appearances and left the team for Malaysia Premier League side Negeri Sembilan. He last played for Melaka United in 2019.

International career

In November 2010, Faizal was called up to the Malaysia national team by coach K. Rajagopal for the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. He was in the Malaysia team that won the Suzuki Cup title for the first time in their history, although never made any appearance. In February 2010, he received his first appearance in a friendly match against Yemen. He was also playing for Malaysia U-23. He was in the squad that competed in the 2010 Asian Games. He was also in the team that competes for the 2012 Olympic Qualification preliminary round against Pakistan, coming on as a substitute in injury time in the second leg on 9 March 2011.

Honours

Kedah

International