Luqman Hakim was first discovered by NFDP before started his career at Mokhtar Dahari Academy. He was named in Goal Malaysia's NxGn 2020 list as one of the country's biggest talents.
Club career
KV Kortrijk
On 20 September2019, it was confirmed that, Luqman had signed a five-year deal with Belgian First Division side K.V. Kortrijk, a Belgian club owned by Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan. The youngster, who helped Malaysia reached the 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship final, was due to ink a five-year deal with his new team when he turned 18 in March 2020. However, his move fell through due to the Covid-19 situation and he ended up joining FA Selangor instead. Luqman stressed that he remained keen on a move to Europe, though, when the time is right. He eventually got his move to Kortrijk after all in July 2020, with Selangor announcing the imminent move through an official statement. He had allegedly attracted the interest of bigger clubs such as Newcastle United and Bayer Leverkusen as well, but a move to Germany or England never seemed like a realistic option.
International career
Youth
Luqman has represented Malaysia at all youth level from the under 16-side to the under-23 sides. He was part of the national team for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship that took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On 20 September 2018, he made an emphatic start to the AFC U-16 Championship with a 6-2 win over Tajikistan. In that match, he was Malaysia’s four-goal hero. Luqman also assisted Najmuddin Akmal goal in the opening group-stage match. He played every minute of Malaysia's campaign at the tournament, which ended with them eliminated in last place in their group. He later moved up to the under 19s squad for 2019 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in the Vietnam. Luqman played a large role in the Malaysia under-19s progression to the semi-finals. He scored 4 goals in 5 appearances during the matches. He has played in the final against Australia which Malaysia lost 1–0. On 2 November 2019, Luqman was named in the 20-man Malaysia Squad for the 2019 Sea Games. However, the Sea Games squad weren't actually fit. They failed to pass the group stage, and Luqman wasn't able to prove his worth.
