Muhammad Umar Hakeem bin Suhar Redzuan (born 26 August 2002) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a winger or left-back for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.
Club career
Early career Umar Hakeem began his football development at the Mokhtar Dahari Academy, where he trained under the National Football Development Programme (NFDP) from 2015 to 2019. At the age of 18, he was signed by Johor Darul Ta'zim and joined JDT III to continue his development with the club.
Johor Darul Ta'zim II Umar made his debut for JDT II on 20 September 2020 against Selangor II, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute. During the 2020 season, he made three appearances for JDT II while spending most of the campaign with JDT III in the President's Cup. In 2021, he established himself as a regular in the squad and continued to feature in the Malaysia Premier League through the 2022 season.
During the 2023 and 2024–25 seasons, Umar represented JDT II in the MFL Cup. He helped the team win the 2024–25 MFL Cup, securing the club's first title in the competition.
Melaka On 16 July 2025, Umar joined Melaka FC on loan from JDT II ahead of the 2025–26 season.
Negeri Sembilan On 7 July 2026, Negeri Sembilan announced the signing of Umar ahead of the 2026–27 season.
International career Youth Umar was part of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship squad. Umar also became the runner-up 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship. He was later selected for the national under-23 team for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification helping the squad to reach the 2022 final tournament and 2024 final tournament.
Honours International Malaysia U-19 ASEAN U-19 Boys' Championship: Silver 2018
Career statistics Club
+ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJohor Darul Ta'zim II2020Malaysia Premier League300000302021Malaysia Premier League10000001002022Malaysia Premier League10100001012023MFL Cup—2024–25MFL Cup—Total2310000231Melaka FC (loan)2025–26Malaysia Super League1611030201Total1611030201Negeri Sembilan2026–27Malaysia Super League00000000Total00000000Career total3921030432
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