Ifwat Akmal

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Chek Kassim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Ifwat Akmal.

Mohd Ifwat Akmal bin Chek Kassim (born 10 August 1996) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman and the Malaysia national team.^[2]

Ifwat Akmal

Ifwat warming up for Malaysia in 2017 against Hong Kong
Personal information
Full name	Mohd Ifwat Akmal bin Chek Kassim[1]
Date of birth	(1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kedah, Malaysia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goal keeper
Team information
Current team	PDRM
Number	1
Youth career
2014–2015	Kedah Darul Aman U21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2025	Kedah Darul Aman	75	(0)
2025-	PDRM	0	(0)
International career‡
2016–2018	Malaysia U-23	8	(0)
2016–	Malaysia	2	(0)
Medal record Malaysia under-23 Sea Games Sea Games 2017 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019

Club career

Kedah Darul Aman

Ifwat began his career with Kedah Darul Aman U21 team which has competed in the President Cup.

Ifwat amazing performances in the 2017 Malaysia Super League earn him to win the 2017 league 'Best Goalkeeper Award'.

On 21 January 2020, he played in the 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs against Hong Kong side, Tai Po in which Kedah Darul Aman won 5–1.

International career

On 6 August 2016, Ifwat make his Malaysia national team debut at the age of 19 in a friendly match against rivals, Indonesia where he played the entire 90th minute.

In June 2019, Ifwat was called up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Timor-Leste where he played the entire match in the second leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round in a 5–1 win.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 November 2022^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kedah Darul Aman	2016	Malaysia Super League	7	0	0	0	10	0	–		17	0
	2017	Malaysia Super League	15	0	6	0	7	0	–		28	0
	2018	Malaysia Super League	13	0	2	0	0	0	–		15	0
	2019	Malaysia Super League	18	0	6	0	9	0	–		33	0
	2020	Malaysia Super League	5	0	–		0	0	1[4]	0	6	0
	2021	Malaysia Super League	7	0	–		3	0	–		10	0
	2022	Malaysia Super League	10	0	2	0	2	0	3[5]	0	17	0
	2023	Malaysia Super League	5	0	0	0	0	0	–		5	0
	2024–25	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Total			80	0	16	0	31	0	4	0	131	0
Career total			80	0	16	0	31	0	4	0	131	0

Honours

Club

Kedah Darul Aman

• Malaysia FA Cup: 2017, 2019
• Malaysia Cup: 2016
• Malaysia Charity Shield: 2017
• Malaysia Super League runner-up: 2020, 2021
• Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2017, 2019

International

Malaysia U-23

• Southeast Asian Games

Silver Medal: 2017^[6]

Individual

• Man Of The Match Malaysia FA Cup Final: 2019^[7][8]
• FAM Football Awards – Best Goalkeeper: 2017^[9]
• Malaysia Super League Team of the Season: 2019
• Kedah Sports Awards 2016 – Promising Athlete^[10][11]
• PFAM Player of the Month: March 2019