Mohd Safiq Rahim - International Career

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.

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