Jafri Firdaus Chew


Muhammad Jafri bin Muhammad Firdaus Chew is a Malaysian professional footballer who last plays as a forward for Malaysian club PKNS and the Malaysia U-23 national team. Jafri Firdaus Chew came up through Blue football academy. He started his footballing career with Harimau Muda B in 2013. On 25 November 2015, it was confirmed that the Harimau Muda has disbanded by Football Association of Malaysia which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C will be returned to their own state. He also has been called by Frank Bernhardt, the Malaysian Under-19 National Coach for preparation of the 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 11 to 24 September 2016.
This makes him joined Penang FA to play for Penang U-19 and impressed from an early stage. His performances earned him a start in first team. He made his first team debut for Penang FA in 2016, while Chew represented his country Malaysia U-22 national team international, having previously represented his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Club career

Penang FA

Since Harimau Muda has disbanded by FAM which means all the player from Harimau Muda A, Harimau Muda B and Harimau Muda C has to returned to their own state. Jafri Firdaus Chew are with Penang FA for the Penang U21, before being promoted to first team in year 2016 to play in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League.
On 28 October 2017, Jafri has scored his first senior goals on his 24th appearance for Penang FA in the 2017 Malaysia Super League match against Selangor FA in a 1–3 defeat.

PKNS

On 5 November 2017, Jafri signed with PKNS for 2018 Malaysia Super League.

Career statistics

Club

Malaysia Under-23

#DateVenueOpponentResultGoalCompetition
1.19 July 2017National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand3-012018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
2.23 August 2017Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia3–12Football at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.

Honours

International

Malaysia U-23