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Safiq Rahim
Personal information
Full name	Mohd Safiq bin Rahim
Date of birth	July 5, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Johor Darul Takzim FC
Number	8
Youth career
2003-2007	Bukit Jalil Sports School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007-2012	Selangor FA
2013-	Johor Darul Takzim FC
International career‡
2004-2006	Malaysia U-20
2007-2010	Malaysia U-23
2007-	Malaysia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 26, 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 13, 2012

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Mohd Safiq Rahim (born July 5, 1987 in Kuala Selangor, Selangor) is a Malaysian footballer who is currently playing for Johor Darul Takzim FC. He is also a member of Malaysia national, Malaysia U-23 and former Malaysia U-20 squad.

A renowned free-kick specialist, Safiq previously played for Selangor helping them to win the 2010 Super League and the 2010 Malaysia Charity Shield.

Safiq currently captains the Malaysia national team.

Club Career

Selangor

Safiq began his career for Selangor in the Selangor FA President's Cup. He was the captain and was one of the key players for the team. Safiq was notable for his goal against Perak in Malaysia President Cup 2007-08 final which gave Selangor it's first title in 13 years. Safiq was later promoted to the Senior team

KL Plus

Safiq left Selangor in 2009 and joined KL PLUS, in search of a better career with other teams. Safiq managed 7 appearances and scored 5 goals. He was also the team vice captain, with Norhafiz Zamani Misbah the team captain. Safiq left KL PLUS after only playing for one season.

Return to Selangor

Safiq rejoined Selangor in 2010. After playing brilliantly for the 2010 season, he became a regular midfielder for the team and a key player. He was given the captain's armband in early 2011 after captain, Mohd Amri Yahyah was injured for half of the season. A regular set piece taker Safiq scored regularly for Selangor with his free kicks. Safiq was part of the Selangor team that won the 2010 Super League and the 2010 Malaysia Charity Shield.

After The 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, Safiq was offered a contract by an unnamed club of the Indonesian Super League. However, Safiq turned down the offer as he wanted to stay in Malaysia and continue playing in the Malaysian Super League with Selangor.

On 30 June 2011, Indonesian club, Persib Bandung announced that they would give him a contract for the 2011–12 Indonesia Super League season.^[1] Safiq later chose not to join Persib Bandung.

On August 2011 after the 2011 Malaysia Cup, Safiq was given a three-week trial from the Welsh club, Cardiff City FC with the help from the Cardiff owner, Datuk Chan Tien Ghee.^[2]^[3] Malaysian striker, Mohd Safee Mohd Sali was also given a trial by Chan Tien.^[4] Safiq officially underwent his 3 week trial on November 24, 2011 and ended on 11 December 2011.^[5]^[6]

Style of play

Safiq Rahim is a renowned free kick specialist. He has good dribbling ability and is an accurate passer. He has provided many assists throughout his career with his accurate passing.

International career

Safiq has represented Malaysia since 2005. He earned his first full international cap against Myanmar in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship. Since then he only made appearances with the under-23 national team. He scored his first international senior goal in an unofficial match against Zimbabwe on July 12, 2009.

He was a key player for the Malaysian squad that won the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup. It was the first time in history that Malaysia won the AFF Suzuki Cup title.

On 13 and 16 July 2011, Safiq captained the Malaysia XI in their matches against Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC. Malaysia XI lost 0-4 against Arsenal. Just before the stroke of half time against Liverpool, with Malaysia trailing 0-1, Safiq scored from a free-kick which rocketed into the top left corner to equalise for Malaysia. Despite a spirited comeback, Malaysia XI went on to lose 3-6 in a thrilling encounter to Liverpool. He scored two goals from free kick against Singapore on June 8 and June 12 consecutively. He scored another goal, again from a free kick against Hong Kong. On November 28, he scored the opening goal in a match against Laos in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.

International goals

Senior team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Score	Competition
1.	February 9, 2011	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam	Hong Kong	2-0 (W)	1	Friendly
2.	June 29, 2011	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur	Chinese Taipei	2-1 (W)	1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
3.	July 3, 2011	Taipei Municipal Stadium, Republic of China	Chinese Taipei	2-3 (L)	1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
4.	November 13, 2011	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India	India	1-1 (D)	1	Friendly
5.	June 8, 2012	Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore	Singapore	2-2 (D)	1	Friendly
6.	June 12, 2012	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam	Singapore	2-0 (w)	1	Friendly
7.	October 16, 2012	Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok	Hong Kong	3-0 (w)	1	Friendly
8.	November 28, 2012	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil , Kuala Lumpur	Laos	4-1 (w)	1	2012 AFF Suzuki Cup