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Meet Zikri Khalili: The Selangor FA youngster using sports science in effort to reach Europe

Name: Ahmad Zikri Khalili
Age: 18
Siblings: Third child among five siblings
Academy: ProKids 1972 Soccer Academy (2013-2014), Project 2019 (2014), Pahang Malaysia Sports School (2015), Bukit Jalil Sports School (2016), Mokhtar Dahari Academy (2017-2019)
Current Club: Selangor 2
National Team: Malaysia U-16 (qualified for 2018 AFC U-19 Championship finals), Malaysia U-19 (qualified for 2020 AFC U-19 Championship finals)
Position: Defender

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Early years

The defender recalled his first experience training as a young boy:

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"I had been playing for my primary school back home in Kuantan since I was in Standard Four, but it was just for fun.