Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria
# Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria

Wan Zaharulnizam bin Wan Zakaria (born 8 May 1991) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

## Club career

### Early career

Zaharul began his football career playing for Kelantan President's Cup team in 2010 at age 20, before been discovered by Ong Kim Swee to play for Harimau Muda. He has been in the Harimau Muda setup since 2010, beginning with Harimau Muda B and promoted to Harimau Muda A in 2011.

### F.C. Ryūkyū

Malaysian media reported in early March 2012 that Zaharul, along with teammate Zack Haikal, were to attend trial with Japan Football League side F.C. Ryūkyū after impressing the Japanese side talent spotter during Malaysia's 2–0 defeat to Japan in the 2012 Olympic qualifiers match in Tosu. They successfully completed the 2-week trial with the Japanese club in July.

In March 2013, Zack Haikal was officially offered a two-year contract, but Zaharul was not. Instead, 19-year-old Nazirul Naim was offered a contract instead.

### Kelantan

In November 2013, Zaharul signed two years contract with his hometown side Kelantan.

### Pahang

In December 2016, Zaharul left Kelantan for Pahang. It was announced by his sports representative agency, MVP Sports Agency via their social media that Zaharul have joined Pahang for the 2017 season. Zaharul made his league debut for Pahang in 5–0 win over T-Team on 27 January 2017.

## Career statistics

### Club

    As of 4 September 2021

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Harimau Muda A | 2011 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 1 |
| Harimau Muda A | Total | Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 1 |
| Harimau Muda A | 2012 | S. League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 2 |
| Harimau Muda A | 2013 | S. League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Harimau Muda A | Total | Total | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 2 |
| Kelantan | 2014 | Malaysia Super League | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 7 |
| Kelantan | 2015 | Malaysia Super League | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 3 |
| Kelantan | 2016 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 22 | 5 |
| Kelantan | Total | Total | 36 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 15 |
| Pahang | 2017 | Malaysia Super League | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 29 | 5 |
| Pahang | 2018 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 2 |
| Pahang | 2019 | Malaysia Super League | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 2 |
| Pahang | Total | Total | 51 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 9 |
| Kelantan | 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Kelantan | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Melaka United | 2021 | Malaysia Super League | 14 | 2 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 |
| Melaka United | 2022 | Malaysia Super League | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 2 |
| Melaka United | Total | Total | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## International career

Zaharulnizam made his international debut for the Malaysia national team in a friendly match with Australia, where Malaysia suffered a heavy 5–0 defeat, on 7 October 2011.

He is also a member of the Malaysia U-23 team, who were competing in the 2012 Olympic qualifiers. He also helped Malaysia to retain the men's football gold medal in the 2011 SEA Games.

### Under-23

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | 13 November 2011 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium | Cambodia | 4–1 | 4–1 (W) | 2011 SEA Games |
| 2. | 25 June 2012 | Bogyoke Aung San Stadium | Philippines | 4–0 | 7–0 (W) | 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualification |

## Honours

### Club

Kelantan

* Malaysia FA Cup runner-up: 2015

Sri Pahang

* Malaysia FA Cup: 2018

### International

**Harimau Muda A**

* International U-21 Thanh Niên Newspaper Cup (1): 2012

**Malaysia U-23**

* Southeast Asian Games Gold Medal (1): 2011
* Merdeka Tournament (1): 2013

### Individual

* PFAM Player of the Month: May 2015

## Personal life

Zaharul, is also known by his nickname 'Kecik' due to his small stature.

