JDT II, Selangor U-23 Players Among Faces In Action Against New Zealand

KUALA LUMPUR, Young players from Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) II and Selangor FC Under (U) - 23 are among the three new faces called up to join the Harimau Malaya's centralised training camp ahead of the friendly against New Zealand at the North Harbour Stadium, Auckland on Oct 14. They are Selangor goalkeeper Azim Al Amin Kamaruddin, as well as young players from the national U-19 squad who have just returned from the 2025 U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Tajikistan, namely goalkeeper Haziq Aiman ??Mohd Esa (JDT II) and Haykal Danish Mohd Haizon (Selangor U-23). National squad head coach Pau Marti Vicente also recalled Sabah FC midfielder Stuart Wilkin who was not with the team during the 2024 Pestabola Merdeka for the training camp starting this Sunday (Oct 6). Vicente retained 23 of the 26 players from the team that won the Pestabola Merdeka last month to complete a 27-man lineup this time around, while 11 players were placed on the standby list in case of changes to the main lineup. "The Harimau Malaya squad will depart directly to Auckland on Oct 6 to undergo a week-long centralised training camp for the match against New Zealand on Oct 14 and return home the following day," according to a statement from Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) today. Malaysia emerged champions of the Pestabola Merdeka after defeating the Philippines 2-1 in the semi-finals on Sept 4 and overcame Lebanon 1-0 in the final on Sept 8 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. List of 27 players called up to centralised training camp: NO. NAME AGE TEAM 1. AHMAD SYIHAN HAZMI MOHAMED 28 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM 2. MATTHEW DAVIES 29 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM 3. MUHAMAD FEROZ BAHARUDIN 24 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM 4. LA'VERE LAWRENCE CORBIN-ONG 33 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM 5. ARIF AIMAN MOHD HANAPI 22 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM 6. ROMEL MORALES 27 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM 7. MUHAMMAD HAZIQ AIMAN MOHD ESA 19 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM II 8. MUHAMMAD SAFAWI RASID 27 TERENGGANU FC 9. MUHAMMAD AKHYAR ABDUL RASHID 25 TERENGGANU FC 10. SAFWAN MAZLAN 22 T ERENGGANU FC 11. MUHAMMAD AZAM AZMI MURAD 23 TERENGGANU FC 12. DOMINIC TAN 27 SABAH FC 13. DANIEL SANG TING 32 SABAH FC 14. DARREN LOK 34 SABAH FC 15. STUART JOHN WILKIN 26 SABAH FC 16. NOOA HAMZAH LAINE 22 SELANGOR FC 17. HARITH HAIQAL ADAM AFKAR 22 SELANGOR FC 18. MUHAMMAD AZIM AL AMIN KAMARUDDIN 23 SELANGOR FC 19. MOHAMMAD HAYKAL DANISH MOHD HAIZON 19 SELANGOR FC U-23 20. MUHAMMAD AZRI AB GHANI 25 KUALA LUMPUR CITY FC 21. PAULO JOSUE 35 KUALA LUMPUR CITY FC 22. MUHAMMAD HAQIMI AZIM ROSLI 21 KUALA LUMPUR CITY FC 23. MOHAMED SYAMER KUTTY ABBA 27 PENANG FC 24. MUHAMMAD ADIB ABDUL RA'OP 25 PENANG FC 25. MUHAMMAD SYAFIQ AHMAD 29 KEDAH DARUL AMAN FC 26. DION-JOHAN COOLS 28 BURIRAM UNITED 27. >RICK DOS SANTOS 29 HO CHI MINH CITY FC Standby List: NO. NAME AGE TEAM 1. ZHAFRI YAHYA 30 KUALA LUMPUR CITY FC 2. BRENDAN GAN 36 KUALA LUMPUR CITY FC 3. DECLAN LAMBERT 26 KUALA LUMPUR CITY FC 4. SHAHRUL MOHD SAAD 31 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZI M FC 5. MUHAMMAD NAZMI FAIZ MANSOR 30 JOHOR DARUL TA'ZIM FC 6. SHARUL NAZEEM ZULPAKAR 25 SELANGOR FC 7. AHMAD ZIKRI MOHD KHALILI 22 SELANGOR FC 8. MUHAMMAD HAZIQ NADZLI 26 PERAK FC 9. MUHAMMAD UBAIDULLAH SHAMSUL FAZILI 21 TERENGGANU FC 10. SERGIO FABIAN EZEQUIEL AGUERO 30 SRI PAHANG FC 11. FERGUS TIERNEY 21 CHONBURI FC Source: BERNAMA News Agency