Mafry Balang (born on 26 March 1984[2] in Sipitang, Sabah) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Sabah in Malaysia Premier League. He plays mainly as a centre back, although he can operate occasionally as a defensive midfielder.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mafry Balang | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sabah | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Sabah U-21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Sabah | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Malacca | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Sabah | 46 | (4) |
| 2012 | → Kelantan (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Sarawak | 32 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Penang | 61 | (0) |
| 2018– | Sabah | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2018 | |||
Mafry spent most of his career with Sabah for five years. Nicknamed 'Iron Man' by Sabahawk fan supporter due to his tough-tackler, Mafry is a versatile player who can play anywhere on defence, including a more defensive minded midfield role.
Club career
editSabah
editMafry helped Sabah qualify to the 2010 Malaysia Super League under Manager Gary Phillips. He can plays in various position as defender, centre back and defensive midfielder. The Sabahawks fans called him "Iron Man". He is also co-captain for the Sabah.[4]
After the meetings held by Sabah FA management, they made the final decision to released Mafry Balang with 13 other players for the 2013 Malaysian league.[5][6]
Kelantan
editMafry joined Kelantan as a loan player for 2012 Malaysia Cup campaign with Afiq Azmi and Mohd Aslam Haja Najmudeen. They had helped Kelantan grab the 2012 Malaysia Cup throphy for the second times.[7][8]
Sarawak
editFor the 2013 Malaysia Premier League, he had joined Sarawak and won the league.
Penang
editAfter spending two seasons with Sarawak, Mafry joined Penang for the 2015 season. As of 8 June 2017, he was appointed as the captain for Penang team.
Honours
editClubs
editKelantan
Sarawak
Penang
- Malaysia Premier League: Promotion 2015
Sabah
References
edit- ^ Mafry Balang
- ^ "Mafry Balang :: Mafry Balang :: Sabah FA".
- ^ "Mafry bin Balang - Goal.com". Rs.goal.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "Malaysia - M. Balang - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ Sports247. "Football: Sabah drops 12 players". Sports247.my. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "New Sabah Times". Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Football Every Day » A journey through Kelantan's dramatic rise in Malaysian football". Football.thestar.com.my. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "Kelantan grab Malaysia Cup - Top News - New Straits Times". Nst.com.my. 21 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
External links
edit- Mafry Balang at Soccerway
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