Ariff Farhan Isa

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Md Isa is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Ariff Farhan.

Muhammad Ariff Farhan bin Md Isa (born 14 July 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Malaysia Super League club Penang and the Malaysia national team. In October 2012, he became the youngest player to appear in that league at just 16 surpassing the previous record set by former Young Lions starlet Hariss Harun.^[2]

Ariff Farhan

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Ariff Farhan bin Md Isa[1]
Date of birth	(1996-07-14) 14 July 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kedah, Malaysia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Left Back
Team information
Current team	Penang
Number	27
Youth career
2011–2012	Bukit Jalil Sports School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Harimau Muda A	27	(3)
2016–2018	Kedah Darul Aman	31	(2)
2019	PKNS	5	(0)
2020	Felda United	10	(1)
2021–2024	Kedah Darul Aman	88	(2)
2025–	Penang	0	(0)
International career‡
2012–2017	Malaysia U-21	3	(1)
2013–2019	Malaysia U-23	10	(1)
2021–	Malaysia	3	(0)
Medal record Malaysia under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2017 Football
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 July 2017

Career

Farhan attended Bukit Jalil Sports School at the age of 13 years. Then, he was selected into Bukit Jalil Sports School football team to participate in the President Cup Malaysia.

He was selected by the Harimau Muda A coach, Ong Kim Swee into Malaysia Under-22 for the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification. He was the youngest footballer in the tournament which just 16 years old.^[3]

After shows and outstanding performances in the tournament, he was added into Harimau Muda A squad competing in the S.League. He made his debut as a late substitute in the match against Balestier Khalsa on 7 October 2012 to become the youngest player ever to appear in the S.League,^[2] and started the game on 2 November in which Tampines Rovers defeated Harimau Muda A to confirm their S.League title.

International career

Farhan made his international debut for Malaysia Under-22 in the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification and 2012 SCTV Cup.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 June 2025^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Others		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kedah Darul Aman	2016	Malaysia Super League	14	0	2	0	6	0	–		22	0
	2017	Malaysia Super League	6	1	0	0	9	0	–		15	1
	2018	Malaysia Super League	11	1	2	0	0	0	–		13	1
	Total		31	2	4	0	15	0	0	0	50	2
PKNS	2019	Malaysia Super League	5	0	1	0	1	0	–		7	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Felda United	2020	Malaysia Super League	10	1	0	0	0	0	–		10	1
	Total		10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
Kedah Darul Aman	2021	Malaysia Super League	15	0	0	0	4	0	–		19	0
	2022	Malaysia Super League	17	0	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	19	0
	2023	Malaysia Super League	23	2	1	0	2	0	–		26	2
	2024–25	Malaysia Super League	23	0	5	0	1	0	4[b]	0	33	0
	Total		88	2	7	0	7	0	5	0	103	2
Career total			134	5	12	0	23	0	5	0	174	5

1. Appearance in AFC Cup
2. Appearances in MFL Challenge Cup

Honours

Club

Kedah Darul Aman:

• Malaysia Cup: 2016
• Malaysian FA Cup: 2017
• Malaysia Charity Shield: 2017

International

Malaysia U-23

• Southeast Asian Games

Silver Medal: 2017^[6]