{{Short description|Malaysian footballer}} {{Malay name|Nik Akif Syahiran|Nik Mat|note=off}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nik Akif | image = | fullname = Nik Akif Syahiran bin Nik Mat | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|05|11}} | birth_place = Kuala Krai, Kelantan, Malaysia | height = {{height|m=1.68|precision=0}}<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my/PengurusanBolasepak/admin/mediapresiden.php?akaun_nama=KELANTAN|title=Kelantan U21 |work= www.pengurusanbolasepakfam.org.my|accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Immigration | clubnumber = 33 | youthyears1 = 2016 | youthclubs1 = Bukit Jalil Sports School | youthyears2 = 2017 | youthclubs2 = Kelantan U21 | years1 = 2018–2020 | clubs1 = Kelantan | caps1 = 43 | goals1 = 9 | years2 = 2021–2022 | clubs2 = Terengganu | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2022 | clubs3 = → Kelantan United (loan) | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = Penang | caps4 = 43 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = Immigration | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2017–2018 | nationalteam1 = Malaysia U19 | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 5 | nationalyears2 = 2017–2022 | nationalteam2 = Malaysia U23 | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2018– | nationalteam3 = Malaysia | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2016 | club-update = 20 September 2025 | nationalteam-update = 29 November 2019 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|AFF U-19 Youth Championship}} {{Medal|1st|2018 Indonesia|}} {{Medal|2nd|2017 Myanmar|}} }}
'''Nik Akif Syahiran bin Nik Mat''' (born 11 May 1999) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Immigration and the Malaysia national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2017/11/350350/terima-kasih-kafa-nik-akif|title=Terima kasih KAFA: Nik Akif|work=Berita Harian|date=14 November 2017|accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref>
Born in Kuala Krai in state of Kelantan, Nik Akif started his career at Bukit Jalil Sports School before joined Kelantan youth team in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stadiumastro.com/sports/bola-sepak-malaysia/article/nik-akif-selesa-dengan-watak-belakang-tabir/63386|title=Nik Akif selesa dengan watak 'belakang tabir'|date=20 October 2017|accessdate=8 December 2017|work=Stadium Astro}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Kelantan=== On 11 November 2017, it was announced that Nik Akif has been promoted to the Kelantan's first team for 2018 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/sukan/bola/2017/11/349491/trw-umum-senarai-pemain-2018|title=TRW umum senarai remain 2018|date=11 November 2017|accessdate=8 December 2017|work=Berita Harian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/kelantan-fa-promote-malaysia-u19-playmaker-retain-zahasmi/ag7vvulyzimg1isc6tpliaeei|title=Kelantan to promote Malaysia U19 playmaker, retain Zahasmi|work=Goal|date=15 November 2017|accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref> On 3 February 2018, Nik Akif made his first league appearance for Kelantan in a 1–2 defeat over Melaka United coming off bench for Fadhilah Pauzi.
===Terengganu=== On 8 December 2020, Nik Akif officially sign 2 years contract with Terengganu FC.
==International career== ===Youth=== On 2 September 2017, Akif has been selected to represent Malaysia U19 at 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship in Yangon, Myanmar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fam.org.my/news/senarai-23-pemain-ke-kejuaraan-b-18-aff-2017-di-yangon-myanmar|title=Senarai 23 pemain ke Kejuaraan B-18 AFF 2017 di Yangon, Myanmar|date=2 September 2017|accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref> On 4 September 2017, Nik Akif made his debut for Malaysia U19 in a 4–1 win over Laos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/results/2017_AFF_U18_CHAMPIONSHIP-002.pdf|title=Malaysia U18 4–1 Laos U18 Match Summary|date=4 September 2017|accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref> Nik Akif has scored one goal in a 1–1 draw over Thailand on 12 September 2017. On the final of Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, Akif scored the winning goal for Malaysia defeating Myanmar 3-4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/results/2017_AFF_U18_CHAMPIONSHIP-021.pdf|title=Thailand U18 1–1 Malaysia U18 Match Summary|date=12 September 2017|accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref>
On 31 October 2017, Akif Syahiran scored one goal in 1–4 win over Timor-Leste during the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification at Paju Public Stadium.
On 23 November 2017, Akif Syahiran has been enlisted in Malaysia U22's 30-man provisional squad for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports247.my/v1/2017/11/kim-swee-senarai-hadi-fayyadh-nik-akif|title=Kim Swee senarai Hadi Fayyadh, Akif Syahiran|date=23 November 2017|accessdate=8 December 2017|work=Sports247}}</ref> On 10 January 2018, Akif made his first appearance for the Malaysia U23 came from the bench in the 88th minute in a 1–4 defeat to Iraq at Changshu Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-u-23-championship/matches/2017/965380|title=Iraq U23 4–1 Malaysia U23|date=10 January 2018|accessdate=12 January 2018|work=The Asian Football Confederation}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|match played 20 September 2025}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/akif-syahiran-bin-nik-mat/495735 | title=Akif Syahiran | work=Soccerway | accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Continental/Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=4|Kelantan |2018 |Malaysia Super League |18||2||2||0||4||2||colspan=2|–||24||4 |- |2019 |Malaysia Premier League |14||5||1||0||4||0||colspan=2|–||19||5 |- |2020 |Malaysia Premier League |11||2||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||12||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total||43||9||3||0||9||2||colspan=2|–||55||11 |- |rowspan=2|Terengganu |2021 |Malaysia Super League |17||1||colspan=2|–||3||0||colspan=2|–||20||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total||17||1||colspan=2|–||3||0||colspan=2|–||20||1 |- |rowspan=2|Kelantan United (loan) |2022 |Malaysia Premier League |8||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||9||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||8||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||9||0 |- |rowspan=3|Penang |2023 |Malaysia Super League |23||2||3||0||2||0||1{{efn|Appearances in MFL Challenge Cup}}||0||29||2 |- |2024–25 |Malaysia Super League |20||3||3||0||2||0||2{{efn|Appearances in MFL Challenge Cup}}||0||27||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total||43||5||6||0||4||0||3||0||56||5 |- |rowspan=2|Immigration |2025–26 |Malaysia Super League |2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||2||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career Total||113||15||9||0||17||2||3||0||142||17 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|16 October 2018}} <ref>{{NFT player|id=71736|name=Nik Akif Syahiran|accessdate=7 September 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=2|Malaysia |2018||4||0 |- !colspan=1|Total!!4!!0 |}
====Malaysia Under-19==== {| class="wikitable" !colspan="8"|Nik Akif – goals for Malaysia U19 |- ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- |1. || 12 September 2017 || Aung San Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar|| {{fbu|20|Thailand}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–1 || 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship |- |2. || 31 October 2017 || Paju Public Stadium, Paju, South Korea|| {{fbu|20|Timor Leste}} || '''2'''–0 || 3–1 || 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |- |3. || 14 July 2018 || Gelora Delta Stadium, Indonesia|| {{fbu|20|Myanmar}} || 0–'''2''' || 3-4 || 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |- |4. || 14 July 2018 || Gelora Delta Stadium, Indonesia|| {{fbu|20|Myanmar}} || 3–'''4''' || 3-4 || 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship |- |5. || 6 October 2018 || Doha, Qatar|| {{fbu|20|Qatar}} || 1–'''1''' || 3–1 || Friendly |}
==Honours== ;Malaysia U19 * AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2018, runner-up: 2017
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|akif-syahiran-bin-nik-mat/495735}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nik Akif Syahiran, Nik Mat}} Category:Living people Category:1999 births Category:Footballers from Kelantan Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent Category:Malaysian men's footballers Category:Kelantan F.C. players Category:Terengganu FC players Category:Kelantan The Real Warriors F.C. players Category:Penang F.C. players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Malaysia Super League players Category:21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Category:Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Category:Asian Games footballers for Malaysia Category:Footballers at the 2019 SEA Games Category:Malaysia men's international footballers Category:Malaysia men's youth international footballers Category:Footballers at the 2021 SEA Games Category:SEA Games competitors for Malaysia Category:Immigration F.C. players