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Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli
Personal information
Full name	Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli
Date of birth	December 12, 1981 (1981-12-12) (age 28)
Place of birth	Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Kelantan FA
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2002-2006 2006-2008 2009 2009-present	Kedah FA RC Strasbourg FCSR Haguenau (loan) Kedah FA Selangor FA Kuala Muda NAZA FC Kelantan FA	00 (0) 22 (5) 14 (5) 00 (10) 00 (23) 0 (0) 2 (1)
National team2
1998-2004 2001-2008	Malaysia U-23 Malaysia	24 (20) 22 (9)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 27, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of August 31, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli (born on December 12, 1981) is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Kelantan FA. He is a member of the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Malaysian Pre-Olympic squad. He is well known for his finishing ability. He also possess good technique as praised by the legendary Liverpool F.C striker Ian Rush during a clinic for Malaysian strikers. Apart from that, he is one of the first batch of Malaysians to train overseas.

Achievement

International

• Silver Medalist 2001 Southeast Asian Games
• Bronze Medalist 2003 Southeast Asian Games
• Fourth Place 2002 Tiger Cup

Club

• Winner 2006 Malaysia Premier League with Kedah FA
• Runners-up 2008 Malaysia Cup with Selangor FA
• Runners-up 2007/08 Malaysia FA Cup with Selangor FA

International Senior Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	March 8, 2001	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2-0	Won	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2.	March 8, 2001	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2-0	Won	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
3.	March 25, 2001	Doha, Qatar	Palestine	4-3	Won	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
4.	March 25, 2001	Doha, Qatar	Palestine	4-3	Won	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
5.	December 11, 2002	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Cambodia	5-0	Won	Friendly
6.	December 18, 2002	Singapore, Singapore	Singapore	0-4	Won	2002 Tiger Cup Group Stage
7.	December 20, 2002	Singapore, Singapore	Thailand	3-1	Won	2002 Tiger Cup Group Stage
8.	July 12, 2004	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Singapore	2-0	Won	Friendly
9.	Jun 21, 2007	Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	United Arab Emirates	1-3	Loss	Friendly

External links

• Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli's Profile at National Football Teams
• Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli's Profile at selangorfc.com (Malay)

Malaysia squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup 1 Azizon • 2 Hamzani • 3 Fauzie • 4 Nazrul. E • 5 Zamani • 6 Thiru • 7 Kaironnisam • 8 Safee • 9 Eddy • 10 Hardi • 11 Norfarhan • 12 Shukor • 13 Indra Putra • 14 Akmal • 15 Shahrul • 16 A. Fauzi • 17 Nantha • 18 Fadzli • 19 Rosdi • 20 Hairuddin • 21 Suffian • 22 Ivan • 23 Aidil • Coach: Norizan