Quick Facts
Biography
Luqman Hakim bin Shamsudin (born 5 March 2002; in Kota Bharu) is a Malaysian footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia U22.
Early Career
Luqman Hakim was first discovered by National Football Development Program before started his career at Mokhtar Dahari Academy.
Club Career
KV Kortrijk
On 20 September 2019, it was confirmed that, Luqman had signed a five-year deal with Belgian First Division side K.V. Kortrijk, a Belgian club owned by Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan.
The youngster, who helped Malaysia reached the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship final, will ink a five-year deal with his new team when he turns 18 in March 2020.
In the meantime, he will remain in Malaysia before training with English club Cardiff City, another club owned by Tan, for three months in January 2020.
International career
Youth
Luqman has represented Malaysia at all youth level from the under 16-side to the under-23 sides. He was part of the national team for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship that took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On 20 September 2018, he made an emphatic start to the AFC U-16 Championship with a 6-2 win over Tajikistan.In that match, he was Malaysia’s four-goal hero. Luqman also assisted Najmuddin Akmal goal in the opening group-stage match. He played every minute of Malaysia's campaign at the tournament, which ended with them eliminated in last place in their group.
He later moved up to the under 19s squad for 2019 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in the Vietnam. Luqman played a large role in the Malaysia under-19s progression to the semi-finals. He scored 4 goals in 5 appearances during the matches. He has played in the final against Australia which Malaysia lost 1–0.
On 2 November 2019, Luqman was named in the 20-man Malaysia Squad for the 2019 Sea Games.
Honours
International
Malaysia U-19
- AFF U-19 Youth Championship runners up : 2019
Individual
- AFC U-16 Championship Top Scorer: 2018