Mohd Faiz bin Subri (born 8 November 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Malaysia Super League side Penang.[2] He is best known for his free-kick goal which won him the 2016 FIFA Puskás Award.
Faiz was born and raised in Ayer Hitam, Kedah.[3] He is the third of five siblings. He received his primary and secondary education in Kedah, at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Laksamana and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Permatang Bonglai respectively, before transferring to Sekolah Menengah Teknik Arau in Perlis.[4]
Faiz began his football career playing for the Kedah youth team in 2006. In 2009, Faiz signed with FAM League club Tambun Tulang. He made 14 league appearances and 6 league goals during his season with the club. Tambun Tulang also Perlis in Piala Emas Raja-Raja 2009.[4]
In 2010, Faiz signed with Malaysia Super League side Perlis. He played for two seasons with Perlis before decided to leave the club for T–Team and signed a one-year contract with T–Team.[4]
In 2013, Faiz signed a one-year contract with Kelantan FA along with his former teammate Zairo Anuar, where he score one goal against a Vietnamese football club, SHB Đà Nẵng in the AFC Cup group stage match.[4] Faiz successfully made 28 appearances and 5 goals for Kelantan before his departure at the end of the 2013 season.
In 2014, Faiz signed a one-year contract with Terengganu FA. He managed to make 14 appearances and 1 goal during his season with Terengganu FA.
After cutting short his stay with Terengganu FA, Faiz signed a contract with Penang FA along with his Terengganu FA teammate Mazlizam Mohamad.[5] He helped Penang FA earn second place in the 2015 Malaysia Premier League, and the team was consequently promoted to the 2016 Malaysia Super League.
In March 2021, Faiz joined Kuala Kangsar FC.[6]
In 2022, he returned to play for Penang for the second time.[7]
Faiz was first called up to the Malaysia national team in 2012 and 2013 under K. Rajagopal, but he never made any appearance in either call-ups. After strong performance in 2015 with his team Penang, he was recalled to the national team in August 2015 under coach Dollah Salleh.[8]
An efficient attacking midfielder, Faiz also can play as a winger and as a striker. His assets include his speed, precise long range shooting and his range of passing towards his teammates. Faiz is also notable for scoring spectacular free kicks.
On 16 February 2016, Faiz scored a free kick in a 4–1 win over Pahang FA at the City Stadium in George Town.[9][10] Videos of his free kick soon went viral on social media, and he was nominated by the Football Association of Malaysia for the FIFA Puskás Award later that year.
In 2017, Faiz was awarded the FIFA Puskás Award for the free kick goal, becoming the first-ever Asian to have won the international award for the best goal of the year.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tambun Tulang | 2009 | 14 | 6 | – | 14 | 6 | |||||
| Perlis | 2010 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | – | 22 | 5 | |
| Perlis | 2011 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 3 | |||
| T–Team | 2012 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 36 | 11 | |
| Kelantan | 2013 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| Terengganu | 2014 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |
| Penang | 2015 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | 23 | 10 | |||
| Penang | 2016 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | |||
| Penang | 2017 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | |||
| Penang | 2018 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 243 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 272 | 48 | |
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