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Wan Zack Haikal bin Wan Noor (born 28 January 1991) is a Malaysian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker or a midfielder for Selangor in Malaysia Super League. He is also a member of the Malaysia national team.
Club career
Kuala Lumpur President Cup Team
Wan Zack Haikal was born in Maran, Pahang. He attended a SMK Kuala Lanar, project school of Pahang FA at Kuala Lipis and later was chosen to join the Kuala Lumpur President Cup Team in 2005 at the age of 14. Even though the Kuala Lumpur President Cup Team did not manage to reach the finals, Wan Zack became the top scorer with 11 goals.
Felda United
After playing 2 years for the Kuala Lumpur President Cup Team, He was later scouted by former national team player, Reduan Abdullah and Reduan gave Wan Zack a one-year contract with the newly created Felda United in 2007 at the age of 17. He was the youngest player in the team and manage to score two goals in 6 appearances.
Harimau Muda
Wan Zack left Felda United FC in 2008 and joined Harimau Muda under Ong Kim Swee. Wan Zack was part of the Harimau Muda team that won the 2009 Premier League. During the 2010 season, Harimau Muda was split into two teams and Haikal was chosen to be in the A team. Wan Zack and 25 other Harimau Muda A players were chosen by Azraai Khor to participate in an 8-month long, training camp in Zlaté Moravce, Slovakia.
FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce (loan)
On September 2011, Slovakian club FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce have confirmed the signings of Wan Zack. He joins the club on loan for 3 months until 30 October from Harimau Muda. Struck by a 4-month injury during a national duty for the national Olympic team, Haikal failed to make an appearance during his loan, only appearing in 1 unofficially friendly match with Zlaté Moravce.
Return to Harimau Muda
After his loaned finished, he returned to his club, Harimau Muda which was then competing in S. League. Previously, the team was competing in the Malaysia Super League for the 2011 season.
FC Ryukyu
Malaysian media reported in early March 2012 that Wan Zack, along with teammate Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria is to attend trial with Japan Football League side FC Ryukyu after impressing the Japanese side talent spotter during Malaysia's 2–0 defeat to Japan in the 2012 Olympic qualifiers match in Tosu. They successfully completed the 2-week trial with the Japanese club in July. In March 2013, Wan Zack was officially offered a two-year contract, but Wan Zaharulnizam did not. Instead, 19-year-old Nazirul Naim Che Hashim was offered a contract instead. Wan Zack and Nazirul officially signed a two-year playing contract with FC Ryukyu in early April 2013. Wan Zack made his full debut in a 2–1 win against Sagawa Printing, playing 80 minutes before being subbed off.
Kelantan FA
Malaysian media reported in early March 2014 that Wan Zack, Joined Kelantan FA On April.
FELDA United
After his contract with Kelantan is become to end, Wan Zack switch sides and joined FELDA United, signing a two-year contract on an undisclosed fee. He made his debut, playing 86-minutes on 21 January 2017 against PKNS in Super League matches, which FELDA United won by 1–0.
Selangor
After succeeded in helping FELDA United to become the 2018 Malaysia Premier League champions, Wan Zack signed a one-year contract, with the option for a second year, with Selangor. He will join the squad alongside with new coach B. Sathianathan, and other teammates K. Prabakaran, Azreen Zulkafali and Farizal Harun, who already joined Red Giants before him.
International career
2012 AFF Suzuki Cup
Wan Zack was called up for 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup. He played his first AFF Suzuki Cup match against Singapore after coming off the bench. Unfortunately, Malaysia loses 3–0 on home ground. Wan Zack played a big role in a match against Laos which he provided a goal and an assist to help Malaysia won 4–1 on 28 November 2012 at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil. Wan Zack showed excellent performance against Indonesia in the third match. He provided an assist to teammate Mahali Jasuli. Later, Wan Zack was injured in that match but Malaysia won 2–0 to progress to the semi-final. Wan Zack does not play on two semi-final match against Thailand due to injury. Malaysia failed to progress to final after losing 1–3 on aggregates.
Career statistics
Club
- As of21 July 2018.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Malaysia | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2008 | Felda United F.C. | Malaysia Premier League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 2009 | Harimau Muda | Malaysia Premier League | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 9 | ||
| Total | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 9 | ||||
| 2010 | Harimau Muda A | Malaysia Super League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Slovakia | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| 2011–12 | FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce | Corgon Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Singapore | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| 2012 | Harimau Muda A | S. League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 1 | |||
| Japan | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| 2013 | FC Ryukyu | Football League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Malaysia | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2014 | Kelantan FA | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Kelantan FA | Malaysia Super League | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | 29 | 5 | |
| 2016 | Kelantan FA | Malaysia Super League | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 29 | 6 | |
| Total | 41 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | – | 59 | 11 | |||
| 2017 | Felda United F.C. | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| 2018 | Felda United F.C. | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| Total | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 12 | ||
| 2019 | Selangor | Malaysia Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 29 | ||
National team
- As of match played 5 July 2018.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | |||
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 4 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 April 2012 | Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia |  Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 28 November 2012 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia |  Laos | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2012 AFF Championship |
| 4. | 1 April 2018 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia |  Bhutan | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
Honours
- Harimau Muda A
- Merdeka Tournament: 2013
- Malaysia Premier League: 2009
- International U-21 Football Tournament Thanh Nien Cup: 2012
- Kelantan FA
- Malaysia FA Cup: Runner-up 2015
- Felda United
- Malaysia Super League Third place :2017
- Malaysia Premier League : 2018
- Individual
- FAM Best Young Players Awards: 2011
- Merdeka Tournament's Most Valuable Player: 2013
- S League Yeo's People's Choice Awards: 2012
- YEO's Young Player of the Year: 2012
- Goal.com Asian Best XI: November 2012