Background
Faiz was born and raised in Air Hitam Kedah.
Faiz was born and raised in Air Hitam Kedah.
He has 5 siblings and he is the third. He receives early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Laksamana. Then, he furthered his education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Permatang Bonglai before transferring to Sekolah Menengah Teknik Arau in Perlis.
He played with Kedah youth squad from 2006 to 2009.
He switched to play with Perlis club side KSK Tambun Tulang in the 2009 FAM Cup league, and also represented Perlis in Piala Emas Raja-Raja 2009. He moved to play with Perlis in early 2010.
Faiz subsequently signed one-year contract with T-Team in 2012 season. In 2013 Faiz left T-Team and signed a contract with Malaysia Super League top club, Kelantan along with his former teammate Zairo Anuar Zalani.
A year later he joined Terengganu FA, and in 2015 he changed clubs again as he dropped a division to join Penang FA along with his Terengganu teammate Mazlizam Mohamad.
With Penang, he helped them to second place in the 2015 Malaysia Premier League and promotion to 2016 Malaysia Super League. During a league match against Pahang F.C. in February 2016, he scored an incredible freekick which subsequently went viral on social media for its "physics-defying flight". Faiz was first called up to the Malaysia national football team in 2012 and 2013 under K. Rajagopal, but he never made any appearance in either call-ups.
After strong performance in 2015 with his team Penang FA, he was recalled to the national team in August 2015 under coach Dollah Salleh.
An attacking midfielder, Faiz also can play as a winger and also a striker. His assets include his speed, precise long range shooting and his range of passing towards his teammates.
He is also notable for scoring spectacular free kicks. Club = Kelantan.