Ahmad Fakri Saarani

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Personal information
Ahmad Fakri Saarani
Full name	Ahmad Fakri Bin Saarani
Date of birth	July 8, 1989 (age 17)
Place of birth	Kota Bharu, Malaysia
Playing position	Striker, Right Winger
Club information
Current club	Perak
Number	26
Youth clubs
	Perak
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007-	Perak	1 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 26, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ahmad Fakri Saarani (born 8 July 1989 in Kota Bharu), is a Malaysian professional football player currently playing for Perak in the Malaysian Super League. His is capable of playing as striker and right winger.

Born in Kota Bharu but bred in Batu Gajah, Fakri made his senior debut for Perak in the Malaysian Super League match against Negri Sembilan on 24 March 2007. He scored a hat-trick and had an assist in this game, which was won by Perak 5-1.

He was promoted to Perak first team from President’s Cup team (the reserve team) as the senior team striker, R. Surendran was with the Malaysia national football team on a playing tour of Sri Lanka.Perak coach Steve Darby talked about his decision to give Fakri his debut:

“Fakri has been training with the senior team for the past two months. And I think the time is right for him to come into the picture. This is the right time to blood him although many may question my decision. It does not matter if we are playing at home. The fans may not like it if he makes mistakes but I have faith in the youngster. Fakri seems to handle pressure well and is confident of his game. He played for the national Under-19 team in a tournament in Brunei recently. I try to bring in the young players at the proper time. This is Fakri’s chance to prove his worth under my rotation system. I have been losing players to the national squads at all levels and we have to learn to cope without them.” ^[1]

He is a member of the Malaysia U-20 and U-18 national teams.