Faisal Halim

Muhammad Faisal bin Abdul Halim (born 7 January 1998), better known as Faisal Halim or Faisal, or just by his nickname Mickey, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Malaysia national team.

Faisal was born in Mengkuang Titi, Penang, where he began his career playing for his home state team Penang at the age of 17 in 2015.

Faisal started his professional career with Malaysia Premier League club, Penang as a 17-years old in the 2015 season.

He made his debut and scored one goal in the Malaysia Cup tournament against PDRM on 17 October 2015 where Penang lost 2–3.

He was one of the young players who were called up to play with Penang's senior team squad in preparation for the 2015 Malaysia Cup.

His performance in the Malaysia President Cup competition brought him to the attention of Penang's management.

He left Penang after the end of the season after making 3 appearances and scoring 1 goal.

In November 2015, Faisal signed a contract with Pahang.

He made his first league appearance for the club in a 2–2 draw against T–Team.

The following year, Faisal made a big decision to move from his state of birth and spread his wings with Pahang's first team in 2016.

He scored his first goal for the club in an 1–3 defeat over Selangor on 27 February 2016.

Faisal spent five years at the club, and won his first major honour as a player as the club won the 2018 Malaysia FA Cup.

His attacking performances earned him a move to an east coast club, Terengganu, where he later became a key member of the club.

In the 2022 season, he helped Terengganu to achieve second place in the league table, also helped them to qualify for the 2023 AFC Cup tournament.

After a successful two seasons with Terengganu, he signed for Selangor on a two-year contract.

He was one of the key players who helped Tok Gajah lift the FA Cup in 2018.

At international level, Faisal has represented Malaysia at senior level since 2019, and was a member of the nation's squads at 2020, 2022 AFF Championship and 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

On 2 June 2019, Faisal made his senior international debut against Nepal in a friendly match.

In December 2021, Faisal was named in Malaysia's 24-man squad for the 2020 AFF Championship in Singapore.

He participated in one match, in a 1–4 defeat against Indonesia in the last match of the group stage.

In November 2022, he was selected in the Malaysia squad for the 2022 AFF Championship.

On 21 December 2022, Faisal started his first match against Myanmar in which he score the winning goal in the first match of the group stage as the Malaysia won 1–0 at Thuwunna Stadium.

In the Malaysia's second group stage match, Faisal scored two goals in a 5–0 win over Laos.

In the semi-final against Thailand, Faisal struck his fourth goal of the tournament, despite the national squad had been defeated by 1–3 on aggregate.

On 27 January 2023, Faisal was named on the best starting eleven-man for 2022 AFF Championship All-Star XI award for the tournament's best player.

Faisal left the club after his contract expired on 31 November 2020.

He made 60 appearances, scoring nine goals and notching four assists in his five year stint with the team.

On the 6 December 2020, Faisal signed a contract with Terengganu on a two-year deal and was given the number 7 for the 2021 season.

Faisal made his debut for the club on 6 March 2021 in a 2–1 win against UiTM at UiTM Stadium.

He scored his first goal 14 March 2021 against Perak in a 2–0 win at the Perak Stadium.

On 23 November 2022, Faisal announced that he would leave Terengganu at the end of the 2022 season.

He played his last game in the Terengganu shirt, in a disappointing 3–2 defeat on aggregate to Selangor in the Malaysia Cup semi-finals.

Following his two seasons with the club, Faisal emerged as one of the Malaysian league's finest wingers.

In two season's, Faisal played on 42 league games, registering 21 goals in all competitions with the turtles.

On 22 December 2022, Selangor announced the signing of Faisal on a free transfer.

He made his debut for the club on 26 February 2023 in the opening 2023 Super League match against Kelantan United, which ended in a 1–0 victory.

Faisal scored his first goal for the club on 31 March against Kuala Lumpur City through a penalty as Selangor won the game 3–1.

On 25 August 2023, Faisal scored his first brace in Selangor's Super League record 2–11 away win against Kelantan.

Faisal participated in a large successful season at Selangor, who finished in second place in Super League that season.

Throughout the season, he made 28 appearances, scoring twelve goals and providing eleven assists.