Amirul Ashraf

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ariffin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Amirul Ashraf.

Muhammad Amirul Ashraf bin Ariffin (born 22 January 1998) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sarawak United in Malaysia Super League.^[1]

Amirul Ashraf

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Amirul Ashraf bin Ariffin
Date of birth	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Selangor, Malaysia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Sarawak United FC
Number	22
Youth career
2013–2014	Malaysia Pahang Sports School
2015	Frenz United
2016	Selangor U-19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Selangor	8	(0)
2019–2020	→ UiTM (loan)	10	(0)
2021	Perak II	0	(0)
2022–	Sarawak United FC	0	(0)
International career‡
2013–2015	Malaysia U-17	8	(0)
2016–2020	Malaysia U-23	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 06, 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 02, 2019

Club career

Early years

Born in Selangor, Amirul Ashraf played for Malaysia Pahang Sports School (MPSS) from 2013 to 2014. After that, he joined Frenz United temporarily to develop his talent before move to Selangor's youth team in 2016. He also was one of the players representing the Selangor football in sporting events (Sukma) in Sarawak.^[2]

Selangor

In December 2016, Coach Selangor P. Maniam confirmed that Amirul Ashraf would be definitely promoted to Selangor's first team in 2017 season.

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 June 2018.^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental1		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Selangor	2017	Malaysia Super League	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	2018	Malaysia Super League	7	0	3	0	0	0	–		10	0
	Total		8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Career Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

¹ Includes AFC Cup and AFC Champions League.