Muhammad Shahrel Fikri bin Mohd Fauzi (born 17 October 1994) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Penang and the Malaysia national team. He is affectionately known as Eky by his fans and supporters.
Club career Beginnings Shahrel was born in Tawau, Sabah, but was raised in Sitiawan in Manjung, a district that is approximately 80 km southwest of Ipoh, Perak. Shahrel began his football career at Perak U-21 in 2013 as the team played in Malaysia President Cup and King's Gold Cup. He managed to score 10 goals during his debut season and has scored 30 goals over 3 seasons with the team. Shahrel also represented Perak state team in 2014 Sukma Games hosted by Perlis. He scored 2 goals as Perak beat Johor 3–1 in the final.
Shahrel has been offered a contract to play with Harimau Muda B in early 2014 but failed the medical test due to a heart problem.
PKNP FC Shahrel joined Malaysia FAM League club PKNP FC in 2016 from Perak U-21 team. He made his league debut in 0–0 draw in away match against KDMM coming from bench on 28 February 2016. His first and second goals for PKNP FC came from 0–5 win over PBMM on 9 March 2017. Shahrel made 20 appearances and scored 13 goals in his debut season with PKNP FC.
After the end of the 2017 domestic season, Shahrel was rumoured to be on his way out of the club; however, in a surprising turn of events, the club announced that Shahrel had instead extended his contract with the team until 2020. A whole host of clubs have been linked with the signature of Shahrel including Perak, Terengganu and Johor Darul Ta'zim.Rufino, Shahrel Fikri watak penting Harian Metro. 9 June 2018.
Nakhon Ratchasima
Shahrel became the third-ever Malaysian to play in the Thai League 1, after he joined Nakhon Ratchasima on loan, on 25 June 2018.article He made his debut for Nakhon Ratchasima in a 1–1 draw against Sukhothai on 30 June 2018. Shahrel scored his first goal in a League Cup tie against Ranong United, scoring the equaliser in the 73rd minute of the match, with the match finishing 3–2.
Negeri Sembilan FC He was officially announced as a new Negeri Sembilan FC player on 8 January 2023. He scored his first goal for the club against TRW Kelantan as his side won 4-2 on 2 April 2023.
PDRM FC Shahrel joined PDRM after leaving Negeri Sembilan, becoming the club's marquee signing of the transfer window after signing another nine local players.
During the first few months, Shahrel was demoted to the U-23 team to maintain match sharpness and increase playing time. The lack of opportunities was attributed to PDRM's recent signings of foreign players.
On 31 July 2024, Shahrel scored his first goal for the club against the reigning champions Johor Darul Ta'zim in a shock 1-1 draw in a Malaysia Super League tie. In the next gameweek, he proved instrumental in a 2-1 win against his former club Negeri Sembilan, scoring and assisting once to put PDRM eighth in the league.
Melaka FC On 24 May 2025, Shahrel Fikri joined his former Negeri Sembilan manager K. Devan after leaving PDRM.
Penang FC On 17 July 2026, Shahrel was unveiled as a Penang FC player after leaving Melaka. He is the seventh player to join the club on a permanent transfer during the same transfer window.
International career On 4 August 2017, Shahrel was called up for the Malaysia national team central training camp from 14 August to prepare for three international friendly matches along with the second Group B match of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Hong Kong on 5 September 2017.
Shahrel made his debut for Malaysia national team in a 1–2 friendly loss against Syria, replacing Syazwan Zainon for the final 23 minutes in Malacca, Malaysia. On 10 September 2018, Shahrel scored his first international goal in the match against Cambodia. Shahrel scored his first international hat-trick in the joint World Cup 2022 and Asia Cup 2023 qualifier match against Timor Leste on June 11, 2019.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinental/OthersTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPKNP2016Malaysia FAM League2013––––––20132017Malaysia Premier League21114376––32202018Malaysia Super League1255400––179Total53299776––6942Nakhon Ratchasima (loan)2018Thai League 11010021––122Total1010021––122Perak (loan)2019Malaysia Super League1816182––324Perak 2020Malaysia Super League11100010––1210Total29116192––4414Selangor 2021Malaysia Super League121––61––1822022Malaysia Super League1313030––191Total2523091––373Negeri Sembilan 2023Malaysia Super League1662100––187Total1662100––187PDRM 2024–25Malaysia Super League234002061315Total234002061315 Career total1344920927100018168
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMalaysia2017102018111201934202140202310Total205
International goals As of match played 11 June 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shahrel Fikri goal. + International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition110 September 2018Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia53–13–1Friendly27 June 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia132–07–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification311 June 2019141–05–142–055–0
Honours Youth Perak U21 Sukma Games Gold Medal: 2014
Club PKNP FC Malaysia FAM League runner-up: 2016 Selangor Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2022 Perak Malaysia FA Cup runner-up: 2019 Malaysia Charity Shield runner-up: 2019
IndividualFAM Football Awards Best Striker Award: 2017
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