2021 Perak F.C. season
# 2021 Perak F.C. season

The 2021 season is Perak's 18th consecutive season in Malaysia Super League, the top flight of Malaysian football. The club also will participate the Malaysia Cup.

## Management team

| Position | Staff |
| - | - |
| Head coach | Chong Yee Fatt |
| Assistant head coach | Shahril Nizam Khalil |
| Coach | Syamsul Saad |
| Goalkeeper coach | Faozi Mukhlas |
| Fitness coach | Sam Pakiaraj Victor Davaraj |
| Team doctor | Dr.Vijay Babu Subramaniam |
| Physiotherapist | Muhammad Afnan Hazazi Mohd |
| Physiotherapist | Nur Shamimi Alia Shuhami |

## Players

| No. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Contract since | Contract ends |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Nasrullah Aziz | (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 25) | Youth team | 2018 | 2021 |
| 28 | Hafizul Hakim | (1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 (age 30) | Melaka United | 2016 | 2021 |
| 30 | Azri Ghani | (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 24) | Kedah Darul Aman | 2021 | 2022 |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Danish Haziq | (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 25) | UiTM | 2021 | 2021 |
| 5 | Jad Noureddine | (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 31) | Ahed | 2021 | 2021 |
| 6 | Izaaq Izhan | (1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 28) | Negeri Sembilan | 2021 | 2021 |
| 15 | Idris Ahmad | (1990-05-05) 5 May 1990 (age 33) | FELDA United | 2017 | 2021 |
| 17 | Zoubairou Garba | (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985 (age 37) | Persebaya Surabaya | 2021 | 2021 |
| 22 | Zulkiffli Zakaria | (1997-02-22) 22 February 1997 (age 26) | Youth team | 2021 | 2021 |
| 23 | Amirul Azhan | (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 30) | Youth team | 2016 | 2021 |
| 25 | Pavithran Selladoria | (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 28) | Youth team | 2021 | 2021 |
| 26 | Izzat Ramlee | (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 26) | Youth team | 2019 | 2021 |
| 27 | Nazirul Afif | (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 26) | Youth team | 2019 | 2021 |
| 33 | Nazmi Ahmad | (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 25) | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 |
| 50 | Akmal Rizal | | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 |
| 82 | Amier Ali | | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Charlie Machell | (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 28) | Visakha | 2021 | 2021 |
| 14 | Firdaus Saiyadi | (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 26) | Youth team | 2016 | 2021 |
| 19 | Farid Khazali | (1998-03-31) 31 March 1998 (age 25) | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 |
| 20 | Rafiuddin Roddin | (1989-08-22) 22 August 1989 (age 33) | Penang | 2018 | 2021 |
| 21 | Samir Ayass | (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 32) | POFC Botev Vratsa | 2021 | 2021 |
| 22 | Zulkiffli Zakaria | | | | |
| 29 | Farhan Roslan | (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 26) | Kedah Darul Aman | 2021 | 2021 |
| 34 | Khairul Amizan | (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 25) | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 |
| 77 | Adib Raop | (1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 23) | Youth team | 2021 | 2021 |
| 80 | Syafiq Mustaffa | | Youth team | | |
| 88 | Izzuddin Roslan | (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 23) | Youth team | 2021 | 2021 |
| 93 | Aizat Safuan | (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 24) | Youth team | 2021 | 2021 |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Nana Poku | (1992-09-01) 1 September 1992 (age 30) | UiTM | 2021 | 2021 |
| 9 | Ezequiel Agüero | (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 31) | Sri Pahang | 2021 | 2021 |
| 43 | Syahir Bashah | (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 21) | Youth team | 2020 | 2021 |
| 75 | Ghislain Guessan | (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 30) | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | 2021 | 2021 |
| Players away on loan |||||||
| 21 | Nazirul Naim | (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 30) | Harimau Muda A | 2016 | 2021 |
| Left during the season |||||||
| 3 | Shahrul Saad | (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 30) | FELDA United | 2016 | 2021 |
| 12 | Kenny Pallraj | (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 30) | Harimau Muda A | 2016 | 2021 |
| 11 | Shakir Hamzah | (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 (age 30) | Kedah Darul Aman | 2021 | 2022 |
| 13 | Guilherme | (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 (age 36) | Kuala Lumpur City | 2020 | 2021 |
| 16 | Partiban Janasekaran | (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 30) | Terengganu | 2019 | 2022 |
| 8 | Leandro | (1986-10-29) 29 October 1986 (age 36) | Luverdense | 2017 | 2021 |
| 10 | Careca | (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 27) | Cruzeiro | 2019 | 2021 |

## Transfers and contracts

### Transfers in

Pre-season

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | GK | Azri Ghani | Kedah Darul Aman | Free, 2 years contract signed 2020 |
| 11 | DF | Shakir Hamzah | Kedah Darul Aman | Free, 2 years contract signed 2020 |
| 2 | DF | Danish Haziq | UiTM | Free |
| 29 | MF | Farhan Roslan | Kedah Darul Aman | Loan |

Mid-season

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | FW | Nana Poku | UiTM | Free |
| | DF | Zoubairou Garba | Persebaya Surabaya | Undisclosed |
| | DF | Hussein El Dor | Al Ansar | Undisclosed |
| | DF | Jad Noureddine | Ahed | Loan |
| | MF | Samir Ayass | Botev | Undisclosed |
| | MF | Charlie Machell | Visakha | Undisclosed |
| | DF | Azhar Apandi | Kuala Lumpur City | Loan |
| | DF | Aizzat Maidin | Kelantan United | Undisclosed |
| | DF | Syamin Baharuddin | Manjung City | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

Pre-season

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | GK | Shafiq Afifi | Penang | Free |
| 18 | GK | Khairul Amri | Unattached | Unattached |
| | DF | Suwarnaraj Chinniah | Penang | Free |
| | DF | Ezanie Salleh | Sri Pahang | Free |
| 24 | DF | Shathiya Kandasamy | Unattached | Unattached |
| 5 | DF | Antony Golec | Macarthur | Free |
| 7 | MF | Khairil Anuar | Petaling Jaya City | Free |
| 93 | MF | Thierry Bin | Visakha | Free |
| 25 | MF | Hafiz Ramdan | Sri Pahang | Free |
| 19 | FW | Shahrel Fikri | Selangor | Free |

Mid-season

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | DF | Shahrul Saad | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Undisclosed |
| 21 | DF | Nazirul Naim | Sabah | Loan |
| 11 | DF | Shakir Hamzah | Tanjong Pagar United | Undisclosed |
| 12 | MF | Kenny Pallraj | Kuala Lumpur City | Undisclosed |
| 16 | MF | Partiban Janasekaran | Kuala Lumpur City | Undisclosed |
| 13 | FW | Guilherme | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Undisclosed |
| 8 | MF | Leandro | Released | Released |
| 10 | MF | Careca | Released | Released |

## Competitions

### Malaysia Super League

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Melaka United | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 21 | |
| 9 | Sabah | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 19 | |
| 10 | Sri Pahang | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 18 | |
| 11 | Perak (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 16 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |
| 12 | UiTM (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 13 | Relegation to Malaysia Premier League |

* ↑ Melaka have been docked three points based on the following of the decision from FAM (Football Association of Malaysia).

### Malaysia Cup

**Group stage**

The draw for the group stage was held on 15 September 2021.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TER | SEL | KUC | PRK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Terengganu | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 16 | Quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Selangor | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Quarter-finals | 1–3 | — | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Kuching City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Perak | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 4 November 2021

| No. | Pos. | Player | League | League | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Nasrullah Aziz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Danish Haziq | 13+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Charlie Machell | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Jad Noureddine | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Izaaq Izhan | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Nana Poku | 9+1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | Ezequiel Agüero | 13+2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| 12 | DF | Azhar Apandi | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Firdaus Saiyadi | 8+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Idris Ahmad | 16+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Zoubairou Garba | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Farid Khazali | 4+6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Rafiuddin Roddin | 13+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Samir Ayass | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Zulkiffli Zakaria | 1+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Amirul Azhan | 14+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | of Zikri | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Pavithran Selladoria | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | Hafizul Hakim | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Farhan Roslan | 3+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | Azri Ghani | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Nazmi Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | Royizzat Daud | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | Syahir Bashah | 5+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 75 | FW | Ghislain Guessan | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Adib Raop | 9+9 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 80 | DF | Khairul Syafiq | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | MF | Amier Ali | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Izzuddin Roslan | 15+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 93 | MF | Aizat Safuan | 0+7 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Players away from the club on loan: |||||||||
| 21 | DF | Nazirul Naim | 7+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Players who appeared for Perak no longer at the club: |||||||||
| 3 | DF | Shahrul Saad | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Leandro | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Careca | 11+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | DF | Shakir Hamzah | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Kenny Pallraj | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Guilherme | 11+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 16 | MF | Partiban Janasekaran | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
