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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abd. Radzak is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Zaquan Adha.
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Zaquan Adha
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Personal information
Full name Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak
Date of birth (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Number 8
Youth career
2001–2003 Bukit Jalil Sports School
2004–2005 Negeri Sembilan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2011 Negeri Sembilan ? (29)
2012 ATM 20 (3)
2013 Johor Darul Ta'zim 5 (0)
2014–2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim II 47 (12)
2017 Perak 21 (2)
2018 Kuala Lumpur 14 (2)
2019–2020 Kedah 28 (2)
2021–2023 Negeri Sembilan 43 (9)
National team‡
2004–2006 Malaysia U-20
2007–2010 Malaysia U-23 26 (7)
2007–2019 Malaysia 49 (12)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2018
Merdeka Cup
Winner 2007 Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:40, May 24, 2023 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 March 2019

Mohamad Zaquan Adha bin Abd. Radzak (born 3 August 1987) is a Malaysian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the younger of a set of twins; his brother, Aidil Zafuan, who is also a footballer.

Club career

Negeri Sembilan FA

Zaquan started representing the Negeri Sembilan FA football team in the 2004 SUKMA Games. He with his twin brother won the gold medal in the 2004 SUKMA Games football competition. In the 2005–06 season, he and his brother were promoted into the senior team, and Negeri Sembilan also won their first Malaysia Super League title.

His contract with Negeri Sembilan was scheduled to end at the end of the 2008 season. Zaquan and his brother had been attracting interest from several Slovakian top league clubs. He had confirmed that he and his brother would sign a contract with an unnamed Slovak Corgoň Liga team after the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup. However, he and Aidil remained with Negeri Sembilan.

Malaysian Armed Forces

In December 2011, it was announced that Zaquan signed a contract with the Malaysia Premier League team, Malaysian Armed Forces FA. He has helped the club win the 2012 Malaysia Premier League title and reach the 2012 Malaysia Cup final before losing to Kelantan 3–2.

Johor Darul Ta'zim

For the 2013 season, Zaquan joined the rebranded club Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. along with his twin brother. He suffered an ACL injury on April and left out for the rest of the season.

Johor Darul Ta'zim II

On 9 November 2013, it was announced that Zaquan was demoted to Johor Darul Ta'zim II in the Malaysia Premier League after one season playing for Johor Darul Ta'zim.

Perak TBG

On 21 December 2016, Zaquan signed a one-year contract with Malaysia Super League club Perak. He scored his first goal for his new club in a 2–2 draw against Felda United. He then converted a penalty against Selangor FA in a 1–0 victory against the Red Giants.

Kuala Lumpur

On 5 December 2017, Zaquan signed a contract with newly promoted side Kuala Lumpur. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club in a dramatic 4–3 victory against Kedah FA. He scored his second goal for the club in a dramatic Klang Valley Derby during the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup quarter finals. Despite KL winning 3–0, they eventually lost on penalties (8–7).

Negeri Sembilan

It was reported by the Malaysian news site Utusan Malaysia that Zaquan has signed for Negeri Sembilan in December 2020. Negeri Sembilan is a rebrand club of Negeri Sembilan FA football team, the team which he played his first professional football for. He played a major part in 2021 season with 7 league goals in 16 appearances as Negeri Sembilan were promoted to the Malaysia Super League at the end of the season as champions.

On 14 March 2024, Zaquan announced his retirement from football.

International career

Youth

Zaquan has been representing Malaysia since he was 14 years old, with his twin brother Mohd Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak. He was part of the Malaysia youth squad for 2004 AFC Youth Championship. He was then called up by coach K. Rajagopal in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualifier against Myanmar. He scored 2 goals in the qualifier to take Malaysia into their second appearance in a row to the 2006 AFC Youth Championship held in India. However, he didn't make it into the tournament because of an injury.

Malaysia U23

Zaquan was called up by Malaysia U23 national coach B. Sathianathan during the 2008 Olympic games qualifier fourth group match against Hong Kong, after he recovered from an injury. During the 2007 Merdeka Tournament, Zaquan scored 3 goals, one of them in the final against Myanmar. Malaysia beat Myanmar 3–1 and took the trophy for the first time since last winning it in 1993. He was then chosen for the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. Malaysia however failed to advanced after a draw against rivals Singapore.

Senior

Zaquan made his senior debut against Bahrain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier on 2007. Malaysia lost their first match of the qualifier 4–1 before drawing 0–0 at Shah Alam. He was a regular with the national team from 2008 until 2010 and have played in 2008 AFF Cup and 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers in 2009. He missed the 2010 and 2012 AFF Cup due to an injury. He return to the national team in 2016 under Ong Kim Swee and listed for the 2016 AFF Cup.

On 24 March 2018, he was called up by Tan Cheng Hoe and selected as the captain for the match against Lebanon in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, where Malaysia lost 2–1. In the friendly match against Bhutan, he scored 4 goals in the 7–0 victory, ending Malaysia's 2 years and 12 games winless run. He was chosen as captain for the Malaysian team in their AFF Cup 2018 campaign where Malaysia finish as the runners up.

Zaquan also represented the Malaysia XI against European league team who did a tour to Asia such as Chelsea in 2008 and Manchester United in 2009.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Negeri Sembilan 2005-06 Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 – 0
2006-07 Malaysia Super League 0 1 1 3 0 2
2007-08 Malaysia Super League 11 1 3 – 15
2009 Malaysia Super League 11 2 10 – 23
2010 Malaysia Super League 7 7 0 – 14
2011 Malaysia Super League 3 0 0 0 2 0 – 5 0
Total 29 11 14 3 0 54
ATM 2012 Malaysia Premier League 20 3 1 0 10 1 – 31 4
Total 20 3 1 0 10 1 – 31 4
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2013 Malaysia Super League 5 0 3 0 0 0 – 8 0
Total 5 0 3 0 0 0 – 8 0
Johor Darul Ta'zim II 2014 Malaysia Premier League 5 1 0 0 6 1 1 1 12 3
2015 Malaysia Premier League 20 4 3 0 6 1 1 0 30 5
2016 Malaysia Premier League 22 7 1 0 3 2 – 26 9
Total 47 12 4 0 15 4 2 1 68 17
Perak 2017 Malaysia Super League 21 2 2 0 9 0 – 32 2
Total 21 2 2 0 9 0 – 32 2
Kuala Lumpur 2018 Malaysia Super League 14 2 4 1 6 1 – 24 4
Total 14 2 4 1 6 1 – 24 4
Kedah 2019 Malaysia Super League 21 2 6 2 8 1 – 35 5
2020 Malaysia Super League 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Total 28 2 6 2 8 1 1 0 43 5
Negeri Sembilan 2021 Malaysia Premier League 16 7 – 1 0 – 17 7
2022 Malaysia Super League 20 1 1 0 4 1 – 25 2
2023 Malaysia Super League 7 1 2 0 0 0 – 9 1
Total 43 9 3 0 5 1 – 51 10
Career Total 59 14 22 6 1 96

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Malaysia 2007 2 0
2008 11 2
2009 7 2
2010 2 0
2011 0 0
2012 5 0
2013 0 0
2014 0 0
2015 0 0
2016 7 0
2017 0 0
2018 14 8
2019 1 0
Total 49 12

International goals

Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 October 2008 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Pakistan 2–0 4–1 Friendly
2. 20 October 2008 Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia  Afghanistan 2–0 6–0 2008 Merdeka Tournament
3. 11 September 2009 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Lesotho 1–0 5–0 Friendly
4. 14 November 2009 Buxoro Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 1–3 1–3 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
30 December 2009 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Syria 3–1 4–1 Friendly1
5. 1 April 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Bhutan 2–0 7–0 Friendly
6. 4–0
7. 5–0
8. 6–0
9. 3 November 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Maldives 1–0 3–0 Friendly
10. 12 November 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Laos 1–1 3–1 2018 AFF Championship
11. 24 November 2018 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Myanmar 2–0 3–0 2018 AFF Championship
12. 3–0

1 Not FIFA 'A' International match.

Honours

Club

Negeri Sembilan

  • Sukma Games : 2004
  • Malaysia Super League : 2005-06
  • Malaysia Premier League : 2021
  • Malaysia Cup : 2009, 2011 ; runner up 2010
  • Malaysia FA Cup : 2010

ATM

  • Malaysia Premier League : 2012
  • Malaysia Cup : 2012 runner up
Kedah
  • Malaysia FA Cup : 2019
  • Malaysia Cup : 2019 runner up

International

Malaysia U-18
  • Lion City Cup : 2005
Malaysia U-23
  • SEA Games : 2009
Malaysia
  • Pestabola Merdeka : 2007
  • Pestabola Merdeka : 2008 runner-up
  • AFF Championship : 2018 runner-up

Individual

  • FAM Football Awards Best Young Players: 2006-07
  • Malaysia Cup Top Scorer : 2009 (10 goals)
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