Nazmi Faiz

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mansor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhamad Nazmi Faiz. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Nazmi Faiz Mansor

Personal information
Full name	Muhamad Nazmi Faiz bin Mansor
Date of birth	(1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Selangor, Malaysia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1][2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sabah
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Harimau Muda B	19	(0)
2012	Harimau Muda A	10	(2)
2013	Beira-Mar	0	(0)
2013–2014	PKNS	23	(2)
2014–2016	Selangor	43	(2)
2017–2024	Johor Darul Ta'zim	76	(6)
2025–	Sabah	0	(0)
International career^‡
2011–2015	Malaysia U23	38	(1)
2013–	Malaysia	17	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Malaysia Men's football King's Cup Runner-up 2022 Malaysia U23 Sea Games Sea Games 2011 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022

Muhamad Nazmi Faiz bin Mansor (born 16 August 1994) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Malaysia national team. Nazmi plays mainly as a central midfielder but can also play as an attacking midfielder or as a defensive midfielder, usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker.^[3][4]

Club career

Harimau Muda

A product of the Sekolah Projek Sukan Selangor (Sekolah Menengah Seksyen 11, Shah Alam, Selangor) & Bukit Jalil Sports School, Nazmi made his way through Harimau Muda B and later was drafted into Harimau Muda A for the 2012 S. League campaign under Ong Kim Swee.

Beira Mar

On 21 May 2012, Nazmi signed a three-year contract with Portuguese club, Beira-Mar after being scouted by the Aveiro based club.^{[3][5][6][7][8]}

Nazmi made his debut with Beira-Mar in a friendly match against CD Tondela which ended in a 1–1 draw.^[9] Due to his young age, he was frequently drafted into the Under-19 youth team of the club. He scored his first goal for the Under-19s just a few days after his 18th birthday.^[10] After six months Nazmi terminated his contract with the club due to personal problems^{[citation needed]}

PKNS

Nazmi joined Malaysian Super League side PKNS on a three-year deal after officially terminating his contract with Beira-Mar. Nazmi were given the number 33 on his jersey and made his debut for the club in a league match against Perak on 12 April 2013 which ended in a 2–2 draw, during which he set up both goals for his team, which were both scored by Patrick Wleh. Nazmi scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Negeri Sembilan on 22 June.^[11][12]

Selangor

Nazmi left PKNS halfway of the season and officially joined Selangor on 21 April 2014, having signed a contract valid for two and a half years with Selangor until 30 November 2016. Nazmi was slapped with a six-match ban by the Football Association of Malaysia disciplinary committee for spitting at Kelantan's Erwin Carrillo in a Super League match at the Shah Alam Stadium on 19 April 2015. Nazmi then helped the club win the 2015 Malaysia Cup after beating Kedah in the final.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

In December 2016,^[13] Nazmi left Selangor and signed a two-year contract with champions Johor Darul Ta'zim.^[14]

Nazmi made his competitive debut in the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs against Bangkok United. He scored his goal for the club in a 3–0 victory against Boeung Ket Angkor during the 2018 AFC Cup group stage. At the end of the season, he picked up a Malaysia Super League medal and help lifted a 4th consecutive title for Johor.

International career

National U-23

At the age of 17, Nazmi were selected for the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia where Malaysia national under 23 team won the gold medal. He scored his first international goal against Bahrain national under 23 team during the 2012 Olympic qualification at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. He also participated in 2013 Southeast Asian Games, 2015 Southeast Asian Games and 2014 Asian Games.

National Team

Nazmi Faiz made his official debut for Malaysia in a friendly against Kuwait on 8 November 2013.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Harimau Muda B	2011	Malaysia Premier League	19	0	2[d]	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		19	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
Harimau Muda A	2012	S.League	10	2	—		—		—		10	2
	Total		10	2	—		—		—		10	2
Beira-Mar	2012–13	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
PKNS	2013	Malaysia Super League	11	1	—		6	0	—		17	1
	2014	Malaysia Super League	12	1	4	0	—		—		16	1
	Total		23	2	4	0	6	0	—		33	2
Selangor	2014	Malaysia Super League	6	0	0	0	8	0	—		14	0
	2015	Malaysia Super League	21	1	2	0	9	1	—		32	2
	2016	Malaysia Super League	16	1	1	0	6	1	6	0	29	2
	Total		43	2	3	0	23	2	6	0	75	4
Johor Darul Ta'zim	2017	Malaysia Super League	5	0	3	0	8	1	5	2	21	3
	2018	Malaysia Super League	13	2	1	0	4	0	2	0	20	2
	2019	Malaysia Super League	13	2	1	0	5	0	6	0	25	2
	2020	Malaysia Super League	8	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	11	1
	2021	Malaysia Super League	11	1	—		7	0	4	0	22	1
	2022	Malaysia Super League	15	0	5[e]	2	5	1	6	0	31	3
	2023	Malaysia Super League	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		70	6	10	2	30	2	25	2	135	12
Career total			165	12	19	2	59	4	31	2	274	20

1. Includes Malaysia FA Cup and Singapore Cup
2. Includes Malaysia Cup
3. Includes AFC Champions League and AFC Cup
4. 1 appearances against Selangor in 2011 Malaysia FA Cup and 1 appearances against Hougang United in 2011 Singapore Cup.
5. 1 appearances and 1 goal in 2022 Piala Sumbangsih and 4 appearances and 1 goal in 2022 Malaysia FA Cup.

International

Malaysia national team[16]
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	2	0
2016	1	0
2017	1	0
2018	6	0
2021	3	0
2022	4	0
Total	17	0

Honours

Selangor

• Malaysia Cup: 2015

Johor Darul Ta'zim

• Malaysia Super League: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Malaysia FA Cup: 2022, 2023, 2024
• Malaysia Cup: 2017, 2019, 2022
• Malaysia Charity Shield: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Malaysia U-23

• SEA Games : 2011

Malaysia

• King's Cup runner-up: 2022^[17]

Individual

• AFC Cup Goal of the Tournament: 2017^[18]

References

1. Nazmi Faiz at National Football Teams
2. Nazmi Faiz at ESPN FC
3. Nazmi assinou contrato com o Beira-Mar Archived 24 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from S.C. Beira-Mar OFFICIAL Website
4. Nazmi Faiz soccerway.com, Retrieved 11 May 2012.
5. Beira-Mar contrata primeiro malaio a atuar na Europa Retrieved 22 May 2012.
6. Nazmi lands three-year Beira-Mar deal Archived 25 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 May 2012.
7. Nazmi Faiz signs with Beira-Mar goal.com, 21 May 2012, Retrieved 22 May 2012.
8. Portuguese club signs Nazmi Retrieved 22 May 2012.
9. Beira-Mar 1 – 1 Tondela Retrieved 20 June 2012.
10. Beira Mar Juniores 2012–2013 (Nazmi Faiz Goal) Retrieved from Youtube
11. "PKNS sambar Nazmi Faiz".
12. "BREAKING NEWS: Nazmi Faiz set to be unveiled as PKNS FC's new signing". 1 February 2013.
13. "Nazmi Faiz – Official website of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC (JDT) | The Southern Tigers". johorsoutherntigers.com.my. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
14. Selangor's Nazmi joins JDT and set for Japan loan stint; The Star Online, 16 November 2016
15. "Nazmi Faiz". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
16. "Mansor, Nazmi Faiz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
17. Fai, Ooi Kin (25 September 2022). "Harimau Malaya lose King's Cup final after penalty shootout heartbreak". nst.com.my. Chiang Mai, Thailand: New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
18. "AFCCup2017 - Allianz Goal of the Tournament: Nazmi Faiz (Johor Darul Ta'zim)". AFC. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

External links

• Nazmi Faiz at Soccerway
• Nazmi Faiz at National-Football-Teams.com