Zulkhairi Zulkeply

Zulkhairi Zulkeply
Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Zulkhairi bin Zulkeply
Date of birth	2 May 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Melaka
Number	42
Youth career
2013	Kedah Darul Aman U21
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	UiTM
2017	Penang
2018–2019	UiTM
2020–2021	Kedah Darul Aman
2021–2022	Negeri Sembilan
2023–2024	KSR SAINS
2024–	Melaka
International career‡
2016	Malaysia U22
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 July 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 August 2016

Muhammad Zulkhairi bin Zulkeply (born 2 May 1995) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Melaka.^[1]

Club career

On 23 December 2019, Zulkhairi Zulkeply agreed to join Malaysia Super League side Kedah.^[2] He made his debut for the club in 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs playing against FC Seoul on 28 January 2020.^[3]

In 2021 he joined the team Negeri Sembilan FC on a free transfer. He has been with the team for two years and has become an important player.

Zulkhairi was part of 2016 Nations Cup squad.^[4]

As of 2 April 2021^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kedah Darul Aman	2020	Malaysia Super League	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
	2021	Malaysia Super League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
Negeri Sembilan	2021	Malaysia Super League	6	0	–		1	0	–		7	0
	2022	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023	Malaysia Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0