Malaysia
AFC. Played 846 since 16 Apr 1953: won 333, drawn 193, lost 320. Elo 1492, ranked 109 in the world; peak 1641 in 1977.
Latest results
- 2026-10-05WMalaysia1–0VietnamFIFA ASEAN Cup · Jakarta39%
- 2026-10-01WMalaysia6–0SingaporeFIFA ASEAN Cup · Bandung67%
- 2026-09-28DIndonesia0–0MalaysiaFIFA ASEAN Cup · Jakarta32%
- 2026-09-25WBangladesh0–3MalaysiaFIFA ASEAN Cup · Jakarta86%
- 2026-08-19LVietnam2–0MalaysiaASEAN Championship · Hanoi27%
- 2026-08-16LMalaysia0–2VietnamASEAN Championship · Kuala Lumpur61%
- 2026-08-08WMalaysia1–0PhilippinesASEAN Championship · Kuala Lumpur84%
- 2026-08-01LThailand2–0MalaysiaASEAN Championship · Bangkok30%
- 2026-07-28WMalaysia4–0LaosASEAN Championship · Kuala Lumpur98%
- 2026-07-25WMyanmar1–2MalaysiaASEAN Championship · Yangon81%
Squad
The following players were called up for the November 2026 international friendly matches against China and Yemen in Guangzhou, China.
- Players
- 24
- Average age
- 26.2
- Caps between them
- 338
- Most from one club
- Selangor (7)
Where they play
20 at home · 4 abroad in 4 other countries
- Malaysia 20
- Cyprus 1
- Japan 1
- Scotland 1
- Thailand 1
Average club rating 1472 (ClubElo; 4 of 24 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: PAC Omonia 29M, ranked 245 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 23 | Haziq NadzliKuching City | 28 | 6 | 0 |
| Sikh IzhanSelangor | 24 | 1 | 0 | |
| Haziq AimanKuching City | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| 6 | Quentin ChengSelangor | 26 | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | Harith HaiqalSelangor | 24 | 15 | 1 |
| Zikri KhaliliSelangor | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodney Celvin AkwensivieKuching City | 29 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | Ubaidullah ShamsulTerengganu | 22 | 13 | 0 |
| Azam AzmiTerengganu | 25 | 13 | 0 | |
| 21 | Dion CoolsCerezo Osaka(Japan) | 30 | 41 | 6 |
| 2 | Daniel TingRatchaburi(Thailand) | 33 | 21 | 1 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 15 | Nooa LaineSelangor | 23 | 24 | 0 |
| 8 | Syahir BashahSelangor | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan LambertKuching City | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Safawi RasidKuching City | 29 | 73 | 22 | |
| EndrickStar City | 31 | 28 | 2 | |
| Haziq Kutty AbbaPenang | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| Romel MoralesTerengganu | 29 | 13 | 4 | |
| 13 | Fergus TierneyPAC Omonia 29M(Cyprus) | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| 19 | Paulo JosuéKuala Lumpur City | 37 | 40 | 14 |
| 7 | A. SelvanSelangor | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard ChinRoss County(Scotland) | 24 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ramadhan SaifullahKuching City | 25 | 4 | 0 | |
| 17 | G. PavithranTerengganu | 21 | 10 | 1 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Malaysia national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 4 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Malaysia v Thailand: played 99, won 38, drawn 31, lost 30; goals 142–138. First met 14 Dec 1959, last 1 Aug 2026.
- 2026-08-01LThailand2–0MalaysiaASEAN Championship · Bangkok30%
- 2024-12-14LThailand1–0MalaysiaASEAN Championship · Bangkok21%
- 2023-01-10LThailand3–0MalaysiaAFF Championship · Pathum Thani25%
- 2023-01-07WMalaysia1–0ThailandAFF Championship · Kuala Lumpur46%
- 2022-09-22DThailand1–1Malaysia (Malaysia won on penalties)King's Cup · Chiang Mai18%
- 2021-06-15WThailand0–1MalaysiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Dubai32%
- 2019-11-14WMalaysia2–1ThailandFIFA World Cup qualification · Kuala Lumpur35%
- 2018-12-05DThailand2–2MalaysiaAFF Championship · Bangkok12%
- 2018-12-01DMalaysia0–0ThailandAFF Championship · Kuala Lumpur29%
- 2014-12-20WMalaysia3–2ThailandAFF Championship · Shah Alam40%
- 2014-12-17LThailand2–0MalaysiaAFF Championship · Bangkok19%
- 2014-11-26LMalaysia2–3ThailandAFF Championship · Kallang29%
- 2012-12-13LThailand2–0MalaysiaAFF Championship · Bangkok16%
- 2012-12-09DMalaysia1–1ThailandAFF Championship · Kuala Lumpur36%
- 2012-11-07LThailand2–0MalaysiaFriendly · Nonthaburi19%
Latest 15 of 99 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 178 | 59 | 46 | 73 |
| Merdeka Tournament | 157 | 82 | 38 | 37 |
| AFF Championship | 75 | 34 | 15 | 26 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 74 | 26 | 13 | 35 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 73 | 29 | 14 | 30 |
| King's Cup | 50 | 16 | 14 | 20 |
| Southeast Asian Games | 49 | 25 | 10 | 14 |
| Asian Games | 37 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| Korea Cup | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
| Jakarta Anniversary Tournament | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Vietnam Independence Cup | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| Southeast Asian Peninsular Games | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| ASEAN Championship | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Merlion Cup | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Dunhill Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| FIFA ASEAN Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| FAS Tri-Nations Series | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesian Independence Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Top scorers
- Dollah Salleh 7
- Azman Adnan 7
- Safawi Rasid 6
- Zainal Abidin Hassan 5
- James Wong 4
- Azizol Abu Haniffah 4
- Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli 4
- Shahrel Fikri 4
- Mohamadou Sumareh 4
- Abdul Mubin Mokhtar 3
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.